Laurie and I thought we’d do some driving along the Maine coast near Brunswick and Bath, with a mid-week two-day stay at the Brunswick Inn. It is always nice to see the coast in winter. Although is was cold (low of 1F and high of 21F) and windy, the touch of snow on the ground and ice in many of the inland trees made us smile.
The photo below was taken on Bailey’s Island. In counting the number of driveways that were unplowed, it is clear that the winter population is far less than the summer population. Lobster boats can be seen in this harbor, so we know the fisherman living there are busy.
Eddie Evan's Fishing Shack
Olympus E-M1 with 12-100mm F4 zoom @ 100mm (200mm equivalent)
1/200sec, F5.6, ISO200
This photo is a difficult one to capture. It must be taken from a two lane road and the road is on a slight hill. There is no place to park and no shoulders. There are steep banks on both sides of the road. In the summer months, I just have to drive along with a frown on my face for not getting the shot. It’s either that or get run over. However, during December (at least on this day, a Friday) there is no traffic. I stopped in the middle of the road, got out of the car, and took a few shots. Still perhaps risky, but nevertheless no vehicles appeared in either direction.
This was definitely a situation when a zoom is handy. This was taken with the Olympus 12-100 (24-200mm equivalent) fully zoomed in. I did crop it in Lightroom to remove some of the “bald” sky. You can see a bit of snow near the homes in the background, to let you know this is a winter image.
I posted this image on Facebook and Instagram yesterday, and received a couple of comments from Allen, a college friend. (I went to college at nearby Bowdoin College so there are quite a few alumni living in the “mid coast Maine” area.)
Allen is the one who identified the structure as Eddie Evan’s fishing shack. I don’t think I need to corroborate this as he has a cottage on Bailey’s Island across the street from this fishing shack. In a second comment, Allen goes on to tell that about three years ago due to age and weather, the shack collapsed. The following Spring it reappeared “by popular demand”.
I am sure everyone who passes by wants to take a picture of this scene. I wish there were a one- or two-car “pull out” so I could re-do this shot next summer.
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