Portland Daily Photo by Corey Templeton

Flashback: May 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:47:00 +0000

Here are some of my favorite photos from a year ago this month. Check out the full May 2011 archives here. If you get bored, here are links to May 2008, 2009, and 2010 for good measure.

Tulips in Lincoln Park. art of the Maine Cancer Center's Pink Tulip Project.

A view of Long Wharf

Through the window of Downtown Lounge on Congress Street.

A rustic old van on Munjoy Hill.

A colorful skyline shot from the Casco Bay Bridge.

Back Cove Stroll

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:01:00 +0000

Walking the dog as the sun sets over Back Cove.

Eastern Cemetery, Rainy Day

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:26:00 +0000

A view of the Eastern Cemetery on an overcast spring day.

Rise and Shine

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:01:00 +0000

The skyline and Back Cove during high-tide. I exaggerated the colors for dramatic effect.

Wilde Memorial Chapel

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:38:00 +0000

A springtime view of the Wilde Memorial Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. This is an "HDR" image, created from two photographs with different exposures.

A Fine Day in Bayside

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:19:00 +0000

A beautiful weekend in Portland, Maine. Here are some photos over Bayside:

Downtown skyline over Bayside

Construction of Avesta's Pearl Place II.

Temperature per the Time & Temperature Building

After some photoshopping. I wonder if they could do something like this for Valentine's Day?

A Respectable Street

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:56:00 +0000

Good old Congress Street, from Monument Square looking West.

Humble Abode

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:14:00 +0000

A residential building off of State Street, a short distance from the Casco Bay Bridge. I thought this building and the washed out color effect make the photograph look vaguely British.

Painting in Longfellow Square

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:40:00 +0000

An artist painting a picture of Longfellow Square. With my photo I was kind of trying to recreate my shot of the square in December.

Prides Corner Drive-In

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:08:00 +0000

The Prides Corner Drive-In is located in the city of Westbrook, just beyond the Portland border. According to this site, the Prides Corner Drive-In opened back in 1953 and it is one of three drive-in theaters still operating in the Greater Portland area. I am quite critical of our country's car culture, but admit that drive-in's have a certain charm to them.

Portland Boxing Club

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:10:00 +0000

Here are some photos of the Portland Boxing Club headquarters. This inconspicuous old industrial building is located off of Allen Avenue, behind the Morrill's Corner intersection. I don't know anything about boxing, but if I wanted to learn more about the sport I bet this a good place to learn.

Portland Boxing Club

The smokestack, complete with lens flare.

Calvary Cemetery

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:13:00 +0000

A few photos form the nearby Calvary Cemetery in South Portland:

Statue at the entrance.

Angel with a missing arm.

The sign for the ominously named "Section U."

Ampersand

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:53:00 +0000

A large ampersand symbol, part of an old painted sign on Commercial Street.

Peeling Paint

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:27:00 +0000

Something a little different. Here's some peeling paint from the side of a building on Pleasant Street:

Woodford's Corner Art

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:35:00 +0000

An artsy mural on the side of Artist & Craftsman Supply, a top-notch art supply store.

Same Place, Different Time

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:32:00 +0000

Two photos taken at almost the same spot on different days:

Cumberland and Oxford Canal

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:57:00 +0000

This stone monument just off of outer Congress Street in Stroudwater Village marks the beginning of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal, a Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

Wikipedia sums up the canal nicely:

"The Cumberland and Oxford Canal was opened in 1832 to connect the largest lakes of southern Maine with the seaport of Portland, Maine. The canal followed the Presumpscot River from Sebago Lake through the towns of Standish, Windham, Gorham, and Westbrook. The Canal diverged from the river at Westbrook to reach the navigable Fore River estuary and Portland Harbor. The canal required 27 locks to reach Sebago Lake at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above sea level."

Unfortunately for the canal, a satisfactory railroad network was built not long after that rendered the canal obsolete.This photo shows the beginning of the canal, as it connects into the Fore River:

And here's the view in the opposite direction of some of the homes in Stroudwater Village (your monitor is working correctly, I just played around with colors on this photo):

Sail Maine

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:42:00 +0000

Per their website, Sail Maine "is a non-profit organization formed to support sailing in Maine at the grass-roots, community level." They are located along the Eastern Waterfront at 58 Fore Street, and if you have walked along the Eastern Promenade you may have seen some of their sailboats in the harbor. Here are a few photos from a recent afternoon:

Supermoon!

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Upon hearing about the once-a-year supermoon occurring Saturday, I planned ahead to get some photos of it rising over the Portland skyline from across Back Cove. It wasn't quite as super as I anticipated, but it was a treat nonetheless.

Last December

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Back in december I embarked a pleasant early morning walk and this morning I felt like editing and sharing the some of those photos. I think black and white fits the mood of the photos well, as recall it being a foggy but fairly warm day.

Congress Street Bus Shelter

Eastland Hotel Abstract

Portland Museum of Art

The streetlights on Park Street

West End Skyline

On the waterfront.

Please Come to Portland for the Springtime

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:44:00 +0000

Looking down Congress Street.

A City Of Brick

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:17:00 +0000

Brick buildings along Middle Street.

Unrelated note - I added a couple new photos on the wallpaper page. I am going to try to post a couple new photos there each month. And as always, full resolution copies of all the photos on my blog can be purchased at Corey Templeton Photography.

Fore River Industry

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:59:00 +0000

The view West from the Casco Bay Bridge. The pier in the foreground is for unloading oil from tankers and in the background is Cassidy Point and Merrill's Marine Terminal.

And since it's not too far from the above photo, here is a photographic update of the new Veteran's Bridge.

Spring People

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:35:00 +0000

Along the Eastern Promenade.

Exchange street.

Fore Street Cowboy.

Tulips on the Western Prom

noreply@blogger.com (Corey Templeton) — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:52:00 +0000

One of the scenic plantings of tulips on the Western Promenade: