Sunday, January 8, 2012

A Transcendental Spirit

Sand Beach and Newport Cove Headland, Acadia National Park, Maine  © Doug Hickok


There are places in the great outdoors that exude an inspiring energy, a feeling of awe or wonderment or a transcendental spirit. For me such places are often ancient mountains, old forests and wild coastlines. These feelings are especially strong when the three ecosystems converge into one. Examples of this convergence in North America are the Big Sur of California, the wild coasts of Oregon and Washington state, and the Down East shores of Maritime Canada and Maine, such as the picture above from Acadia National Park.



"We are attracted by wilderness, the Otherness of it, the sense it is something inevitably outside of us."
Henry David Thoreau

23 comments:

  1. This is a beautiful shot, Doug. Happy New Year!

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  2. Magnificent beach and colors. I like this warm rocks under a beautiful blue sky

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  3. Seeing this shot makes me want to be there. Beautiful!
    Have a good Sunday Doug! ;-)

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  4. May be it seems a repetion but looking at your photos one cannot find but superlatives. Both subject and photo are great!

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  5. You've captured something of that energy and wonderment in your photo, Doug. Not often I disagree with the thoughts of HDT but I feel more a part of these landscapes than I do any others.

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  6. absolutely a magig place... perfect in its totality Doug

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  7. So beautiful landscape! Great shot.
    Have a nice day.

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  8. Wow, majestically beautiful landscape!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  9. Fantastic light and colors.....it's a nice place Doug.

    Greetings, Joop

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  10. A photo with wonderful colors!
    Greetings from Ioannina.

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  11. fantastic composition, love the pattern of the rocks

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  12. Extremely nice picture, I had never heard of this National Park before. It shows I am not traveling enough.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  13. acadia ranks second on my list of favorite places, right after appalachia in autumn! (the oregon coast is on this list, too, of course ... ;-))
    i'm tempted to say it's difficult NOT to take fine pictures here, but that would be unjust towards this excellent image! so i'll just say "excellent, wonderful, and full of the magic atmosphere of the place"!

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  14. Love this shot! Why don't you come enter it in my Weekly Top Shot meme? We're on Week #11 and I'd love to see you share with me! Here's this weeks' link: http://www.theviewfromrighthere.com/blog/?p=5812

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  15. been to Arcadia once ... loved it! excellent capture!

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  16. Gorgeous composition! Gorgeous light! Gorgeous colors!

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  17. this is a beautiful spot. would love to spend a sunday morning exploring the place

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  18. You've captured a delightful combination of elements in a nice simple shot...a real delight.

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  19. Beautiful convergence indeed and a lovely image of it--I have to agree that the experience can be so moving. I lose myself in these moments.

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  20. i've hit one of the three you've mentioned.. and i'd have to agree with you.. :) great catch here..

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