Best Places to Photograph in Maine- Summer Time

<p>Hi Everyone,<br>

This summer I will be working in Maine. My job allows me certain days off (I am working at a summer camp, so i get multiple 36-48 hours breaks, with a longer break in the middle of the summer) I want some suggestions on where to get some great landscape shots of the Maine coast or any other noteworthy photographic ares. Obviously I will be heading to Bass Harbor Light house at some point. But other than that any other places would be great. I really appreciate the help. Thanks<br>

David Herman </p>

Portland harbor island ferries, Camden, Eastport. Blue Hill, Penobscot Narrows bridge, Fort Knox, Monhegan Island, Lemoine, Mt. Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, actually just about anywhere.

<p>Bass Harbor Light and Acadia is worth as much bulk time as you can afford. If you like lighthouses, Owl's Head, Pemaquid and Marshall Point are good ones. Monhegan is interesting to a point. For one, it's a little more run-down than I had anticipated And if you want to get good nature landscape style images you'll have to spend the night because you can't get there early enough for the nice light and you have to leave on the last boat out before the good late day light arrives. But if you want to experience lots of nice artwork and want a unique day to stroll around an island, it is very nice for that. </p>

<p>The coast is beautiful. There are so many nooks that the time for discovery is endless.</p>

<p>Not just any old place on Mt. Katahdin, but the "Knife Edge". ;-) Google Image that phrase.</p>

<p>Tom M</p>

<p>Don't leave home without this book:<br>

http://www.amazon.com/Photographers-Guide-Maine-Coast-Perfect/dp/0881505358/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268913459&sr=8-4<br>

Numerous workshops are available, such as:<br>

http://www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/photo<br>

Luck you. Vacationland is on a Maine license plate for good reason. Allow plenty of driving time (and patience) to crawl behind the long lines of RVs. Make sure that your tripod legs are not placed at the same spots left by others :-) Enjoy, and hope to see your "vacation" pictures here.</p>

<p>I second Acadia N P, and also highly recommend a trip into the town of Bar Harbor. I went there last August. It was fantastic! Enjoy your summer!</p>

<p>Michael J Hoffman</p>

<p>Not far from Bass Harbor and Bar Harbor, the cadillac mountain. Beautiful summit.</p>

<p>Bar Harbour is great for an evening drink on a terrace, but is a bit too "commercial" for me. Acadia park is really very appealing (lots o ftrails), and the surrounding peninsulas to that of Acadia also have some nice sections of that park. Stonington is a fun fishing village, less touristy or "look at my new sports car" (yawn) than Bar Harbour, but more typical (not quite as typical as Peggy's Cove N.S., or Harrington harbour, Que., but it has panache and also a great seafood restaurant, and you can take a little post office ferry (30 or 45 minutes I think) to Ile en Haut, which also has a satellite Acadian park). Castine, with lots of recorded history since 1613, is also worth a visit, like Ogunquit and it's Marginal Way (south of Portland). Nearby Kennebunkport is also touristy, but interesting for a visit. Some of the smaler towns on the 201 to the Quebec border are interesting, not rich, but with character.</p>

<p>East of Acadia Nat'l Park (<a href="http://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm">http://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm</a>), Downeast Maine is full of interesting little towns, coves, bays, small islands, etc. Visit Maine is a fairly helpful resource (<a href="http://www.visitmaine.com/">http://www.visitmaine.com/</a>). At the furthest eastern point of the Maine coast, Cobscook Bay - there is a state park that gives access to the water and views - features some dramatic tidal changes... islands join the mainland, then return to island status again.<br>

If you've not been before, be prepared for some delightful, friendly people. Mainers are almost completely devoid of "big city" airs, the kids I have seen bagging groceries, waiting tables and scooping ice cream all seem very wholesome and happy. Normal, like America in "Father Knows Best"... and not surprisingly, there are quite a few people still living in the 70's, and most of the radio stations play "oldies".</p>

<p>I strongly recommend Machias Seal Island. <br>

Take the boat run by Cap't Norton. Extraordinary photo ops.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.machiassealisland.com/">http://www.machiassealisland.com/</a></p>