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The Photographer's Guide to the Maine Coast: Where to Find Perfect Shots and How to Take Them

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David Middleton and Bruce Morrison have created a very insightful guide to coastal Maine photographic "hot spots". I am a professional photographer based in Maine, and while I am quite familiar with most of the places mentioned in this book I was pleasantly surprised to find out about others I had overlooked or was not aware of. (I also have a few secret spots of my own that did not crop up in the book..thankfully... but that's what makes this fun - a guidebook is best put to use as a springboard for further exploration.)

Photographers who live in Maine or are planning to visit coastal Maine will find much to enjoy here. You couldn't ask for a better resource. Even non-photographer types would do well to mine the gems of this book for general sightseeing and hiking tips.
Middleton and Morrison put you smack dab in the middle of great photo opportunities. A bit of a warning here: after you get a copy of this book you will feel a sudden and intense urge to be out on the Maine coast with your camera.

PS - Middleton's guide to Vermont photo sites is excellent as well.

This is a good guidebook. It has enough detail/description to allow one to rationally select "likely sites" without being overpowering. However, there are an number of annoying editing errors present. (For example, every time the text reads "this place is 0.05 mile beyond that place", what's really meant is "0.5 mile". This is wrong in every place it's mentioned!)

We followed his book to the letter and a great book with valuable infomation. Would recommend this book for anyone traveling to Maine and who likes Lighthouses. Wonderful and helpful tips.

Considering my wife and I only spent 4 days visiting the coast of Maine we used this book so much that I would need to replace it if we made another trip. The maps and the directions were excellent. In addition to information on times of day to get the best photographs, tides, etc., there were tips on dining and side attractions. We highlighted, underlined and turned down page corners to the extent that the guide got pretty ragged. Pictures in the guide were excellent and intriguing. For anyone seriously interested in photography in Maine, this is a must-have guide book.

The book is largely novice photography help and locations. I bought another lighthouse book (The Lighthouse Book: New England) which had much more detail on the lighthouses, and turn by turn directions to get there.

I LOVE THIS BOOK! Before going to Maine, i ordered several books from photographers. This was by far, the most informed book I received. I wouldnt leave to go anywhere without it while on vacation.
The author describes about great places (and gives you directions) that arent on the normal tourist track. We tried to go to everyone of his suggestions while in that specific area. We wouldn't have seen half the special things if it wasn't for his book,

This book, the camera of your choice and a good GPS are all you need for a great photographer's vacation. A travel book and photo tip book all in one. Don't hesitate.

I found this to be a great help in capturing the sites on the Maine coast on our recent trip. I will keep it for future trips to this location. We will need to return since the Noreaster storms plagued our entire trip to the east coast. It rained every day we were there but our midwestern perseverance got us out to take many pictures recommended by the author.

Book has loads of information and beautiful pictures. I plan on using the suggestions during my trip to Maine.

My wife and I are planning our vacation to Maine for late Summer '06. We enjoyed the book, pictures, and suggestions for "great pictures."
We'll see how it goes!