Cadillac Mountain Panoramic Photos

View of the Out Islands from Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain View of Islands

This shows the out islands between Bar Harbor and Schoodic Peninsula on the mainland in the distance. Bar Island is on the far left next to shore. You likely will be surprised to learn that Bar Island is part of the municipality of Gouldsboro which is located in the far distance on the mainland. Sheep Porcupine is to the right. Image Specs: August 12 at about 6:20 AM, Canon 5D, 24-105mm f/4 L at 90mm, 1/30 second, f/14, ISO 200, 3 plus images • View Large | Cadillac Mountain

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Top of Cadillac Mountain on Mount Desert Island

On Top of Cadillac Mountain

This was taken near the summit of Cadillac Mountain showing the granite and sparse vegetation. Most of the mountains on the island are like this due to erosion and much of the soil and higher granite being scrapped off by several huge glaciers, over a mile high, that went as far out-to-sea as 400 miles. The French Explorer Samuel de Champlain made not of the unusual barren mountain tops in his logs when he was here in 1604. Image 4216 Specs: August 12, Canon 5D, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L Series at 100mm, 1/40 sec, f/18, ISO 400, Combined 4 images • View Large | Cadillac Mountain

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Cruise Ship Visits Bar Harbor, Maine

Cruise Ship Visits Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor has become a popular port to visit from June through October of each year. Some days have as many as three different cruise ships in port. This image was captured during the autumn season from one of the observation stop points on the summit road. Image Specs: October, Canon 5D, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L Series at 100mm, 1/10 sec, f/16, ISO 100, Combined 3 plus images • View Large | Cadillac Mountain

Autumn on Cadillac Mountain

Autumn on Mount Desert Island

The sun was close to setting in the west (to the left) during the month of October. This view from Cadillac Mountain is to the North toward the mainland. The ocean water on the right is part of Frenchman Bay. The lower level land on Mount Desert Island is in Bar Harbor. Image Specs: October, Canon 5D, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L Series at 150mm, 1/10 sec, f/11, ISO 100, Combined 3 plus different images • View Large | Cadillac Mountain

Somes Pond in Somesville, Maine

September Green in Coastal Maine

September is a beautiful month. The temperature is cooler and the air becomes more clear with much less atmospheric haze which largely finds its way to coastal Maine from the large cities in southern New England. There is an interesting blend of color happening this time of year. There is still much greenery but with some spots of color change here and there creating some nice accents. Image 4567 Specs: September 21 at about 6:12 PM, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L Series at 120mm, ? sec, f/13, ISO 100, Combined 3 different images into each of four, then combined those 4 • View Large | Cadillac Mountain

To Show the Splendor, Panoramics Rule

Greg A. Hartford, photographer, author, publisherMost of us spend our days in places where we have a limited view of distant objects, and where there is much going on. Perhaps there are many distractions as well. But then, everything changes once we find our high ground, where we are able to look much further in the distance, and even move our heads from left to right, while taking in the great expanse that unfolds in front of us. It seems to pull the breath right out of our chests at the same time as it fills us with an appreciation for majesty. Cadillac Mountain, located on the coast of Maine in Acadia National Park, does this for us. A panoramic image capture is one of the ways that we hope to convey this experience.