Some of my newest landscapes. . .

Wild Roses at Portland Head Light with my new wide angle lens!

More wild roses at Portland Head Light. . .

Looking back towards Portland, at Portland Head Light. . .

Moonrise under the Milky Way, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, ME

The Loner, a foggy afternoon at Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Thanks for looking!  You can find these and all of my work at: http://www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

CFW Photography
Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld
Maine Landscape Photography

A little late December sunrise light for you to enjoy. .

 It was such a beautiful, tranquil morning at Old Orchard Beach a day before Christmas Eve.  There were only two other people on the beach with my husband and I, and there was a real hush to the air, other than the sound of the waves lapping the sand over and over.  Also, for those of you not used to Maine latitude, sunrise this time of year is WELL after 7 am!  It was no hardship to get up for this, despite how early it looks.

You can see and purchase this here: https://cfwphotography.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Landscape-Nature/Old-Orchard-Beach/

The next shot was interesting to me, because I had never noticed ANY lighthouses while looking out from the beach at Old Orchard.  I put on my 300mm lens and took this very tiny picture of what turned out to be Wood Island Light, off the Biddeford Pool Road.  The clouds look so big and tall and the color so deep orange, but it is only because I am zoomed in so far that I am only looking at the small strip of orange you see in the picture above on the horizon.

You can see and purchase this here: https://cfwphotography.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Landscape-Nature/Old-Orchard-Beach/

This shot made me the happiest of the morning, because moments after the sun rose, it looked to me like a brilliant little egg, nesting in the soft, purply clouds on the horizon.  And the light was magnificent and golden!

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I liked this shot, because the light looks almost Caribbean to me--the temperatures were NOT Caribbean though--it was a "balmy" 26 degrees farenheit.

You can see and purchase this here: https://cfwphotography.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Landscape-Nature/Old-Orchard-Beach/

I hope you'll take a moment to visit my Old Orchard Beach gallery by clicking HERE

And please, don't forget that it's not even January 2017 yet!  You can still easily order one of my 2017 Maine Landscape calendars (designed by yours truly!) by clicking on my lulu.com link HERE

Thanks as always, for your support and viewing of my work!  Happy Holidays and New Year to you all!

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
CFW Photography

Stonington's Sand Beach at Sunset

I had a great Thanksgiving holiday in Deer Isle with my mother and family this year--I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgivings too!  I also got a chance to go out twice and shoot in some beautiful light conditions.  The first night I got there (I hate to say "night", as the sun set at 4:09pm!!!  Ugh!)
The light was magnificent well before sunset and became very interesting after sunset.

I will have more to come either this week or next, and I may even share a scarily humorous story about the second shoot, so stick around!

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
CFW Photography
http://www.cfwphotography.com

New shots from closer to home. . .

Rocky Coastline at Falmouth Town Landing 

Falmouth Town Landing before dawn.

I went out early yesterday morning (very early!) and got some nice shots of pre-dawn light at Falmouth Town Landing.  Thanks for looking!

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
CFW Photography
www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

Final Shots from my Autumnal Revels

I am sorry to see the last of these Autumnal shots.  Why can't Autumn give us beauty and color for the whole three months, like the other three seasons do?  (Well, maybe not Winter. . .)

Full Moon over Shawnee Peak and Moose Pond, Bridgton, Maine

Pre-dawn color over Moose Pond, Bridgton, Maine

Mountain Road, Western Maine

Red Farmhouse, Weld, Maine

Unwinding Fall Road, Weld, Maine

Weld, Maine Vista II

Hope you've all enjoyed beautiful color wherever you are in the world.  Cheers!

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine landscape Photography
www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

More Western Maine Adventure

A beautiful rainstorm blowing in over Bethel, ME just before sunrise

The winding road, just outside of Bethel, ME at sunrise

Moose Pond, Bridgton, Maine

You can find (and purchase) all of these new shots in my Western Maine Gallery

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

Chasing Light in Bethel, Maine

So, I left for Western Maine on Monday morning dark and early at 4:30am in Portland.  And it was pitch dark AND cloudy for the next 2 hours!  But as I came into Bethel, the light was starting to get complex and the clouds were breaking up in places--with my second camera, I got a couple of shots of a rainstorm with sunrise light warring that I hope will be good.  But this was the first (and best) shot of the sunrise light as I left Bethel, to head on towards Weld, Maine.  I kept stopping by the road every mile or so to take pictures of this light, but this was the prettiest moment!

I hope you'll take a moment to share my blog with your friends and contacts as this is the only way I get word of my work out to the world.  I don't advertise.  You can see (and purchase) this in my Western Maine Gallery

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
CFW Photography
www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

Fuller Farm Sunset and Stars, Scarborough, Maine

I went to Pine Point yesterday in Scarborough, ME, looking for some nifty sunset shots of the dories and rowboats at high tide.  But, hey--no boats here!  The water was REALLY choppy and the boats were really close to the shore and looked pretty lame.  So I changed my plan and thought I would try to get some salt marsh at sunset shots. . .  Hmm. .. .  No salt marsh in evidence here either.  What gives, Cindy?  Well, the upshot is that I took a wrong left turn at Albuquerque, so to speak, and ended up at Fuller Farm in Scarborough and I'm so glad I did!  The haystacks looked so beautiful and harvesty, and there were magnificent pink clouds overhead.  And then I stayed long enough to capture some stars, as you'll see in my third shot.  Sometimes, when life hands you lemons. . . 

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld
CFW Photography
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Thinking about an autumnal photo shoot. . .

So, I've been working out where to go in Western Maine THIS October, after having so much success last year heading up toward Bethel, ME.  At first, I thought, "I need to go to Baxter State Park!"  But after a lot of research, I realized that. . .  I need to do MORE research!  So I'll plan a trip for next summer to Baxter with my family instead. 

But I think I may head to Weld, ME for a couple of days, because there are so many amazingly beautiful sights just off the road: wooded streams and rivers, Webb Lake, Mt. Blue State Park, Tumbledown Mountain and the "bowl" at the top--a beautiful pond. 

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Thanks for looking! 

Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photography
http://www.cfwphotography.smugmug.com

Reviving Ye Olde Blog!

Hi everyone!  It has been SUCH a long time since I last posted:  2014!  But I thought I should dust off the old blog and start posting here again.  I wanted to show some of my newest work to you.  I went to Bug Light Park in South Portland the other night, hoping to capture the lighthouse at sunset, but the best light was over the Portland skyline itself.

There were at least 20 people around me, enjoying the weather and light, and they all whipped out their smart phones and cameras to capture what we were seeing.

The light over the lighthouse, which frequently can be beautiful at sunset, looking back toward Portland, was lackluster at best, although there were still people doggedly trying to get good pictures of it. 

This was taken before the sunset (obviously!) and I shot it at f/32 with my 16-85mm lens, which introduced some softness, which I didn't like.  But I did like all the points of the star it created of the sun!  A photographic tradeoff I guess. 

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Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld, Maine Landscape Photographer

Night Photography in Deer Isle, Maine

A 35 minute exposure at ISO 160, f/4.5 taken in the field across the street from my mother's house.

The identical perspective and camera placement to the above shot, but a dramatically shorter exposure and higher ISO to be able to capture the stars not moving.  ISO 3200, f/4.5 for 45 seconds.

Taken by turning back across the street towards my mother's house.  Same exposure as the second shot here.  Amazing, how the dim, soft lighting inside ended up looking like I had placed bright flashes behind each window.  It even created light flares up in the pine trees and on top of the house. 

We visited my mother in Deer Isle for Mother's Day this past weekend and had a great dinner with her and my brother and his wife!  I had determined that if it remained as clear as it had been all day long, that I would get out well after dark and finally try my hand at some star trails and star photography.  So I am really happy that I was able to do that and got some nifty pictures.  It would have been better had I had some foreground element, but at least I got to practice! 

I was also very happy the next morning that the birds woke me up exceptionally early (4:40 am!) and I looked out the window and saw that it was mostly cloudy.  I thought I might go back to bed, but then I thought that I am hardly ever up in Deer Isle, so I dragged my butt out of bed and headed over to Marriner's Park, about five minutes away with my camera and tripod, where I was able to get some nice shots at high tide of the sunrise.

Marriner's Park at Dawn:  this water-filled canoe drifted into the picture and I placed my camera and tripod so I could capture the sunrise along with it and these beautiful rocks. 

This is an in-camera HDR.

You can see all of these shots and many more in my brand new Deer Isle Gallery.