Planning trip to Bar Harbor/Acadia, Maine
Jul 16, 2017 11:58:01 #
donnahde wrote:
Hi folks, br br My s/o and I are planning a trip ... (show quote)
My wife and I went last year. I found that the best place for birds is Sieur de Monts Nature Center, which is just south of Bar Harbor on Rt 3. I spent most of my early mornings and evenings there chasing Barred Owls and Pileated Woodpeckers along with so many others.
The loop around Eagle Lake is really nice too.
The views from Cadillac Mountain are long ranged when the fog is away. I got Towhees up there.
Jul 16, 2017 12:27:15 #
Wow, so many wonderfully helpful replies. I'm outta here to do a quickie preliminary female body builder shoot. There's another thread about that if you care. Then off to a family baby shower. I'll check back tonight and hopefully reply more fully. Thanks!!
Jul 16, 2017 12:42:38 #
Donna: We too are booked for Acadia NP, last week of August, and will be doing a photo trip with Acadia Images. Looking forward to it.
Jul 16, 2017 14:13:15 #
donnahde wrote:
Wow, Gene. Just the info we were looking for. I'... (show quote)
https://untamednewyork.smugmug.com/Birds/Puffins/
Sharron took these last week. She used BCC, and they went ashore. FYI, Her birding setup is a Canon 5D Mk III and a 400mm F5.6, no tripod and no stabilization.
She has more pictures that she will be posting in the near future.
Jul 16, 2017 17:51:51 #
donnahde wrote:
Hi folks, br br My s/o and I are planning a trip ... (show quote)
Sailed out of Boothbay Harbor for the puffins, suggest you practice shooting flying footballs, while on a seesaw, they are small, they are fast, the boat rocks, and it is a large boat. fun trip, nothing usable at least for me, saw people with huge lenses, don't know how they framed anything, BTW the experts I spoke to said an adult puffin is about the size of a 1Qt milk carton, While in Bar Harbor, lift a pint for me at the Thirsty Whale, if you go down to Boothbay Harbor the restaurants across the footbridge have great lobster and other seafood, Bob.
Jul 16, 2017 18:27:40 #
The Stanwood Wildlife Bird Sanctuary is in Ellsworth, Me. You pass through Ellsworth to get to Acadia.The recommendation to check out Schoodic point is a good one. If you travel north on Rte 1, you will see signs for several state parks which will be worth your while. If adventurous , a trip to Baxter Park and Mt. Katahdin will be well worth the effort. Just call ahead to see when the gates open. By now, the camping sights will all be taken. I'm allergic to lobster so I can't help you there.
Jul 16, 2017 18:49:20 #
I have quite a few Maine photos on Fine Art America if your interested, a gallery of Maine in fact,
robert-mcculloch.pixels.com
robert-mcculloch.pixels.com
Jul 16, 2017 19:11:15 #
Gene51 wrote:
https://untamednewyork.smugmug.com/Birds/Puffins/
Sharron took these last week. She used BCC, and they went ashore. FYI, Her birding setup is a Canon 5D Mk III and a 400mm F5.6, no tripod and no stabilization.
She has more pictures that she will be posting in the near future.
Sharron took these last week. She used BCC, and they went ashore. FYI, Her birding setup is a Canon 5D Mk III and a 400mm F5.6, no tripod and no stabilization.
She has more pictures that she will be posting in the near future.
Holy crap!! Those are AMAZING shots! Tell her we're both very jealous! Thanks for sharing, Gene.
Jul 16, 2017 19:12:03 #
donnahde wrote:
Holy crap!! Those are AMAZING shots! Tell her we're both very jealous! Thanks for sharing, Gene.
She is a very good bird photographer - look at her other work.
Jul 16, 2017 20:02:00 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Sailed out of Boothbay Harbor for the puffins, sug... (show quote)
I got the opportunity to go out puffin shooting. The fog was not my friend the day I went out.
This is the best of my shots.
Jul 16, 2017 21:09:31 #
Gene51 wrote:
She is a very good bird photographer - look at her other work.
Yes, I did and yes she's very good. Thanks!
Jul 16, 2017 21:12:55 #
donnahde wrote:
Yes, I did and yes she's very good. Thanks!
We shoot together a lot - I am always amazed at her sense of timing - having the camera at her nose and ready - she is close to perfect when it comes to anticipating the subject's next move. But you can get that from her pictures. She's been doing this for a while, and is quite the perfectionist when it comes to her work.
Jul 16, 2017 21:43:40 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
I have quite a few Maine photos on Fine Art America if your interested, a gallery of Maine in fact,
robert-mcculloch.pixels.com
robert-mcculloch.pixels.com
Thanks, Bob! Nice gallery. I feel like I don't even have to go to Maine anymore! I got the sofa tour. (-:
Jul 17, 2017 08:04:31 #
donnahde wrote:
Thanks, Bob! Nice gallery. I feel like I don't even have to go to Maine anymore! I got the sofa tour. (-:
Thank you, now if you tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends...
Jul 17, 2017 09:34:46 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Thank you, now if you tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends...
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