Storm runoff
Those of you who live in the US probably heard about the torrential rains in the Northeast last weekend (and how different from the glorious, summery day yesterday!)–Rhode Island had serious flooding. It wasn’t as dire up here, but we sure had some serious rushing water! That meant everyone in love with their camera, including me, was out taking pictures. Here is where the (relatively small) Megunticook River was roaring down the falls into Camden Harbor:
I was so pleased at my camera’s ability to capture the drops of spray:
The docks are still out of the water from winter, so snapped a few abstracts, too:
And then upriver, by the old mill complex…. After the woolen industry tanked up here in Maine, there were abandoned mill buildings across the state. Some have been converted into artists studios, commercials spaces, and business depending on the town. The credit card conglomerate MBNA (which got gobbled up by Bank of America a number of years ago) was actually based here in Camden, and they did a beautiful renovation of the buildings, including adding this footbridge from one building to another over a small falls on the way into downtown. The bridge I stood on (for cars) is on Knowlton Street, just down from the middle school:
I tried and for the first time on digital (as opposed to film) camera, was able to capture the feel of rushing water.
The ones where you can see every detail were shot at either 1/500 or 1/1000 of a second shutter speed. The ones where the trees are in focus but the water is racing past were shot at either 1/40 or 1/20 of a second (camera propped on railing in lieu of a tripod). I love seeing the difference and feeling the speed of the river:
April 5th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Nice captures of the hurry and power of water. We haven’t had as much rain as the coastal area but our falls in the Black River are looking lively too from snow melt run-off.
April 5th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Love, love, love the photos. Made me feel the power of the water…and it looks like it was staying below flood levels for you, thank goodness.
April 5th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I love the ones where the trees are in focus with the water rushing past in a blur! I didn’t know you could do that sort of thing with a digital camera.
April 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
great photos – would have been very scary if you were down river.
April 6th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Awesome shots! Reminds us that one drop of water may not make an impact, but many drops of water have a tremendous force!
April 6th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Wonderful shots. Oh the power of nature! Thanks for the photos. Sally
April 6th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Wonderful pictures!!! You must have one of the higher $ digital cameras. I can see some of these as subjects for a quilt.
April 9th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Some of those photos are just pre-posterous! I can’t believe you were that close – or did you stand in the next county and just zoom in real close? Keep your head above water.