For a starburst effect, place a fine wire screen close to the lens. Intensify colors and darken the sky with a polarizing filter. When shooting sunset photographs, allow enough time to arrive at your location before the sun drops beneath the horizon and color floods the sky. In summer, join a sunset photo walk to explore the rich colors and dazzling contrasts of picture-taking at day's end. Whatever you do, don't be put off by fog or overcast skies.
Fog imparts a lus hpainterly quality to pictures of lobster boats and sailboats.
Just be sure your subjects are close enough to show up in your picture. Take advantage of the soft, diffuse lighting of overcast days to photograph the park's wildflowers and carriage path bridges. The zoom should have at least a mild wide-angle capability to make the most of coastline scenic views. A telephoto or zoom lens that extends to 200 mm will help picture whales from boats. A 135 to 200 mm telephoto lens will help make the most of sunsets on Cadillac Mountain.