So as many of you know, Newport is one of my absolute favorite places, period.


The view from the Marble House property.


Chinese Tea House at Marble House where Leah and I got engaged.


The Elms Garden






Back of the Elms


The Mooring where we ate lunch, One of my fav. restaurants period.


Details around the Breakers Property.

Here are some of my shots from the trip to visit Ben and Nikki.












Where we met Ben and Nikki for dinner, If your ever in the area, this place is a must for Dinner!


^ Lunch this Saturday for those of you going on the shoot day!

The Bridge shot is mine!

I have soooo many shots of the bridge from that same spot.... That's from the goat island bridge, or at least the little pullout right before you get there. Here's where I took mine.









that used to be on my way home (I drove over that bridge every day for 3 years)... Well the bridge was, I had to detour ~2 minutes to get to where I'd shoot from, but that's why I have so many shots from there...

Anyway, once in town, drive down thames and take a right to get to here.
for this shot:


then do ocean drive out to Castle Hill for this guy (you can drive right in to what is a restaurant. Park and walk south, away from the building):

(I cheated and went by boat )

and out to Brenton Point for this one:


I grew up in Jamestown (the other side of the bridge) was married in Newport, and my wife is from Portsmouth (the north end of the island). We also lived in Newport for the first 2.5 years we were married, and I keep my boat there in the summer, so I'm down there all the damn time. FYI, the bridge is a $2 toll, or 11 tokens/$10. They're getting easy pass in 2009 though. Ask me anything you want to know. If I don't know it, Matt will, or I can easily find out. The restaurant Matt showed you is the Brick Alley Pub. Have the Lobster Bisque.

^ Thanks Ben, Now I have a bunch of Bridge shots to choose from. Im torn between the first 3... hmmmm


Actually... a 3 photo frame, from left to right #2, #3, #1 would be awesome! What print sizes work best for those?

Whatever fits where you're putting them...
And there are more on my site BTW:
www.benjacobsenphoto.com

still deciding... we are thinking on doing NSOP members wall on the first set of stairs up to the living room. The living room is NE seaside themed...which we have alot of space, im just picky on symmetry.

are they still using tokens? I've got tons of them in my tool box, and a roll in my car.

yes
Easy pass will be ready sometime in 2009...

2009 will not come soon enough!!!

Yeah, that will be much better.

a few from the cliffwalk from years ago
sorry forthe size.

I like that second shot Meg.

thanks!! i haveeeee to go back, that was shot before i knew much about photography except what felt natural to me, and on "black and white" color film, that was processed&printed for me at cvs.


so yes, i know i can make that better. haha

couple more from yesterday.

Some from this past weekend's trip with Matt and Leah... mostly from the cliffwalk.











Fun times, even in the crappy weather!

^ haha, I love how in that 2nd picture you can see Hanna and my jackets :-)

Originally Posted by Markitos

Fun times, even in the crappy weather!

welcome to NE in the winter/spring...

Nice shots Mark, did you guys walk the whole thing?

there are better restaurants in newport than Brick Alley

















*cowers in fear*

Originally Posted by dangerwoman

*cowers in fear*

suggestions?

even with my connection I don't care what you say about BAP. It's a good restaurant, but it is pretty pricey. Where do you like to go?

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

suggestions?

even with my connection I don't care what you say about BAP. It's a good restaurant, but it is pretty pricey. Where do you like to go?

if my moms paying, i like the black pearl
if not, i eat at garys handy lunch

haha BAP is a good restaurant i was just saying its not the best
connections?

Originally Posted by DotGrl03

2009 will not come soon enough!!!

Of course, that depends much on ones age, does it not?

Don

Newport has no shortage of very good restaurants to go along with the spectacular views. It also has the highest proportion of BYOB's in the State of RI. The significance of this is that with an average restaurant markup of 300% of cost, you are left with more money for new gear!

Originally Posted by Trees of My Time

It also has the highest proportion of BYOB's in the State of RI.

Yep. When my wife and I first got married that was the only way we could afford to go out. I can't remember the name of the place but it was on broadway just before the police station. It was also right next to a liquor store. Their food was cheap (think dinner for 2 for $10~$15) and great. We walk down, grab a 6er and go in. They were supposed to have an "opening" charge, but the easy way around that is we were always sure to leave what we didn't drink. They always remembered us, we'd get killer service and they were super nice.

I LOVE BYOB restaurants.

FYI the reason they have them is because there is a set # of liquor licenses for the town. They're "sold out" but people still want to open restaurants. So they start as BYOB and try to earn the license. It's a waiting list ordeal. A few places will stay BYOB because they know a lot of people like it, but most eventually get a license.

^ That doesn't just sound like a good BYOB restaurant--it sounds like a good restaurant, period.

yeah, that too.

Originally Posted by Trees of My Time

Of course, that depends much on ones age, does it not?

Don

I'll be OLD in 2009... Almost as old as Ben

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

Yep. When my wife and I first got married that was the only way we could afford to go out. I can't remember the name of the place but it was on broadway just before the police station. It was also right next to a liquor store. Their food was cheap (think dinner for 2 for $10~$15) and great. We walk down, grab a 6er and go in. They were supposed to have an "opening" charge, but the easy way around that is we were always sure to leave what we didn't drink. They always remembered us, we'd get killer service and they were super nice.

I LOVE BYOB restaurants.

FYI the reason they have them is because there is a set # of liquor licenses for the town. They're "sold out" but people still want to open restaurants. So they start as BYOB and try to earn the license. It's a waiting list ordeal. A few places will stay BYOB because they know a lot of people like it, but most eventually get a license.

We will be at Sparks tonight (Broadway). Great food, small and BYOB. What else is there? http://www.sparkrestaurantandcatering.com

Originally Posted by DotGrl03

I'll be OLD in 2009... Almost as old as Ben

Hell, I am old now, so worse off in 2009! It DOES NOT get any better!

Rocco's was the place we used to go:
http://roccosnewport.info/
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...04334&t=h&z=18

I like the Coddington Brew Pub brews.

http://www.coddbrew.com/

--kC
(oh, and hi!)

Ill be down there again tomorrow for some Bisquey Business!

i love newport!
the the cliff walk is superb.
some of my photo's from newport
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I have a 3-day weekend coming up... hmmm, roadtrip?

nice!

HDR or just a weird mask on the lighthouse?

^ was playing a bit with LR2s editing features today, mainly the selective exposure settings. Very happy with the results.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, and Awesome... makes me miss living in Mass and taking weekends off to RI.