If you’ve ever wanted to visit Portland, Maine, you don’t want to miss Back Cove Trail. It’s a sight in itself, and a place that can easily be taken for granted of, if you live here…like me.
It was the 25th, a.k.a Memorial Day, and I didn’t notice anything to signify the day in particular, besides the fact that it was a national holiday and stores were closed.
For the view at Back Cove, I’d need a better lens aperture—or whatever the term—to actually present what I see with my own two eyes in one piece. No matter how I step backward, I can’t get a wide-range view. At least there’s a panorama feature…

Okay, so there’s a delay in the panorama-taking process, that I should’ve started further to the left. But no photog begins and ends with just one image! 🙂
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The dandelion in the long driveway may have passed its peak.
But the ones at Back Cove are standing out.

The chlorophyll was so vibrant, so much green…


Unfortunately, HDR isn’t good for normal light. Notice the “halo” around the lamp post…
And no collection of photos would be complete without some trash. Can you find the cigarette butt?
Start Here? No, I’m afraid I’m leaving.
The camera software apparently won’t retain all 8 megapixels when compressing, but the resulting resolution is enough to read the Back Cove Trail welcome sign (yes, I took a photo of it)… I’m not putting the image up, though. These images may attract tourists… $$$ …but I still don’t want to get sued. At least the legible license plates are no longer legible…
Having left, the drive home…
And if the guy who snapped that intersection pic I put up a while back (the one where I blurred the license plates), I could always use this…

No photos of the detour that occurred after this point…
…HDR is great, however, for motion-blur photography given the high exposure time.
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Well, that veered off course. …Have a good afternoon. Or night. From Maine. Good night.
The photography lingo is Greek to me, so I will just say nice pictures. I’ve been to Maine, and it is one of the most beautiful places.
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This was really fun. I feel like I was along on your adventure (!) BTW, one of my Bros (Doug, the youngest, for whom I was a ‘B-Team Mom’), lives in Auburn. Wonder if he knows about this trail?
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It’s a huge public space…can’t miss it…doesn’t necessarily mean everyone could identify it… The photos don’t do the cove justice. …You could ask him, ya know.
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My stepdad has a condo at Old Orchard Beach, so we’ve been to Portland several times (mostly when it’s been too rainy for the beach). But I’ve never visited Back Cove Trail. Looks like I’ve missed out. Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll keep it in mind for next time.
And thanks for the share on Twitter. Much appreciated!
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Been to Old Orchard Beach too, here. …Dense with people. Amusement park… #introvertWin, perhaps?
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Yes, the pier can get pretty crowded for an introvert! But a slice of pizza helps ease the pain. Followed by a DQ Blizzard. 😉
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Beautiful. The last 2 are something…you could play with them for some real art. =)
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The recycle bin photo for a moment I did flip vertically and turn the grass red… but instead I adjusted the color rotation the other way and found the colors looked better…accidental improvement after deliberate error.
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