We had a run to three days last week when the temperatures were over 95 degrees. That is unusual weather for Kennebunk and Southern Maine…so unusual that most year-round folks, like us, do not have air conditioning. We are Mainers. We suffer through the few days each summer when we need air conditioning using window fans…taking drives in our air conditioned cars…and, of course, sneaking down to the beach when we can find parking. That generally means later in the day, in our long summer evenings. This day, the one in the pic above, the temperature was still over 100 degrees at 5PM, and there was little relief at the beach. You see a few people, in absolute desperation, out in the water. (Average summer water temperatures in the ocean off Maine beaches are between 50 and 60 degrees…and that is cold!)

I like this shot for the bright yellow slide framing the sky blue umbrella, and the general atmosphere, and the next one for the color.

Around the corner, a evening and a bit later, about 7:30PM, on Gooch’s Beach. Still in the upper 90s. Notice that the surfers are all in wet-suits.

And we will finish off with a sweep panorama of the whole beach. View it large by clicking on the image. (It is a sweep panorama, done in camera, not a stitched panorama made from individual exposures, so the resolution is not what you would expect from a stitch job…but is certainly is a lot easier 🙂

Nikon Coolpix P500. Processed for Clarity and Sharpness in Lightroom.