I've been photographing at Hazard Rock in Narragansett for several years now. It's a great little spot just off the main road, that makes you feel like you're – almost – in the middle of nowhere. It can be particularly treacherous during storm swell and high surf. People have died off these rocks, so the bluffs are not to be taken lightly.
I went down during a low tide with some wave action to...
The summer started off in a whirlwind of sailing and art festivals, but one evening in particular I made time to visit the beach and watch for moonrise. I ended up at Hazard Rock in Narragansett, and without any preconceived notion of what to shoot I began setting up my tripod for some long exposures. I couldn't find any composition among the rocky shoreline that enthralled me, and opted to climb...
The hardest part of long exposure shooting is predicting the weather. I'm constantly looking at weather forecasts, watching the cloud cover on satellite maps, and hoping that when I drive half an hour south the sky will somewhat resemble what I'm seeing out my window at home. I prefer shooting sunsets compared to sunrise because you can watch the weather develop as the day progresses. Is that rain...
There was another impending snow storm and the forecast was for overcast skies and gray days. But I took my chances one evening with a break in the clouds before the storm's arrival, and headed down to Point Judith Lighthouse. I wanted something different than my lost shot at PJ light but the closer I got to the lighthouse, the more the shore had been burmmed up by the winter tides, leaving step...
