This is somewhat of a throwback post. I was browsing some of the panorama prints I have made over the years and these are some of my most loved ones. I have seen some very large prints hung at hotel receptions and a friend’s medical office sitting area and I must say, those large prints, hanging almost wall to wall in some instances, appear to have a different impact that the small panoramas I sometimes print at home.
This panorama was photographed on the rocky coasts of the Two Lights Park in Maine. It is a short drive from the more popular Portland lighthouse and more famous for the small lobster shack on the rocky beach – they do have the best location and the best lobster in summer!
This is one of the most memorable panoramas I ever did in Maine, looking at the small but amazingly beautiful island named Pound of Tea. This rocky .25-acre island, just a short boat ride from South Freeport Harbor, is a coveted spot on the Maine coast. I made my way up to a few rocks at low tide in last afternoon.
The water rose so slowly & quietly around me as the ride started to come in that after I took my shots I looked around and found myself about 50 feet from the dry shore and knee deep in water!
This panorama was composed in Penobscot Bay near the Owl’s Head lighthouse. The details on the location is available in the Maine Lighthouse Photo locations ebook. The lighthouse is surrounded by an amazing rocky beach. At low tides you could walk 50 – 100 feet into the ocean and get some amazing sunset pictures.
The lighthouse is difficult to see from this end of the beach, especially because the lighthouse is on a cliff and the huge pine trees block the view to the light from the coast. But at low tide you could walk a little farther into the water and could get some great lighthouse reflection shots as well.
I have sold huge panoramic prints of this fall foliage pathway to numerous restaurants in New Hampshire and some of the family owned local B&B in & around the Kancamagus highway. This path is close to the more popular Diana’s Bath waterfall. The area around the park is very photogenic and you would find numerous places like this around the Bartlett areas in general.
This panorama is of the Schoolhouse Falls in Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolinas, very close to the Smoky Mountains National Park. Very easy to reach and one of the best places to be in solitude, this waterfall has a small cave behind it, enough room for a couple of people to sleep & cook.
In fact the day I took this panorama, I was alone in that location for the entire evening and had all the time to turn every stone and take pictures for all possible points. I found what appeared to be remains of a fire pit, left overs from some dinners and a crumpled up sleeping bag in the corner of the cave!