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Jun 27, 2015 08:50:28   #
steveo52 Loc: Rhode Island and Ocala Florida
 
Driving is probably your best option. Don't forget Providence, Rhode Island's east side and college hill some excellent places to photograph also you may check out Newport and it's fantastic mansions. You could easily spend the week in RI and it's about 55 miles from Boston.

Prospect Hill Statue Of Roger Williams from Providence's East Side Home of Brown Univeristy and RI School of Design
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Jun 27, 2015 09:03:28   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
bobmcculloch wrote:
Driving to Boston, I have, I'd stop at Sturbridge Village, at the end of Rt84.

:thumbup:

And the Norman Rockwell Museum

http://www.nrm.org/

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Jun 27, 2015 09:22:12   #
Cape Codder Loc: Cape Cod
 
You might want to hit Cape Cod. Lots of opportunities for sunsets and sunrises. Cranberry harvesting. Foliage usually hits peak mid-October. Marshes and ponds. Lighthouses. Fishing shacks. Lots of hiking trails. Picturesque villages and towns.

Cape Ann, just north of Boston, has Gloucester fishing harbor, Annisquam lighthouse, Rockport with Motif #1.

Or Go up Rte 7 through the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, the Berkshire Hills and into Vermont. Rte 7 goes north to the Canadian border if you have that much time.

Massachusetts Rte 2 crosses the state to Boston from the Williamstown in the Berkshires. Some awesome views especially at the western end.

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Jun 27, 2015 09:32:27   #
rusbowden Loc: Lowell MA
 
The Boston area is very walkable. There are two distinct shores to walk along. The first is the Harbor Walk, or anywhere along the ocean shore. The other is the Charles River.

The Charles River in Cambridge MA:
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/2777092/

Traveling up through Connecticut to Boston, you can run into some nice areas. Here's Meigs Point Nature Center, Hammonasset Beach State Park, in Madison CT
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/3264136/

State parks are a good idea too.

Yours,
Rus

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Jun 27, 2015 09:42:18   #
JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore
 
We lived about 20 miles north of Boston for 32 years. The key to seeing what you want is when are you going? If you are seriously into the fall colors, you should think about going further north perhaps to NH's Kancamagus Highway from IS 93 @ Lincoln east to Conway, NH on Rt 16 or the other way.

Timing however is everything; the leaves 'turn' in NH several weeks before those in the Boston area and Southern NH. You could also drive west on the Mass Pike, beyond Springfield, where you start to get into the Allegheny mountain foot hills.

As far as things to photograph in the Boston area, there is the Freedom (walking) Trail which goes around the old downtown area, Salem and Marblehead are each about an hour's drive. Mystic (Ct.) Seaport has also been mentioned, but to do that justice figure on two days--four hours drive to there (some afternoon), a full day at the Seaport and around Mystic, and four more hours back, perhaps that evening.

You can check both the MA and NH state websites for what they expect will be the 'best' foliage viewing time for the area; the forecasts get more accurate the closer to the dates, but all bets are off if there is a late fall heavy rain.

Have a good trip and try some Maine 'Lobsta'; it is quite different from your King Crab.

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Jun 27, 2015 09:54:27   #
rusbowden Loc: Lowell MA
 
Everything JCam said is right on.

A couple years ago, I spent a week in Brownsville Vermont, using that at times as a base to travel outwards, and it is fabulous. There are shots everywhere you go.

I just got back from a week in the Kancamagus Highway area. If you start with this one shot, and click forward, the next 32 shots are also in the White Mountains from the trip: http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/6143917/

Those shots at Livermore Falls and the Pumpkin Seed Bridge are a result of a local person showing me his fishing place. It's a fabulous and really a dangerous spot that I never would have paid attention to on a web search, not being on the standard White Mountain loops.

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Jun 27, 2015 10:45:54   #
Mary Kate Loc: NYC
 
Lazy J wrote:
Well, unless I am mistaken, it is a 230 mile stretch or 5 hour drive. I know I want to spend at least a couple days exploring the Boston area, so, not being familiar with this area I am looking for must-see suggestions from those in the know. Depending on what and how many potential stops there are will determine if I travel by car or by train.


Do NOT drive in Boston!!! The Amtrack will leave you off at South Station. Take cab to your hotel. The Freedom Trail has a wealth of photo opportunities. Follow the Red Line on the streets. This is one day. Faneuil Hall area is also nice and the waterfront is good. There is that big ass wooden boat. Great place to visit. Do not wear anything that says you are a Yankee or NY Giant fan.

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Jun 27, 2015 10:53:18   #
lowkick Loc: Connecticut
 
Lazy J wrote:
I posted an earlier Bayonne, NJ to Portland, OR thread as I was considering driving one way for an upcoming trip. However, just found out it will cost me $2,500 for a one way car rental and that limits me to 2 weeks. That's out.

Plan B: Now thinking about driving or taking train from Bayonne, NJ to the Boston area. Can you locals offer ideas of things to see and photograph? My subjects of choice are landscapes, national monuments, sunsets/sunrises, etc. Not too much into museums and childhood homes of famous people, etc.

Of particular interest is capturing the infamous fall color, I believe in and around the Boston area. Where exactly would I need to go to see this?

Thanks in advance!
I posted an earlier Bayonne, NJ to Portland, OR th... (show quote)


When in Boston, this is a must! http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/ This will also give you some nice opportunities for shooting fall foliage at the same time as the historical content. There is a ton of "stuff" to see and do in Boston, but if you have transportation, not too far south of Boston is Cape Cod and Plymouth, and not far north is the north shore (Gloucester and Rockport areas). Maybe an hour east is Old Sturbridge Village www.osv.org Boston is dripping in our country's history: Old Ironsides; The Old North Church; Bunker Hill; Concord Green;etc. If that isn't for you, I'd find another place to go.

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Jun 27, 2015 10:58:58   #
JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore
 
rusbowden wrote:
Everything JCam said is right on.

A couple years ago, I spent a week in Brownsville Vermont, using that at times as a base to travel outwards, and it is fabulous. There are shots everywhere you go.

I just got back from a week in the Kancamagus Highway area. If you start with this one shot, and click forward, the next 32 shots are also in the White Mountains from the trip: http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/6143917/

Those shots at Livermore Falls and the Pumpkin Seed Bridge are a result of a local person showing me his fishing place. It's a fabulous and really a dangerous spot that I never would have paid attention to on a web search, not being on the standard White Mountain loops.
Everything JCam said is right on. br br A couple ... (show quote)


Dave, Loved the photos on your website. In about the fourth of fifth shot(I wasn't counting): the picture of the town with the small steam engine on the far right, the engine itself would make a nice "Steamer" photo if it can survive the crop.

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Jun 27, 2015 11:08:03   #
Kjr.7007 Loc: Boston, MA
 
I agree with the suggestion of a drive along the Hudson, stopping in Jersey City to photograph the lower Manhattan skyline, then drive along the river to photograph the Palisades, etc. Drive I-95 along the southern Connecticut coast. There are many beautiful places along the CT and RI coast for landscape photography, sunrise or sunset. In MA, you could head along the coast to Cape Cod, or spend some days in Boston. I love to shoot along the Charles River, where you can capture the Back Bay skyline, or along the wharf, where you can capture the downtown waterfront skyline. There are also many places to shoot in and around the city - the Public Gardens, the Christian Science museum, Faneuil Hall, North End, Zakim Bridge, etc. A bit further north along the coast are Marblehead and Gloucester, with some beautiful lighthouses and rocky coastline to shoot.

I've live in Boston most of my life. While we don't have the majestic vistas of the American west, there are many great places for photography.

Many Boston area shots on my web site at www.galiptylight.com.

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Jun 27, 2015 11:46:36   #
Gendarme Loc: Katy, TX
 
Lazy J wrote:
I posted an earlier Bayonne, NJ to Portland, OR thread as I was considering driving one way for an upcoming trip. However, just found out it will cost me $2,500 for a one way car rental and that limits me to 2 weeks. That's out.

Plan B: Now thinking about driving or taking train from Bayonne, NJ to the Boston area. Can you locals offer ideas of things to see and photograph? My subjects of choice are landscapes, national monuments, sunsets/sunrises, etc. Not too much into museums and childhood homes of famous people, etc.

Of particular interest is capturing the infamous fall color, I believe in and around the Boston area. Where exactly would I need to go to see this?

Thanks in advance!
I posted an earlier Bayonne, NJ to Portland, OR th... (show quote)


Watching with interest as we are going to the Boston area soon. We are flying in, but I told my wife my plan is to hit the historic sites for photography purposes. Really looking forward to it as I have never been.

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Jun 27, 2015 11:59:06   #
ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ
 
$2500 to rent a car for 2 weeks?!?!?! :shock:

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Jun 27, 2015 12:28:48   #
rusbowden Loc: Lowell MA
 
I've never paid $200 per day to rent a car.

That said, while around Boston, it might be a good idea to learn the mass transit system, especially the subway: http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/

You could actually spend many days in Boston, after looking at the subway map to find photo ops close to the stops.

For instance, the Park Street stop is right under the Boston Common, which, after several shots, leads to the Public Garden for more. Of course, everywhere in Boston yields great street shots.

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Jun 27, 2015 15:22:35   #
marsdad Loc: NE Florida
 
As a former New Englander, If you drive the Massachusetts Turnpike toward Boston shortly after Columbus Day you will be treated to great fall color. If you have the time you can head up a bit to the North and do the Mohawk trail and get color and monuments.

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Jun 27, 2015 16:14:50   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
rusbowden wrote:
I just got back from a week in the Kancamagus Highway area. If you start with this one shot, and click forward, the next 32 shots are also in the White Mountains from the trip: http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/6143917/

Thanks. They brought back memories of a beautiful area.

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