Tag Archives: Chasm Brook Bridge

Chasm Brook Bridge Light Painting

Posted on by

This bridge shoot was filled with firsts. It was the first time Brenda baked a previous snack, lemon squares. The first time we had a newspaper reporter to write about the story. Dick said he had so much fun that he’d be back again to help us light paint. The first time I told someone about the project at 8:00 pm the previous evening and Brian showed up the next day ready to light paint. The first time someone came with a camp stove and jug of apple cider, ready to serve hot apple cider after the shoot – thanks Sean! I am still amazed with the positive community sprit surrounding this project.

After the 2.5 mile hike in, the furthest hike for a bridge, I explained the setup for the shoot to Brenda – she was away during the scouting mission. I had scouted the bridge about three weeks ago and I forgot where I wanted to place my camera. It took me a few minutes to find the spot. As I was setting up my gear, folks would lean over the bridge and say hi to me – that was fun, I kept seeing more and more familiar faces.

Here’s the pre-shot. Chasm Brook Bridge Pre-Shot

After most folks climbed down into the chasm and streamed past me getting into position and a bit of waiting for the blue light of dusk, here’s the shot we got.

 

Chasm Brook Bridge Light Painting Acadia National Park

Yet again we broke the record for the most people at a bridge shoot. We had 28 light painters for the event, including 5 new folks.

Chasm Brook Bridge Light Painters

Afterward we enjoyed Brenda’s baked lemon squares and hot apple cider heated and served by Sean. Oliva won the raffle.  As I understood it, her parents were more excited about winning the raffle than she was about all the attention focused towards her.

 

Dual Bridge Scouting

Posted on by

Tom, Marguerite, and I decided to scout two bridges in one afternoon. We wanted to see Deer Brook Bridge and Chasm Brook Bridge. There’s no safe approach for either of these bridges with snow on the ground. We need to fit them into the rotation before the snow falls.  We’re saving easy drive-up and shoot bridges (Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond Road, Duck Brook and even Stanley Brook) for the snow.

The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed our hike and bridge scouting. We all took plenty of photos too. There was a heavy rainfall over the past couple of days, giving us opportunities to shoot waterfalls. After 1.2 miles we arrived at Deer Brook Bridge and I determined the best position for the camera. I must haven taken 30 shots and about 5 different angles / locations.  I finally settled on what I think captures the unique features of this bridge. I left thinking we’re gonna need lots of folks – this will be the first attempt at shooting a double arched bridge. I hope we can hide the people and light the underside of both arches.

We continued on to Chasm Brook Bridge as Tom announced, “It’s about the same distance we’ve already hiked.”  Basically, we were halfway there. So another 1.2 miles and more stops to take pictures along the way. When we arrived, both Tom and I hiked up to the waterfalls and snapped a few shots. Here’s the one I took.

The first place my tripod landed to shoot the bridge was the location to capture the image.  Snapped a couple of shots, showed Tom and packed up to head home. It was about six hours from start to finish – boy, I’m a slow walker. On a personal note, I came up with a new configuration for holding my camera and tripod in my backpack. It’s a more efficient way to pack and unpack the gear. I was considering a new backpack – for now, I’ll give this a try and see how it works out.