4:15 in the afternoon: It was a spur of the moment decision. The sun was going down and the sky was clearing out. Blue was finally poking through but there were still some white and fluffy clouds overhead. I looked up the time for sunset: 5:05pm. Would I have enough time to get to the shore? The location I wanted to visit was 40 minutes away. It was worth a try! Within moments I grabbed my bag,...
One of my biggest challenges has been critical selection. Too often I will take dozens of shots during a shoot, completely enthralled by the light and compositions, when I really only set out to capture one or two frames. And then, back in the editing room, I struggle to pick out just a couple of final shots. Sometimes I'll come away with 5 shots that should really have been narrowed down to one,...
So I loved shooting at Qeba so much (Quonnies East Beach in Charlestown) that I returned for a second day in a row to catch another sunset! Everything was just perfect, once again. A beautiful blue sky with clouds overhead that I could expect to be underlit as the sun sank. A clear horizon to allow light for the setting sun! Somewhat calm waters that wouldn't threaten my life, and wonderfully...
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...
