4/1/2011: Coulda Fooled Me

So, okay, the title has nothing much to do with the image, but, given the date, I could not resist. I have photographed this display in other seasons, but in the harsh light of early spring in Southern Maine, it has a particular vividness…somewhat emphasized in processing. These are, of course, lobster pot (trap) buoys or floats, which Lobstermen worldwide have used since the dawn of lobstering (or maybe just after…along about when there were two boats in the water) to distinguish one man’s trap from another’s (and, of course, to keep the rope on the surface). They are displayed on the stair leading up to entrance to the Ramp Bar and Grill at the Pier 77 Restaurant in Cape Porpoise Maine.

Canon SX20IS at about 250mm equivalent field of view, f5.0 @ 1/500th @ ISO 80, Landscape Mode.

Processed in Lightroom for more than usual intensity and clarity.

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