New England Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Melrose
We stay with friends who moved to Melrose (near Boston) from abroad. The place offered stunning natural beauty during the peak of the autumn leaf season.
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Autumn
This is just around the corner from their house.
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Outdoor Bookstore
We visited Boston - the city that's meant to be the most European of all the US cities.
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Graveyard
The city centre sported many graveyards like this one. What's there not to like?
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Red
The people who moved here first were Puritans - a fairly religious folks. They build many churches. This one offered booths as opposed to more traditional benches.
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Hipster Food
Now, you hear about American food being ridiculously unhealthy, but here it was possible to find good, healthy stuff to eat. It wasn't cheap.
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Custom House Tower
This Greek Revival tower was added in early 1910s to what is known as Custom House District.
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No Skateboarding
Boston is located by the ocean.
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Lantern
Beautiful red wall.
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Courtyard
A tree in a courtyeard next to a church.
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Bricks
I liked the red brick buildings.
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Stairs
Those iconic emergency stairs.
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On the River
A floating platform in the river.
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Darkness
A man walking on the dark bottom of the river during low tide, or so I assumed.
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Warehouse
A warehouse building in the harbour.
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Crane
A rusty old crane next to a battleship.
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Salute
A man saluting upon hearing shots being fired from the sailing ship in the distance.
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Emergency
We never quite understood what these were.
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Pumpkins
Some people put more effort into their Halloween decorations, others less.
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White Mountains
Boston wasn't the place I was most keen of. I wanted to see the misty mountains of New England, to stay in motels, and to eat pancakes. That was my American Dream.
ISO 100, 4mm, f/2.6, 1/500s.
In a Motel
The motel proved to be somewhat rough, as the heating was coming on and off every ten minutes, essentially waking us up every time.
ISO 160, 42mm, f/2.8, 1/50s.
Road Trip
The woods around the White Mountain rewarded us with their beauty. This is the Northern tip of the Appalachians.
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Leaves
The further North you go and the higher up you go, the earlier the leaf peak comes.
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Mist
The sights are wonderful.
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Curve
Much was covered by fog as we drove across the mountains.
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Dzinman
Dzinman posing at one of the stops.
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Camper
A camper car.
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Private Property
There were plenty of private areas that we avoided for the fear of being shot.
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Crashed
By the road, there was this tree on which a motorcyclist had crashed. Parts of the motorycle were stil there, as a well as a model motorbike, broken sunglasses, and two crosses.
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Caramel Apple
We visited my friend
Bianca, who remembered various American desserts I wanted to try (while I had mostly forgotten). These are caramel apples.
ISO 100, 36mm, f/2.8, 1/125s.
Covered Bridge
One of my top places to visit were the so called covered bridges. Bianca says, only old people are interested in those.
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Tunnel Vision
I remembered them from Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit (which proves her point).
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Alec Soth
We took an Alec Soth-inspired photo.
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By the Cemetery
I found the architecture of New England so charming.
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Diner by the Road
And we stopped by the road to eat pancakes at places like this. My dream came true.
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Von Tropp
We visited the Von Tropp lodge, made famous (?) by the Sound of Music film.
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Lonesome
I liked this cabin more.
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Stowe
Stowe is number one visited city in Vermont, the liberal state.
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River
According to Bianca, people are so polite here that they cause confusion as drivers.
ISO 100, 24mm, f/8.0, 1/160s.
Up on the Hill
This house was perched on the hill, and they sold organic products inside.
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Six Witches
We would stop by the road for me to take photos of Halloween decorations.
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Pumpkins
Pumpkins next to an abandoned warehouse.
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Abandoned
This looked really messy, like a murder site.
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On the Highway
The roads were great, although some exits off the highway had surprising design, to say the least.
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By the Tracks
A house by the railway.
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Railway Bridge
A railway bridge we walked across.
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Trail
We pulled over to discover this lovely site.
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Among the Leaves
There was something magical about the leaves. Of course you see those in various countries being red and yellow like this, but the scale here...
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Rock
Everything was either yellow or grey.
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Petrol Station
We pumped up our petrol and moved on.
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Marshes
Dramatic marshes in New England.
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Autumn Colours
Autumn foliage.
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Portland
We visited Portland, and it made no particular impression on us.
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By the Sea
I ordered flatbread thinking it was some sort of artisan meal. It was just pizza.
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Lighthouse
This is a lighthouse near Portland.
ISO 100, 24mm, f/5.0, 1/400s.
Clouds
The clouds swallowing the land area.
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Abandoned?
Another X-Files-like setting.
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Beyond the Grave
I saw this graveyard from the car, and we had to stop here.
ISO 100, 70mm, f/7.1, 1/80s.
Halloween
Some people do not hold back for Halloween.
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RIP
Requiescat In Pace.
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Scale
This public toilet came with a scale, in case one were to wonder if they lost any significant weight after using the loo.
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Clown
Clown behind the wheel.
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Kennebunkport
The lovely town of Kennebunkport. They sold George H.W. Bush fridge magnets here!
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Twilight
The town was expensive, and only wealthy pensioners seemed to live there.
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Evening
The shops sported art galleries.
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Haunted House
This house reminded me of the Windows 98 haunted house screensaver.
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Haunted House
Skeleton pumpkin.
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Isle
An isle with a lighthouse.
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Blair Witches Project
I asked the girls to look creepy.
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Portsmouth
Old houses in Portsmouth.
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Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko Street.
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Seven Gable House
The House of the Seven Gables.
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Salem Victim
A memorial dedicated to the Salem Witchhunt victims.
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Sid Haig
Salem had loads of spiritual and whatnot shops. I bought a shrunked head here.
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Salem Lights
Dzinman admiring the lights in front of one of the museums.
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Salem House
Your typical house in Salem.
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Rockport
The lovely town of Rockport.
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Red Barn
The red barn here is meant to be well-known.
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Church
It was a pleasure to fly here.
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Simple Houses
Once again, the houses were simple and neat.
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Touristy
We were offered a lobster starter for $50.
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Concord
In our friends' car, we drove to Concord, MA, where the American Revolution began.
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Pumpkin
There was a lovely cemetery here.
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Welsh Terrier
We took their dog, too!
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Hut
The Battle of Concord took place here.
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Goodbye New England
This was our last evening before we got up at 4 AM to fly back home.
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