It was one of those days that just worked out perfectly. I finished my work early. I took a look at the tide charts, the weather forecast, and the lunar calendar. Everything aligned just right for a sunset/moonrise shoot with a slack tide. So I made my way down to Charlestown Quononchotaug Beach, QEBA actually (Quonnie East Beach Assoc) where there was easy access to a quiet beach and some great...
I haven't been to Rome Point in quite a while. I actually think my last photographic visit was several years ago when I went shooting for my Large Format Photography class.
This was one of the first really nice warm days of spring and I was so happy to get outside and enjoy the sun and warm air! I managed to finish up all my other tasks for the day and pack up my camera bag about an hour and a...
I was doing some work in my archives and image catalogs, and I came across some great shots from a day out on the water last summer. I was heading back from the South County 12 Meter Regatta off of Narragansett Beach in late summer and snapped a couple of shots of Plum Beach Light! I remember when Friends of Plum Beach Lighthousestarted fundraising to give this light a facelift in 2003. Details...
Another trip to Green Hill, except this time my jaw dropped when I came over the sand dune to see the beach. Everything was eroded. I know winter erosion happens, sands shift, and beaches become steep, but I was here a month or so ago and it didn't look anything like this! The sloping beach was replaced by a steep decline. Waves were no longer breaking parallel to the beach but at all sorts of odd...
I recently attended a seminar by photographer Jennifer Wu, landscape and astral photographer from Sacramento. And I was inspired! I have always admired night photography, and with my new found comfort with long exposure I figured now is as good a time as any to go and give it a whirl. I had tried casually a couple times before, but this time I did my research about the moonrise, the weather,...
