Mostly Maine
Views of the rivers in Midcoast Maine
Again, changes need to be made to Androken Aerial. No airplane, but I do have a drone, cameras, a robust video editing system (Final Cut Pro) and AI generated images. The following is a bit of fun I had working with a green screen, lighting and some artificial intelligence generated images from Photoshop (Adobe) and Sora (OpenAI).
Plus an explosive ending, recommended by Nicholas, no more boring videos.
Yesterday I flew my first solo flight to Bethel since last year. I was able to shoot some pretty good video of the Androscoggin River at Bethel. I decided to give myself a one day deadline to shoot the video, edit it and upload it. I made it, but of course, I see things that I could have done better.
Now that I have my medical back, I’m back to shooting video. I have lots t process, but since family and friends are visiting this summer, I thought I’d put this together for them.
We flew up over Penobscot Bay, Maine to the Penobscot River and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on May 15. I’ll put together a short video of the flight, but in the meantime, here is a clip of us flying over Ilseboro. Several more lighthouses on the Bay were photographed using a high rez camera and long lens.
Chilly and a tiny bit bumpy, but on February 26, we finished photographing the remaining lighthouses along the Midcoast and started to shoot the Penobscot Bay lights. More good news, the FAA has restored my 2nd class medical, but I find shooting while a qualified pilot flies is much better for both flying and picture taking. So, once again, thanks Jakob for going along with me.
Looking at some of these lighthouses in the Winter, you really begin to understand why lighthouse keepers had to be tough, both physically and mentally. Often cold and remote, they were really on their own for much of the winter. Now that all the lighthouses have been automated, the keepers’ job is gone, but their legacy remains. And while the lighthouses themselves are still standing for now, when will they tumble into the sea? As you’ve seen from shots of some of the the Casco Bay lighthouses their foundations are already underwater. Perhaps these 19th Century sentinels are giving us one last warning!
On February 11, 2021, we started to reshoot and photograph for the first time, some of the lighthouses located close to the Brunswick area. Included are Doubling Point and the range, Squirrel Point, Perkins Island, Pond Island, Seguin, Hendricks Head, The Cuckolds and Burnt Island Lights. I’m using a new camera with a much higher resolution, which is very helpful, but I have a bit of a learning curve to overcome. Thank you Jakob for the piloting assist.
From Merrymeeting Bay to Brunswick, Maine.