I managed to shoot one roll of film on Saturday with the Chinon CE-4 and started on a second one with the Pentax K-1000, but I didn’t load it properly (argh, I had a feeling this would happen) and it got stuck in the camera after a couple of frames. Took in the film today and picked it up after an errand, eagerly checking out the index print to see if any turned out from the roll. Here are my faves:
Spring Point Ledge Light Station
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse was constructed to mark a dangerous ledge which is now covered by the breakwater. Numerous ships had struck the ledge and local ship owners had petitioned the Lighthouse Board for many years before funds were made available for construction.
Although it is basically a standard design similar to many other caisson lighthouses, Spring Point Ledge Light is different in several respects. The first floor, used as a cellar for storage of tools and fuel, is actually within the cast iron caisson below the veranda. This makes the structure appear shorter than other similar towers, however, the caisson is built higher than average, putting the focal plane at a height of 54 feet.
Another unusual facet of the lighthouse is the fact that it is one of the very few lights of this type you can walk around. Nearly all other caisson lights are fully surrounded by water, but the breakwater built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1950-51 permits Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse to welcome thousands of pedestrians every year.
There’s also a blog dedicated to Spring Point Ledge Light Station.
Cape Elizabeth — the “bones” on the right side of the photo are what remains of an emergency cargo vessel that was built in South Portland, which was a major shipbuilding region for World War II.
Director John Ford is from Portland. He directed 140 films between 1917-1971 (many of them were from the silent film era), but the only one I’ve seen was part of a high school English class: “A Quiet Man” with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara.
No saturating or editing to this one — the pub is actually that bright red!
Casco Bay
The digital photos from Maine are next… I had to sort out an issue with Nikon Capture NX2, which is how I process all my RAW files (yes, I shoot RAW all the time, even for my personal photos, not just client work).
