Pumpkin Fest 2011 Damariscotta, Maine

Posted on October 9, 2011

This year the Damariscotta Pumpkin Fest happened to be on my birthday.  Well, at least one of the days landed on “my day” but the Pumpkin Fest spans several days around Columbus Day weekend.  It felt like summer, with temperatures reaching 81 degrees!  I decided I was going to focus on street photography rather than taking photos of every single carved and painted pumpkin as I have done in the past.  I did take some pumpkin shots, but since I had my 85mm lens on and there were hundreds of people milling around, I wasn’t able to get in very close.  But that’s okay, I’m pleased with the outcome.

I’ll start with the Pumpkin shots.

And here is a child pumpkin, which I thought was sooo cute!

My favorite part of this event is the children and adults dressed up or just the expressions on their faces as they wait for the parade to begin or while they are watching the parade.  Of course, those in the parade are also fun to see.

2009 Pumpkin Fest – Damariscotta, Maine

Posted on October 11, 2009

I absolutely love this time of year, but to have the day as glorious as this in terms of weather and brilliant foliage AND to have the Damariscotta, Maine Pumpkin Fest happening at the same time was truly a feast for the eyes!  I’m just going to put up a small sampling of the photographs I took during the festival, but you can find the rest of them in the  GALLERIES. There are 2 galleries – one for color images and one for sepia.

You will notice that I converted some of these images into a sepia tone, and you may be wondering why would I do that considering the lovely Autumn colors.  My reason is purely for arts’ sake.  I personally love how the conversion removes the distraction of color, which allows the true meaning of the image to come through more clearly.

For those of you lucky enough to attend, you will get a chance to see how I experienced the festival.  And for those of you who were unable because of distance or other engagements, well, I just hope you will enjoy my view!

Can you imagine creating something like this?!

Love the concentration here and look at that baby!

Advertising for Halloween Costume Ball  at the 1812 Farm in Bristol, Maine

One of the many great places to eat in Damariscotta.

Don Carrigan’s cat “Togus.”  Yes, there was a parade!