Photographers tend to be solitary beasts. They roam around with their cameras, in their bubble, looking for the moment to freeze. I went on a KelbyOne photo walk this past weekend. Although it was a group of 30+ photographers navigating … Continue reading Photographer Bubbles
I’ve been working on refining my time-lapse work. Time-lapse can be a challenge to shoot, especially at night when various transient elements can blow your exposure out of the water and ultimately mess up the works. I was shooting a … Continue reading Tripping the Clouds Fantastic
I look for serenity. More often than not it is transient and short lived. I had the pleasure of shooting this old farm located southwest of Boston. Serenity should be its name, although it is called Foxfire Farm. #farm #nikon … Continue reading Serenity
There are a couple of botanical gardens near Acadia National Park that I had the joy of visiting. They are a feast for the eye and soul. So serene. So lush. These are infrared photographs. For me, IR brings out the … Continue reading Botanical Garden in Infra-red
The Milky Way stalking is full on. I have reached the point where the well documented dos-and-don’ts of Milky Way photography have been ditched. “Only shoot during moonless nights”. Nope. “Only shoot during clear skies.” Negatory. In these images, the … Continue reading Milky Way – My Way.
In New England, the season for seeing the Milky Way (for non-nocturnals anyway) begins around May. It is visible year round but it is (way) past my bed time until late spring. From May to October the elusive Milky Way … Continue reading Dawn of Milky Way
More stalking of lighthouses. This time, it is the Nubble Light in York, Maine. It sits on an island… close but still out of reach. The location is epic lighthouse-land. Surrounded by ancient ledge and pounded by the Atlantic Ocean. … Continue reading Love Affair with Lighthouses…
Well, sort of… These images are all long exposures – a minimum of 30 seconds. Although the sky was bright, dropping the ISO low and using stacked neutral density filters gave sunset a sublime feel. They were taken during sunset … Continue reading Compressing Time
I often wonder what criteria defines a plant to be a “weed”. The word itself evokes distaste and for many, the desire to eradicate this allegedly offending plant. I sometimes see a field of dandelions and I don’t see “weeds”, … Continue reading In the Eyes of the Beholder
I had the pleasure of visiting an old farm located southwest of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a sprawling, beautiful oasis with barns, creeks, and rolling land. These infrared images were shot with a converted Nikon D80. Continue reading Old Farmhouse in Infra-red
