Jan 19th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
That Italian cruise ship disaster had me thinking of the sight of these massive ships here in Gloucester. It’s got me wondering why a local pilot wasn’t aboard being so close to the shore. The “Costa Concordia” is a similar ship in size as the “MS Euro…
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Jan 16th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Back in March, Susanne Altenburger the wife of the late prolific boat designer Phil Bolger started construction of a prototype patrol/landing craft for the US Navy. Unique in it’s design and construction this “green” vessel is modular built out of wood…
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Jan 13th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I didn’t plan on taking any photos this day but after running for an errand I made a swing along the shore line to see what the nasty windy rainy weather had in store. Always with my camera I couldn’t resist once I saw the waves. One of these days I’ll…
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Jan 12th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Anytime I’ve got time to go on a photo hunt I take on the average 50 pictures. Last September I had the privilege of being invited aboard the schooner “Ardelle” for a cruise in the harbor. During the cruise the topsail schooner “Lynx” arrived in Glouce…
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Jan 9th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Over the weekend I was going through my photo files and found images that at one time or another I asked my wife about. She hates when I stop her as she walks by the office and I say “check this out”. Sometimes she couldn’t care less but other times sh…
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Jan 5th, 2012 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Known locally as “Twin Lights” the 124′ towers built in 1771 are the last British built lighthouses. They are also the only operating twin lighthouses in America.No captions are included,I’ll let the images tell the story.
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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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