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"Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."-Leo Tolstoy
One evening, my fiancΓ©e and I were at Long Sands Beach at York Beach, Maine just strolling the shore and taking pictures when we decided that since it was close to sunset, we'd make one last stop at the "Nubble" lighthouse and call it a day. Along the way, we noticed the setting sun was beginning to turn normally white buildings this intense yellow/gold color. I knew the lighthouse must also be this color and that the light would change very quickly, so we rushed there as fast (and safely) as possible. When we arrived, I somehow managed to find a parking spot, leaped out of my car and ran to the broken boulders along the water's edge, setting up my tripod as I sprinted. Out of breath, this stitched pano was the first shot I attempted. As the light slowly crept up the island, I snapped off as many different compositions as I could think of before too much of the building was no longer gilded in sunlight. This pano and Nubble Light are my favorites.
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It is a beaut. Someday, I'd love to spend a summer on York Beach. Just rent a cottage or a beach house, you know? One can dream...
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Yea.. I wanted to retire there..but the wife would have nothing to do with Maine Winter.. lol (not much worse than here in Connecticut..but...).. At least we get a couple days there..
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That's true. We've been to York Beach a few times in the winter just to beat the cabin fever, but it sure is brutal with that onshore wind.
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ya that must be cold
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I have featured this wonderful work in my lighthouse-collection![link]
I hope you will enjoy and agree!
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Thanks for the feature. Great selections!
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Beautiful colours and the light must've been amazing! Well done for taking such a good pic in rush-mode
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Thanks! It certainly was a challenge to keep a cool head when things in front of me were changing right before my eyes. It sure was a neat experience.
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Thanks so much! I hope to shoot more like this soon.
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This art work has been featured in Peapie Edition #3 !
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Thanks for the feature!
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So vibrant! Nice choice of crop
I do love the colours the sun makes when it's off to bed
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Thank you! This was the first composition I tried at the location and it's my favorite as well.
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The colour of the sky in this one is beautiful!
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Oh yeah. This location was amazing in person with the lighting this way. It didn't last long, so it had to be savored.
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this is a beautiful shot! you got very lucky with the light this image wouldn't be the same without it.
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Very lucky indeed. The light was changing so fast, I had maybe 3-5 minutes total to shoot whatever compositions I could think of before the light crept too far up the island.
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I live a few miles away from this site. 
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I'd love to live in York, just for a summer. That'd be relaxing as anything. Maybe when I'm retired. Of course, I bet by then you'd need to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet to rent property there.
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You're not wrong.
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I'm digging the colours but the house looks a little strangely coloured. Beautiful picture though. Very captivating.
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Thanks! The golden light on the house was the last few rays of sunlight before the sun crept below the horizon. Very unusual for this lighthouse.
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That's pretty intense. 
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Thank you so much. Of all of the scenes I've ever photographed, I think this one has had the greatest effect on me. To be at this lighthouse with the sky so purple and this golden light shining on the building was such an amazing experience.
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An experience I envy you of! There are such gorgeous moments sometimes, it's a privilege just to see them, let alone capture them.
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This photo has been featured in my news article. Don't forget to fave it so it can reach more people!
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Gorgeous. This has such a serenity about it, even though the context in which you took it was actually rushed!
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Oh yes, extremely rushed! Waiting for the bracketed exposures to happen was very relaxing though
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Thank you. This was one of the most breathtaking moments I've ever experienced, so I'm glad to be able to share it.
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Lovely colours
This photo is so nice 
but I think it could be even nicer if the horizon wasn't in the half 
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I had thought about that. I couldn't bring myself to crop off the top or bottom in this case. I probably should have shot this a bit wider, but there was very little time for decisionmaking.
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This is absolutely one of the best lighthouse shots I've ever seen! Perfect!
I just moved to the coast of Maine and this is exactly the type of shot I hope to get someday.
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Thanks so much! My wife and I have been talking about driving up the Maine coast to photograph lighthouses. You'll have plenty to choose from.
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Oh I know. There's about three within a 40 minute drive from my house...I'll have to scope them out soon! I hope to get up to Acadia this summer...now that's a photographer's heaven.
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another place I dream of seeing...
well now that I've seen it, and know it exists, I want to live there
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Oh what I would give to live on York Beach...
That would be the best place to spend a summer, if you ask me.
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Beautiful doesn't begin to describe that magnificence! You rock! 
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How very kind of you! Thanks so much.
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Just amazing!!
I love how this turned out!
So contrastive, the background with the light house...
Gorgeous
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Thanks so much. This is among the top photos in my gallery, in my humble opinion.
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