Kent Putnam Photography

Our final full day in Maine was a great one.  We arrived back in Portland in order to catch our flight home the following morning.  The hotel was near the airport; the road leading to the terminal was lined with full sized metal sculptures of local fauna. 

Next we paid a visit to the Portland Museum of Art.  We especially liked a special exhibition of the Photorealistic paintings of Richard Estes (no photos allowed in the Estes exhibition hall.)  His urban paintings often include reflections in windows and other shiny surfaces.  This inspired me to shoot this:

This painting (not an Estes) was one of my favorites.  Looks like a scene I would photograph, which probably explains it.

Windows were covered by a mesh to protect the art from the sun.  Here’s a street scene shot thru the mesh:

The grand finale was a sunset cruise aboard the schooner Bagheera.  Here she is, waiting for us to board.

This was our perspective as we watched the world go by

I enjoyed the contrast between the old fortification and the sailboat in this photo

And here’s a shot of the sun setting on beautiful downtown Portland, Maine.

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay were absolutely beautiful.  Here’s a photo I took from high ground just to give you some idea of the look of the place.

In addition to the flowers, there was sculpture.

And the flowers themselves were spectacular.  Here is just a very small sample.

We boarded the Lively Lady for a cruise of Penobscot Bay.  She once was a working lobster boat but was converted to carry tourists.

We checked out several lighthouses, including this one.

We crossed paths with this sailboat.

Afterward, we drove to the top of Mount Battie and saw this amazing view of the bay.

Later, back at our Rockport lodging, Paula multitasked, enjoying the scenery while taking a swim.

After breakfast at the inn (pictured below), we departed Deer Isle and started for our next stop, Rockport.

The road out of Deer Isle took us over a narrow causeway and this 75 year old bridge.

Old homes were abundant.  This one cried out to have its photo taken.

Maine gardeners make the most of a short growing season.

This was the view of the harbor as we strolled about after a fantastic dinner in Rockport.

Rain was expected overnight and into the morning.  The forecasters were correct this time.

We were undeterred by the weather, hitting local shops, galleries, and eateries.  One of the stops was Stonington, another small town a few miles down the road.

Paula loved the huge rose bushes in the area.

On our way to dinner we stopped to photograph this scene.