Casco Bay Mugs

Casco Bay Portland Harbor Maine by Debra Martz Storm clouds were building on this October day but light was finding its way through, highlighting the historic fort and moored boats. One of Maine's most iconic coastal structures, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine. Built from 1858 to 1864, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there. Advancing military technology, including ironclad ships and long-range guns, made the fort obsolete before it could be used. The fort is now a park, accessible only by boat. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

© Richard Bean 2010 Casco Bay Lights Portland, Maine Casco Bay Line Terminal Captured February 6, 2010 6:25 PM Single exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II ISO 800 Focal Length: 185mm Aperture Priority f/18 1.6 sec Tripod Final processing with Lightroom 4.3, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2014 No Wake Zone Retired Casco Bay Lines Ferry-Island Romance Captured July 19, 2014 5:55 PM Portland, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 160mm f/7.1 Shutter Priority 1/250 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2015 Sailing by Remnants Sand Bar between Little and Great Diamond Islands Ship ruins Lamson Cove Casco Bay, Maine May 17, 2015 5:01 PM Nikon D700 Shutter Priority ISO 200 f/10 1/160 sec Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS Capture focal length: 150mm Final processing with Lightroom 6, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2011 A Nick Of Time In the fog On the edge of Great Diamond Island Captured July 4, 2011 8:41 AM Single Exposure: Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 70mm Shutter Priority f/14 1/160 sec Hand Held Final processing with Lightroom 4.4 RC, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2013 Guidance Captured July 6, 2013 9:52 AM Hussey Sound Lighted Bell Buoy 10 Casco Bay, ME Single Exposures Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS Exposures: ISO 320 Focal Length: 500mm f/13 Shutter Priority 1/400 sec Hand held Final processing with Lightroom 5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2010 Looking In - Looking Out Casco Bay, Maine Captured May 30, 2010 10:27 AM Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HS ISO 400 Focal Length: 200mm Apeture Priority f/11 1/500 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.3, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins. Black and white conversion. I captured this young lad's reflection in the dock house window. While stopped at Great Diamond Island. Was he looking in or looking out?

© Richard Bean 2013 South Beach Long Island, Maine Captured May 19, 2013 3:00 PM Single Exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposure: ISO 320 Focal Length: 70mm f/16 Aperture Priority 1/320 sec Tripod used. Final processing with Lightroom 4.4, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2015 Sand Along the Shoreline Solitude Captured July 6, 2014 8:23 PM South Beach Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D-AF IF Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 30mm f/3.0 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.0, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Fog Beyond the Breakwater Captured July 14, 2014 8:40 AM Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 250 Focal Length: 120mm f/22 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.8, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Seated at Day's End Captured July 6, 2014 8:12 PM South Beach Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 70mm f/2.8 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Within Range of View Captured June 22, 2014 6:04 PM View from Great Diamond Island to East end of Portland Casco Bay, ME Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 200mm f/13 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2015 Spring Island Landing Great Diamond Island Casco Bay, Maine May 17, 2015 4:57 PM Nikon D700 Shutter Priority ISO 200 f/14 1/160 sec Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS Capture focal length: 500mm Final processing with Lightroom 6, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Earnest Elements of Nature Captured July 14, 2014 8:45 AM Casco Bay, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 250 Focal Length: 200mm f/20 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2010 Foggy Mooring Casco Bay, Maine Captured May 23, 2010 7:26 PM Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D-AF IF ISO 200 Focal Length: 85mm Shutter Priority f/5.6 1/125 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.3, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2012 Sailing the Shoreline Portland Schooner Company's 88-foot Wendameen Sailing between Cushing and House Islands Casco Bay Captured September 29, 2012 6:01 PM Single exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS ISO 2000 Focal Length: 500mm f/6.3 1/160 sec Shutter Priority Hand held Final processing with Lightroom 4.4, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2010 Foggy Mooring Casco Bay, Maine Captured May 23, 2010 7:26 PM Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D-AF IF ISO 200 Focal Length: 85mm Shutter Priority f/5.6 1/125 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.3, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Peaceful Mooring Captured August 16, 2014 6:20 PM Diamond Cove Casco Bay, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 320 Focal Length: 200mm f/10 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Despite the Weather Hard Working Captured July 4, 2014 6:33 PM Off Long Island Leaving Hussey Sound Casco Bay, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 200mm f/4.5 Shutter Priority 1/200 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2008 Foggy Morning Schooner Captured August 24, 2008 6:24 AM Portland, Maine Casco Bay Single Exposure Sigma SD14 Lens: Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Auto Focus Wide Angle Telephoto Exposure: ISO 200 Focal Length: 96mm f/20 Aperture Priority 1/6 sec Tripod used. Final processing with Lightroom 4.0, Photoshop CS5, and various plug ins Black and White conversion

© Richard Bean 2015 Night Sitting Diamond Cove Diamond Island, Maine Captured August 10, 2015 7:50 PM Single exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 92mm f/2.8 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.1, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

Represent Maine with this design.

Portland Head Lighthouse towering skyward crossed processed image in Maine New England USA.

Ram Island Ledge Light Portland Maine by Debra Martz Built of gray granite blocks in 1905 on a tiny rock island in Casco Bay, Ram Island Ledge Light strikes a solitary pose at the entrance to the Portland, Maine Harbor. Still a critical aid to navigation, the Ram Island Ledge Light flashes white twice every six seconds. Although this lighthouse, located about a mile offshore, is never open to the public, you can view and photograph it from Portland Head Light like I did this image. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved 20231013-DSC_0031.NEF

© Richard Bean 2012 Ram Island Ledge Light Casco Bay, Maine View from Long Island Captured May 26, 2012 6:56 PM Single exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS ISO 320 Focal Length: 500mm Aperture Priority f/16 1/20 sec Tripod Final processing with Lightroom 4.4, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2014 Evening Return Casco Bay Lines ferry Aucocisco III returning from Chebeague Island Captured July 6, 2014 8:40 PM East End Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 400 Focal Length: 200mm f/2.8 Shutter Priority 1/125 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2012 Ram Island Ledge Light Casco Bay, Maine View from Fort Williams Captured February 20, 2012 5:06 PM Single exposure Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO OS ISO 200 Focal Length: 500mm Aperture Priority f/13 1/25 sec Tripod Final processing with Lightroom 4.4, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2014 Living on a Maine Island Captured June 22, 2014 6:01 PM SW end of Great Diamond Island Lamson Cove Casco Bay, ME Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 200mm f/8.0 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2015 Winter Guidance Portland Breakwater Lighthouse Bug Light Casco Bay Portland Harbor, ME February 17, 2015 2:05 PM Nikon D700 Aperture Priority ISO 200 f/18 1/250 sec Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Capture focal length: 92mm Final processing with Lightroom 5.7, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2010 Sailing Long Island, Maine Captured May 31, 2010 Single Exposure: Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HS Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 145mm Aperture Priority f/10 1/400 sec Tripod used. Final processing with Lightroom 4.1, Photoshop CS5, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Lines the Seam of Beach Let's Play Captured July 6, 2014 8:11 PM South Beach Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 200 Focal Length: 70mm f/3.5 Shutter Priority 1/160 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2014 Ponce Landing Captured July 6, 2014 8:47 PM Long Island, Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG MACRO HSM-II Exposures: ISO 400 Focal Length: 78mm f/2.8 Shutter Priority 1/125 sec Final processing with Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

© Richard Bean 2015 Evening Voyages Captured August 15, 2015 7:38 PM Schooners and Portland Head Light Casco Bay Maine Nikon D700 Lens: Nikon 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D-AF IF Exposures: ISO 320 Focal Length: 85mm f/4.0 Shutter Priority 1/200 sec Final processing with Lightroom 6.1, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins

Vintage Biddeford, ME

© Richard Bean 2008 Morning Shacks Captured May 18, 2008 5:43 AM Willard Beach Fisherman's Point Casco Bay So. Portland Maine @ sunrise 3 Exposures Sigma SD14 Lens: Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Auto Focus Wide Angle Telephoto Exposures: ISO 50 Focal Length: 25mm f/22 Aperture Priority 2.0 sec 2.5 sec 3.2 sec Tone Mapped with Photomatix Pro 6.0.3 Final processing with Lightroom 6.1, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.

© Richard Bean 2008 Morning Shacks Captured May 18, 2008 5:43 AM Willard Beach Fisherman's Point Casco Bay So. Portland Maine @ sunrise 3 Exposures Sigma SD14 Lens: Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro Auto Focus Wide Angle Telephoto Exposures: ISO 50 Focal Length: 25mm f/22 Aperture Priority 2.0 sec 2.5 sec 3.2 sec Tone Mapped with Photomatix Pro 6.0.3 Final processing with Lightroom 6.1, Photoshop CS6, and various plug ins.