Northen Mockingbird Feeding
Northern Mocking feeding at sunset. Photographed along the Androscoggin River in Auburn, Maine. Camera: Olympus E3 with 50-200mm Zuiko SWD f2.8 ( 1/16000 @ f3.5 - iso 200)
The Shoe
Shoe and Cobblestones by Bob Orsillo
Fog and Trains South Portland Maine
Buy Now Fogy November in the South Portland, Maine Train Yard. Copyright © 2008 Bob Orsillo A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track (permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway. Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Most modern trains →
Skateboarders on the State Pier
Copyright (c) 2008 Bob Orsillo From Wikipedia The United States Marine Corps tested the usefulness of commercial off-the-shelf skateboards during urban combat military exercises inthe late 1990s in a program called Urban Warrior '99. Their special purpose was "for maneuvering inside buildings in order to detect trip wires and sniper fire". Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to a skateboarder or a skater. Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a →
After The Show
Photograph Copyright (c) 2008 Bob Orsillo All Rights Reserved Bonnie and her friend leave the Portland Civic Center after the last performance of the day.
Elephants in Portland
Photograph copyright(c) 2008 Bob Orsillo Judging by the ears and face marking I am going to guess these are Asian Elephants( Indian Elephants.) Visit this great web site - Center for Elephant Conservation From Wikipedia: The world population of Asian elephants – also called Indian Elephants – is estimated to be around 60,000, about a tenth of the number of African elephants. More →
The Mind Gift Shop Portland Maine
"The Mind" From the Portland At Dusk Series. Copyright© 2008 Bob Orsillo
Lightning and the Time Temperature Building
August rain and few lightning bolts. View of the Time & Temperature Building from Commercial Street in Portland, Maine. Photograph by Bob Orsillo - Copyright ©2008 Bob Orsillo
Seagull Drama
Seagull Drama. When seagulls are not forcing you to wear a hat or covering your car with white stuff, they like to eat, but their favorite pass-time is fighting over food. This one must taste better than the many others laying on the ground to the right. Copyright © Bob Orsillo
Seagull on a park bench
Photographing people photographing seagulls on a park bench. Seagulls enjoy a sunny park bench as much as the rest of us do. Copyright © 2008 Bob Orsillo So what is a Seagull anyway? According to Wikipedia it is .... Gulls (often informally Seagulls) are birds in the familyLaridae. They are most closely related to the terns (familySternidae) and only distantly related to auks, andskimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Most gullsbelong to the large genus Larus. They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey orwhite, often with black markings on the head or wings.They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls.They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at →
Back At 4:15 – Lobster Shack Solarized Photograph
Back at 4:15 is a darkroom solarized photograph of a Lobster Shack in York Maine. Photographed in the 90's on Agfa 400 film by Bob Orsillo. Copyright (c) Bob Orsillo
The Window Washer – Portland, Maine
The Window Washer - Copyright © Bob Orsillo
Irish Angel of Portland
Irish Angel of Portland - Copyright (c) Bob Orsillo Come away, O human child: To the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. William Butler Yeats “May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.”
Custom House Portland Maine
Custom House - Copyright (c) Bob Orsillo
Portland Fog
Old Port Morning Fog, A photograph by Bob Orsillo Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like →
Miniature Rail Road Portland Maine
Copyright (c) Bob Orsillo
Fish Lollypops
Fish Lollypops (c) Copyright Bob Orsillo
On the Wharf Portland Maine
"Ships that pass in the night and speak each other in passing; Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and a silence." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Barn Cat – Wharf Cat – City Cat
City Cat © Bob Orsillo From barn cat, to wharf cat, to city cat to old cat, what a long strange life it has been.
Eastland Building Portland Maine
Eastland Building photographed from Old Port © Bob Orsillo And that inverted Bowl we call The Sky, Whereunder crawling coop’t we live and die, Lift not thy hands to It for help—for It Rolls impotently on as Thou or I. Omar Khayyám (11–12th century), Persian astronomer, poet. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, st. 52 (tr. by Edward Fitzgerald, 1859).
Swiss Time
Swiss Time Portland Maine © Bob Orsillo Will Rogers: Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
Time and Temperature Building Portland Maine
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived. played by Patrick Stewart, from the film "Star Trek: Generations"
Nautical Memories
Old Sailors Cap - Portland Maine © Bob Orsillo "Ships that pass in the night and speak each other in passing; Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and a silence." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Cape Porpoise Peir, Maine
Late afternoon Cape Porpoise Maine © Bob Orsillo And that inverted Bowl we call The Sky, Whereunder crawling coop’t we live and die, Lift not thy hands to It for help—for It Rolls impotently on as Thou or I. Omar Khayyám (11–12th century), Persian astronomer, poet. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, st. 52 (tr. by Edward Fitzgerald, 1859).
