2013 Mount Desert Island Marathon

Posted by on Oct 20, 2013 in Event, People
2013 Mount Desert Island Marathon

Today we walked to the end of our street to watch the last .2 miles of the 2013 Mount Desert Island Marathon. The finish line was a 5 minute walk from our house. And all those people ran 26.2 miles to get there! The race also included a half marathon (red bibs). Maybe someday I can run the 13.1 mile course, but for today, I had a lot of fun taking these shots and listening to the crowd …

Fall on Mount Desert Island

Posted by on Oct 20, 2013 in Places
Fall on Mount Desert Island

Our first fall on Mount Desert Island has been beautiful. The autumn color has lasted for weeks, and there’s still plenty to enjoy. On Friday and Saturday we toured the island and I captured the images on this page using the Canon 5D3 with 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. My new iPhone 5S has served well as an always-at-hand camera, but it can’t compete with the big (and very heavy) full-frame Canon …

Moose Island

Posted by on Oct 12, 2013 in Places
Moose Island

Today we had a rare opportunity to visit a private island.The MDI Photo Club arranged the trip by getting permission from the land owners who were kind enough to let us photograph their property. Janice and I, along with our daughter Emma who was home for the long Columbus Day weekend, met the club on the western shore of Mount Desert Island (MDI) about two hours before low tide and waited …