Jan 3rd, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I admit it….. I’m a sucker for sunsets! I headed over to Pirates Lane and decided to photograph indirect shots onto sunset lit objects. Then it was over to Eastern Point Breakwater with a stop at Niles Beach.Smith Cove”Traveler” at her berth.City Hal…
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Jan 1st, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
While I had my full of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” sung in every which way and local newspapers review the top stories of the year, I decided a month by month glimpse of Gloucester for 2011. Everyone here at Cape Ann Images(That’s me) wishes all of …
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Dec 29th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
With the wind kicking up I figured there would a pretty good surf going on. First a stop over to Bass Rocks and the surf was OK, nothing great but being high tide I did come away with a few good shots. Next it was over to Good Harbor Beach where a few …
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Dec 28th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I know I don’t and so far so good. It’s pretty to look at but I don’t mind keeping the snow blower and shovels in the shed. Here are images from January 2009.Birders flock to Eastern Point looking for a rare Arctic Ivory Gull. The first sighting in the…
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Dec 25th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
There goes Santa flying over Cape Ann! I managed to catch him early on over Gloucester then later over Rockport. Boy is he fast!Here he is over Gloucester.Then right after midnight over Rockport.
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Dec 23rd, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I headed over to Rocky Neck to set some sunset shots when looking towards town an interesting light caught my eye.I couldn’t be the sun because it just set and I was looking north west.It was below the cloud cover and no it wasn’t something on the lens…
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Dec 21st, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
You might think some of these could be Maine or Nova Scotia but it’s all right here on Cape Ann. I took a ride out to Gloucester’s village of Lanesville then over to Rockport.Lanes Cove shack.Lanes CoveSoon restoration will begin on this historic fish …
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Dec 19th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
The last few days the weather may be colder but overall we are still in a mild streak compared to last year. December 20, 2010Lobster Trap Christmas Tree 2011.12/20/10!Rear view 2011.Thank you to the lobstermen who donated traps for the tree.Joe Fitzge…
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Dec 17th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
It was pretty warm out at my house so I decided a late afternoon stroll along Wingaersheek Beach was in order. Located on the northwest mainland side of Gloucester, I should have known it would be much colder there due to the wind direction off the wat…
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Dec 16th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
A little look back on the past couple of summers. The way this Fall has been, I wonder if Summer is not that far off!On the bowsprit of the schooner “Thomas E. Lannon”.Busy Blynman Canal.Working on the net.”Little Sandra” and a giant!Coal ship “Nelvana…
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Dec 14th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Snow…A pain to shovel but pretty to look at. We’ve been lucky so far but we all know sooner or later we’ll have the white stuff to contend with. Let’s hope it’s later!”Phyllis A.” at Rocky Neck Marine Railways.Schooners at rest in Essex River.Rockpor…
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Dec 12th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I was planning to get over to the Lobster Trap Christmas Tree to capture this years version when I had truck problems. For some reason as soon as I got into my truck the alarm went off. This is unusual since I lost my remote and had no way of turning i…
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Dec 10th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
After moving to the revitalized Fishermen’s Wharf in June the Giacalone family on Wednesday began their new venture as “BASE Gloucester”. An auction house with ties to another large New England fishing port, New Bedford, Ma. Technology from businessmen…
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Dec 8th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
On 12/5 I posted one of my favorite images that I took during a snow storm 12/19/08 and suddenly on Facebook someone else is claiming credit for it! Back when I originally posted it on my blog on 12/19/08 I reduced the size by cropping. But back then I…
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Dec 7th, 2011 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Standing watch over the entrance of Gloucester’s inner harbor the Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory awaits her new life. The birth place of marine anti fouling paint is slowly in the process of becoming a marine research center. Ocean Alliance continues to…
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