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A Foggy Morning in Jamestown

April 16, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin
The Newport Bridge from Jamestown

Yesterday morning Jim invited me to go down to Jamestown and we left around 10:30 AM. After the rain we had, the morning was a bit chilly and the water was foggy. As we drove over the Jamestown Bridge I could see the fog covering some parts of the vista and towards the end, as we neared the Newport Bridge the fog was hiding the tops of its towers.

Jamestown is a quaint town on one of the large islands in Narragansett Bay, Conanicut Island. It is connected to the mainland via the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and to Newport via the Newport Pell Bridge. It has largely maintained its quaint atmosphere by adhering to rules for building, construction, and business operations allowed. It is a popular tourist destination in summer and has a resident population of about 5,500. The famous town of Newport is also on an island, Aquidneck Island. Other than these two large islands, Rhode Island has many other small ones scattered in the bay. That is the reason for such a small state like Rhode Island, 37 miles wide and 48 miles long has a shoreline of 384 miles!

When in Jamestown, we stopped at a boatyard with quite a few boats on jacks and walked around a bit. The other side was hard to see because of the fog. As we spent time there taking photographs, the fog started to lift and the blue sky started to show. A man we met there, possibly the owner of the boatyard told us that he had heard from some offshore fishermen that there was an earthquake under water. We did not feel anything on land, of course.

Newport Pell Bridge

We drove around, made a brief stop at Beavertail Lighthouse, and a couple of other places before arriving at the East Ferry Deli. It is a favorite lunch spot with excellent sandwiches and a great view of the Newport Bridge. After a quick lunch, we walked down to the pier where I took the series of photographs for the panorama view of the bridge. The final stitched image is a whopping 150-megapixel image! While at the pier, I found interesting subjects looking down, one under the rippling water, one of a few colorful lids on the ground, one in a small pool of water, and I will sit on the other! By this time the weather had cleared but left interesting cloud structures behind the bridge.

Come, see parts of Jamestown with me.

Masts in the water
Masts in the air
Wintering
Boat abstract
Foggy morning
Foggy morning
Boatyard abstract
Boatyard
Boatyard
Boatyard
Delicate balance
Up or down
Excellent sandwiches
Newport Bridge
Between walking and swimming!
Don't forget to look down, 1
Don't forget to look down, 2
Don't forget to look down, 3
Don't forget to look down, 4
Head in the sky, don't forget to look up

Category: Landscape, Photography, Rhode IslandTag: Photography, Rhode Island

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  1. Sal

    April 16, 2019 at 10:14 pm

    Great series Cemal! I love the ‘minimalist’ shots the most! Hopefully it was a warm enough day for you!

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      April 16, 2019 at 10:35 pm

      Thanks, Sal. It was a bit chilly in the boatyard but as the sun started showing its face, it got warmer. I am a fair weather photographer!

      Cemal

  2. Haluk Atamal

    April 17, 2019 at 12:32 am

    Very nice photographs, Cemal. Thanks for sharing them – also the information.
    As Sal mentions above, the minimalist shots are great.
    Take care and best regard,
    Haluk

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      April 17, 2019 at 8:31 am

      Haluk, thank you for not breaking your pattern and your supporting comment. You would probably enjoy Jamestown.

      Take care, and hello all around,

      Cemal

  3. İsmail Ozgoren

    April 17, 2019 at 1:00 am

    Hi Cemal, thanks for very nice photoes and detailed info about the island. Take care.
    Ismail Ozgoren

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      April 17, 2019 at 8:30 am

      Ismail, very good to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by. How are things in Adana, if you are still there?
      Take care, greetings to all,

      Cemal

      • İsmail Ozgoren

        April 18, 2019 at 7:25 am

        Dear Cemal, everything is fine at our end. Now, I am a grandfather with 3 grandsons but still very active in international oil trading. We live in Mersin but in close contact with Adana.
        Wish you best of all to you and the family.

        • A. Cemal Ekin

          April 18, 2019 at 10:31 am

          Enjoy the grandsons, are they as wild as their father I recall from his childhood?
          All the best to you all,

          Cemal

  4. Don Coxe

    April 17, 2019 at 9:58 am

    Great shots of Jamestown. They make me want to go there right now!
    Like Sal, I was most drawn to the simple, graphical images.

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      April 17, 2019 at 10:06 am

      Hi Don, there are many things in these pictures that would appeal to you. I bet you are counting the days when you can furl your sail in the bay and beyond. Those “minor” details appeal to me and most photographers ignore them. I am glad there is a consensus building!

      Talk to you soon,

      Cemal

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