Scott's Pics

Bar Harbor and Acadia

2011-07-13T15:45:00.002-04:00

Recently my wife and I took a spontaneous trip up to Bar Harbor and stayed at the Thornhedge Inn. Being our second trip up there, we knew to head right down to the waterfront to watch the Margaret Todd out for a sail and to enjoy the sunset.

We also headed out to the "quiet side" of the island to Pretty Marsh.

Also see

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Full Perigee Moon Rising

2011-03-21T08:07:00.001-04:00

Full Perigee Moon Rising, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

We went to Jenness State Beach in Rye NH to watch the Full Perigee Moon rise Saturday night. It turned out to be even better than expected since the moon rose directly over the Isles of Shoals!

Here are a few other pictures from the same set

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Snake River Overlook

2010-10-28T19:10:00.001-04:00

Snake River Overlook, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

Ansel Adams took a photograph here

and so have thousands of others since then. The Grand Tetons as seen from the famous Snake River Overlook.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Sunday Morning in New England

2010-10-19T06:17:00.002-04:00

Sunday Morning in New England, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

This past Sunday I headed out to take a picture of a barn I often see from the highway driving north. This barn can be seen from US Route 95 north in North Hampton NH, and to me, typifies Autumn in New Hampshire.

Another shot:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Wildflower at Oxbow Bend

2010-10-11T09:43:00.001-04:00

Wildflower at Oxbow Bend, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

Oxbow Bend is a beautiful spot to view the Grand Teton mountains. On this particular day in July 2010 it was a brillant blue and this single flower caught my eye.

This picture placed higher in Flickr Explore than any other picture I've had selected!

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Celia's Garden Appledore Island - Painting

2010-09-13T10:09:00.002-04:00

Celia's Garden Appledore Island - Painting, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

I visited Appledore Island this past August to see Celia Thaxter's garden. Even though it was the type of day where the fog never burned off I managed to capture a few worth while pictures. You can
learn more about Celia's Garden here.

This picture I never posted and I decided to turn it into a digital painting instead. I used Paint Shop Pro and an array of Topaz Software plug-ins: Adjust, Clean, Simplify, DeNoise to accomplish this effect.

Part of my Artistic set.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Grizzly Bear

2010-08-10T10:06:00.001-04:00

Grizzly Bear, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

This Grizzly Bear was happily minding his own business in view along the Rockefeller Memorial Parkway between the South Entrance to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons National Park.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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At the Brink

2010-08-06T11:31:00.001-04:00

At the Brink, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

At the brink of Lower Falls, on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Lower Falls drops over 300 feet.

The power of these falls is incredible. I was nervous holding my camera out to get this shot while the water was thundering by a few feet away.

No zoom on this!!!

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

2010-07-31T09:07:00.001-04:00

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

The "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone National Park. This is the view from the "brink" of Lower Falls - a 300+ foot high waterfall on the Yellowstone River.

A few other pictures from our trip include:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Circular Fountain - Daily Shoot #ds227

2010-07-01T07:24:00.002-04:00

Circular Fountain - Daily Shoot #ds227, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

I have been participating in The Daily Shoot - a daily photography assignment group on Flickr and on the web.

Here the assignment was to make a photograph of something circular and crop it within a square frame. Assignment #ds227.

This circular fountain is in the outstanding gardens in Prescott Park, near Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth NH.

You can see my other pictures from the Daily Shoot here.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Roadside Lupin (Lupine)

2010-06-02T11:32:00.005-04:00

Roadside Lupin (Lupine), originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

In New Hampshire during May and June, many flowers grow on the roadsides including these - Lupin (aka Lupine)

Enjoy!

- Scott

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Tall Ships 2010

2010-05-28T15:19:00.002-04:00

Tall Ships 2010, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

The tall ships "HMS Bounty" and "Privateer Lynx" at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth NH

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- Scott

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The Old Horse

2009-12-31T16:47:00.001-05:00

The Old Horse, originally uploaded by Scott (sfinley_nh).

My son Tim as The Old Horse in his school's production of The Velveteen Rabbit.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Winter Green-ery and Red-ery

2009-12-09T13:57:00.001-05:00

Winter Green-ery and Red-ery, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

A barrel full of red and green (and white) wintery goodness.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Prescott Park Skyline on PortsmouthNH.com

2009-12-04T07:27:00.001-05:00

Prescott Park Skyline on PortsmouthNH.com, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

My picture "Prescott Park Skyline" is featured December 4 2009 on the PortsmouthNH.com front page. It is currently entered in their fall photo contest.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Starfish Ornament

2009-12-01T15:09:00.001-05:00

Starfish Ornament, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

a Starfish Ornament my wife made for our Christmas Tree. I have treated this picture with Topaz Software through Paint Shop Pro to give it an illustrated look. We are using this as one of our Christmas cards this year.

Also see

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Old Pilings

2009-11-09T14:46:00.001-05:00

Old Pilings, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Sunset at Drakes Island Beach in Wells Maine

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Ellacoya on Lake Winnipesaukee - painting

2009-11-02T16:21:00.001-05:00

Ellacoya on Lake Winnipesaukee - painting, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

A new version as a "painting" of my photo from Ellacoya State Park on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Prescott Park Impatiens - painting

2009-10-26T19:12:00.001-04:00

Prescott Park Impatiens - painting, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

A display of impatiens at Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH.

The effect here is a "painting" effect achieved in Paint Shop Pro using Topaz Software.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Beach at Ellacoya

2009-10-22T09:56:00.001-04:00

Beach at Ellacoya, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Taken at Ellacoya State Park on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

The effect here is a "painting" effect achieved in Paint Shop Pro using Topaz Software. See the original picture here.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Cape Cod beach - panting effect

2009-10-20T08:11:00.002-04:00

Cape Cod beach - panting effect, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

the beach at the end of 5th Ave in West Hyannisport, MA - not far from Craigville Beach on Cape Cod.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Evening on the Marsh

2009-10-19T16:31:00.001-04:00

Evening on the Marsh, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Evening on the Marsh in Wells ME - part of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Portsmouth NH Tug Boat painting

2009-10-08T07:08:00.002-04:00

Portsmouth NH Tug Boat painting, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

The Mary M. Coppedge heads out to work on the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth NH. Part of a fleet of tug boats operated by Moran.

The effect here is a "painting" effect achieved in Paint Shop Pro using Topaz Software. Part of a new artistic set on my Flickr.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Cormorants at play

2009-09-30T07:29:00.001-04:00

Cormorants at play, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Three cormorants at play in the Squamscott River in Exeter NH.

This is part of a series on Exeter NH.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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The Gundalow

2009-09-24T11:32:00.003-04:00

the Gundalow, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

The Gundalow at Prescott Park, as seen from the Thomas Laighton.

A gundalow is a shallow drafted type of cargo ship, once common in the Gulf of Maine’s rivers and estuaries. The Gundalow seen here in Portsmouth still travels to Exeter and back, navigating up the Piscataqua River, through Great Bay, and up the Squamscott River to Exeter.

Also see www.gundalow.org and www.portsmouthmarinesociety.org/gundalow.html for more information.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Smuttynose Island - Isle of Shoals

2009-09-03T16:12:00.001-04:00

Smuttynose Island - Isle of Shoals, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Smuttynose Island, part of the Isle of Shoals off Portsmouth and Rye NH, is infamous for a murder that occurred in 1873 - made famous by Anita Shreve in her book Weight of Water.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Beach at Ellacoya

2009-08-27T13:34:00.001-04:00

Beach at Ellacoya, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

This picture was featured on the New Hampshire Photo Tour blog today.

Taken at Ellacoya State Park on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

There are more pictures from this series here.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Dunes

2009-08-25T12:55:00.001-04:00

Dunes, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Dunes at Chapin Beach, Dennis, MA Cape Cod August 2009

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Dahlia

2009-08-25T12:51:00.001-04:00

Dahlia, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

The Dahlia are spectacular once again this year!

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Heron Sculpture at Odiorne

2009-08-21T14:45:00.001-04:00

heron sculpture at Odiorne, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

my picture of the great blue heron sculpture at Odiorne State Park -

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Alien invasion

2009-08-14T13:00:00.002-04:00

Alien invasion, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

What are they? where did they come from? why are they here? what will they do next?

...

Fun with Paint Shop Pro!

Enjoy
- Scott

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Wild Iris in Acadia

2009-07-30T12:57:00.002-04:00

Wild Iris in Acadia, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Acadia National Park in Maine is an amazingly beautiful place. Sometimes you find small unexpected extras, like this wild iris ...

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Great Blue Heron

2009-07-27T16:00:00.002-04:00

Great Blue Heron, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

This Great Blue Heron frequents this fire pond in Brentwood. On this particular day I happened to have my camera with me!

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Mount Vernon

2009-07-22T16:06:00.000-04:00

On my recent trip to Washington DC, we visited Mount Vernon. Here is the Mansion House Farm at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate along the Potomac River in Virginia.

For more information on Mount Vernon, see the official web site: www.mountvernon.org

Also see:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Enola Gay painting

2009-07-22T14:39:00.004-04:00

Enola Gay painting, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

On my recent trip to Washington DC, we stopped at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. This picture is modified with Topaz Software to achieve the painting effect.

Also see:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Lincoln Memorial at sunset

2009-07-17T15:51:00.002-04:00

Lincoln Memorial at sunset, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

This was a very cool July evening on the National Mall.

Here are a couple other pictures from the some night:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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2009-07-15T13:21:00.003-04:00

Panda at the National Zoo in Washington DC

US Capital

Lincoln Memorial

see the whole set of pictures from Washington DC here.

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Portsmouth NH roof tops

2009-07-01T13:52:00.003-04:00

Portsmouth NH roof tops, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Portsmouth NH has many unique looks, including many interesting roof top sight lines.

also see

Enjoy!
- Scott

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The Breakers in Newport RI

2009-06-29T12:51:00.004-04:00

The Breakers in Newport RI (edit), originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

In April vacation 2008 my wonderful wife and I went to Newport RI. The weather was amazing that weekend - hitting the 80s.

We visited some of the mansions in Newport, including The Breakers. I processed this picture in Paint Shop Pro using Topaz Adjust and DeNoise.

here is the original unprocessed version:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Acadia shore

2009-06-24T13:15:00.004-04:00

Acadia shore (edit), originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

A couple summers ago my wife and I went to Bar Harbor, ME and enjoyed the sites in Acadia

Here are a few other pics from Acadia as well:

Enjoy!
- Scott

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View in Sedona AZ from Airport Mesa

2009-06-22T13:37:00.009-04:00

View in Sedona AZ from Airport Mesa (edit), originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Just part of the view from our room this past April vacation at Sky Ranch Lodge, Airport Mesa, Sedona, Arizona. Amazing vistas all around in the center of Red Rock country!

a few more from Arizona ...

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Sunflowers

2009-06-22T13:11:00.006-04:00

Sunflowers, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Even though these sunflowers are from last summer (2008), I recently processed this picture in Topaz Adjust

Enjoy!
- Scott

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Delphinium in my garden

2009-06-19T08:12:00.010-04:00

Delphinium_orig, originally uploaded by sfinley_nh.

Wednesday was probably the only day this week that was nice here in New Hampshire, so I headed outside to get a picture of our Delphinium. The bonus is I also caught the gold finches flying over head!

Here are a couple variations to check out as well, enhanced with Topaz Clean and Simplify (click to view):

Enjoy!
- Scott

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