Maine has 65 lighthouses. Based on Robert Hitchman’s Newsletter and the internet, you can visit or see off-shore 17 of them. On this trip alone, we will photograph 11 of the 17. My three favorite are Portland Head Light, Bass Harbor Head, and Pemaquid Point.

Pemaquid is a bit off the beaten path as you need to drive down one of the many finger peninsulas in Maine from Interstate 1. It is a state park so there is a small entrance fee, but it has a large parking lot, picnic benches, a museum, and real bathrooms.

The “unique shot” here is to walked down to the rocky bench beneath the light house and shoot up using the rocks as leading lines. We were fortunate to be there near low tide, so there was plenty of room and the rocks were not so slick.

Finding a good puddle and getting really low will produce a nice reflection photo.