There are recurring thrills every summer: fireworks on the 4th, warm ocean waters, hot sandy beaches, ice cream truck jingles, a cool Del's lemonade... And for sailors it's the start of summer racing series. From the PHRF series hosted out of multiple yacht clubs to One Design races hosted by local fleets, there's always somewhere to race every week during the summer months. Beer and smiles are...
This was my second year covering this event, and while I was unable to get on the water for the first day of races (due to the Sail Newport Youth Challenge) I was able to go out on Sunday. The wind was flukey, the breeze was fairly light, but it was still terrific to see all the one-design boats competing so close to home! There were several returning faces and both the laser fleet and F18 fleet...
As a continuation of my attempts at a new kind of water panning, I made visits to the Narragansett Beach and Quonnie's East Beach recently to try and practice the art of incorporating motion into still seascapes. Both evening presented with pale pastels at dusk, giving my frame some pinks and purples to hold on to. I think I've got the hang of it, and I started to even incorporate more beach into...
This past weekend I was out on the water to shot two regattas. And while it took me a while to complete both these projects with all the hours of culling, editing, cataloging, posting and emailing involved with each, I finally finished! First up, on Saturday, was the Sail Newport Youth Challenge, an annual event hosted by Sail Newport as a season opener for young sailors. Participants came from...
We all take things for granted, and photographically I never seem to go walking through my hometown and Wickford Village. So a couple of times this spring I got out there, just to shoot Wickford. There wasn't a big plan or much time involved, but it was a start! The first frame was on the way home from a regatta. The clouds were rolling in and as I watched it all develop I got off the highway one...
