New on 500px : Lake Auburn Sunset by rgoulet3 by rgoulet3

Took this sunset last night, have a great rest of the week and thanks for the support.

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New on 500px : Amber Sunset by rgoulet3 by rgoulet3

Captured this sunset with an amber filter. Thanks for your support.

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New on 500px : The Roses of Pemaquid Point by Jon_Secord by Jon_Secord

“The Roses of Pemaquid Point”

This is easily one of my favorite photos from my 3 week trip to Maine. These roses, Rosa Rugosa- also called Beach or Dune Roses, were everywhere along the coast. To say I was excited about this composition would be a huge understatement, and while I was taking the foreground exposures the moon started to rise over the horizon to my left, providing some beautiful light.

Such an amazing lighthouse and the geology on Pemaquid Point was some of the most interesting I have ever seen. Some of you may recognize this lighthouse- it was featured on the Maine state quarter

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New on 500px : Forgotten by rgoulet3 by rgoulet3

a composite of two image. Have a great week my friends and thank you for your support.

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New on 500px : Light Embrace by CharlieWiddis by CharlieWiddis

While I was out running around Back Bay in Portland a few weeks ago, I noticed that there were some lupines growing. I headed back a few days later when the sky looked better and took a few shots. Lupines make such good subjects because they stand out so well from the surrounding brush.

I was happy for the chance to photograph them in their short time they bloom.

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New on 500px : Light Embrace by CharlieWiddis by CharlieWiddis

While I was out running around Back Bay in Portland a few weeks ago, I noticed that there were some lupines growing. I headed back a few days later when the sky looked better and took a few shots. Lupines make such good subjects because they stand out so well from the surrounding brush.

I was happy for the chance to photograph them in their short time they bloom.

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New on 500px : Seguin Island Light by Jon_Secord by Jon_Secord

Seguin Island Lighthouse is located roughly 2.5 miles off the coast of Popham Beach, Maine. As far as I can tell, this is the first Milky Way photo ever taken there. This is by far the most work I’ve ever done for a single photo, and figuring out all the logistics of staying on this island overnight was a bit overwhelming. Luckily, I got permission from the lighthouse organization and ended up with a perfectly clear night. Amazing experience.

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New on 500px : Local Sunset by rgoulet3 by rgoulet3

Took this a few days ago at a lake just minutes from my home.

Have a great week everyone.

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New on 500px : Nature & Man by miketaylorphoto by miketaylorphoto

Nature & Man: Iridium Flare, Milky Way, Clouds and Light Pollution

What is an Iridium flare?

Iridium flares are often mistaken for meteors because of their notable bright flashes of light in the night sky but they are actually caused by a specific group of satellites that orbit our planet. An Iridium flare is a specific type of satellite flare that is made when the antennas of an Iridium communication satellite reflect sunlight directly onto the surface of the Earth. The satellites are in a near-polar orbit at an altitude of 485 miles and their orbital period is approximately 100 minutes with a velocity of 16,800 miles per hour. The uniqueness of Iridium flares is that the spacecraft emits ‘flashes’ of very bright reflected light that sweep in narrow focused paths across the surface of the Earth. An Iridium communication satellite’s Main Mission Antenna is a silver-coated Teflon antenna array that mimics near-perfect mirrors – this array is angled at 40 degrees away from the axis of the body of the satellite. This can provide a specular reflection of the Sun’s disk, periodically causing a dazzling glint of reflected sunlight. At the Earth’s surface, the specular reflection is probably less than 50 miles wide, so each flare can only be viewed from a fairly small area. The flare duration can last from anywhere between 5 to 20 seconds and can easily be seen by the naked eye.

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This image is one frame from a time lapse of the Milky Way & other features of the night sky in motion against a silhouetted foreground. Photographed from an undisclosed location in Western Maine, this shot includes quite a bit of light pollution & some fast moving cloud cover. Most of the light pollution in this image is coming from Farmington, Maine which is about 35 miles from this location. The footage from this time lapse will be featured in my upcoming short film Shot In The Dark.

Nikon D600 & 14-24 @ 14mm
f/2.8 – 30 secs – ISO 3200 – WB Kelvin 3570
06/23/14 – 11:07PM
Processed via Lightroom 5 & Photoshop CS5

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New on 500px : Burn Brighter by YegorMalinovskii by YegorMalinovskii

Cold January morning at the Portland Headlight.
I guess this shot should have been called “20 Seconds”, as it’s how long that light was present before the storm moved in.
And today for some reason I’m missing snow and cold weather – living in Maine for 6 years starting to rub off on me.

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