Sun sets over Hatchetts Point in Old Lyme as fishermen head in for the night. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant
Whether you’re looking for beach scenes, sunsets, wildlife or the many ways people recreate on the water, Long Island Sound offers a wealth of material for photographs. This summer, make sure to take your camera when you head to the shore and look for photos to help Connecticut Sea Grant celebrate a significant milestone. Send your favorites to our 30th anniversary photo contest. Winners will be published in the Fall-Winter 2018 issue of Wrack Lines, our biannual magazine. Details about the contest can be found here.
Here are a few of the photos we’ve found so far this summer to spark your interest in capturing your own images:
David Hill, center, plays with his three-year-old daughter Makenna, as Jackie Ruiz, right, and her 12-year-old son Jaiden Fretyes look on. The foursome, from the Springfield, Mass., area, spent a sunny July afternoon at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea GrantA snowy egret stands in the marsh at Bluff Point State Park in Groton. Nancy Balcom / Connecticut Sea GrantWillets wade in the marsh at high tide at Bluff Point State Park in Groton. Nancy Balcom / Connecticut Sea GrantCormorants gather on a channel marker in Norwalk harbor. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea GrantKayakers and a power boat pass the deactivated Manresa Island coal plant in Norwalk harbor. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea GrantAndre Craig of New Haven unhooks a porgy he caught off the pier at Fort Hale Park at the mouth of the Quinnipiac River on the city’s east side. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea GrantA spearfisherman readies his gear before diving in the waters off UConn Avery Point in Groton on July 19. Judy Benson / Connecticut Sea Grant
