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Latest Entries

Enter at Your Own Risk

Posted Oct 7, 2025 in Cities & Towns, Everything Else | 20 comments

Just before leaving for Bill Fortney's New England Photo Workshop, Len shares an odd New York City discovery — the sort of surprise that greets you on any stroll through the city.

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Blue Hour at the Pier

Posted Oct 6, 2025 in Buildings & Architecture, Everything Else | 18 comments

A hotel close to Pemaquid Point became an unexpected favorite, and an evening stroll around the pier yielded a memorable blue-hour photograph.

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Sunrise at Portland Head

Posted Oct 5, 2025 in Landscapes, Lighthouses | 20 comments

Maine's best-known lighthouse stands on Cape Elizabeth, commissioned by George Washington in 1787 and towering over the rocky shore and crashing waves.

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On the Rocks

Posted Oct 4, 2025 in Landscapes | 22 comments

A sunrise shoot on the rocky beach at Camden Hills State Park recalls two lessons straight out of Photography 101.

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Campanile View

Posted Oct 3, 2025 in Buildings & Architecture, Cities & Towns | 18 comments

Thrilled by a last-minute opening in the New England Photo Workshop, Len revisits Venice — a photographer's paradise where a view waits around every corner.

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Cliff Living

Posted Sep 30, 2025 in Landscapes, Mesa Verde, National Parks | 22 comments

Southwestern Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park is renowned for its ancient cliff dwellings, among them Cliff Palace, believed to be the largest cliff dwelling in North America.

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Tribute in Bronze

Posted Sep 29, 2025 in Cities & Towns, Everything Else | 11 comments

A London monument facing the London Eye pays tribute to the men and women who fought in the Battle of Britain.

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Low Clouds

Posted Sep 28, 2025 in Banff, Landscapes, National Parks | 16 comments

Returning from Maine, Len looks back at Johnson Lake in Banff National Park, where low clouds clung to the peaks as the overcast slowly lifted.

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Rushing By

Posted Sep 19, 2026 in Landscapes | 15 comments

A short post ahead of a few days in Maine: an image captured from the middle of the Yukon Suspension Bridge in Fraser, BC, using a slowed exposure.

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Inside Looking Out

Posted Sep 16, 2026 in Buildings & Architecture | 17 comments

Len starts documenting his changing workflow, beginning with how he sorts his photos and chooses which ones to edit.

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Every entry pairs a photograph with the story behind it — where it was taken, what the light was doing and what Len was thinking when he pressed the shutter. Browse by topic or page through the archive to see how the collection has grown over the years.