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Cormorant Cove

Our last morning on Block Island was spent at Cormorant Cove for a sunrise shoot where there were ample shooting opportunities for views towards and away from the rising sun. I chose a location along a dock to capture the morning light, and setting my camera to Daylight White Balance, everything was warmed up rather nicely! We walked the mile or so stretch of dirt road up the hill to a nearby...

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Block's North Light

As part of my recent trip to Block Island with Profundo Journeys, we had several early morning shoots to make the most of our short four day workshop. First up was a sunrise shoot at North Light out on a spit of beach that protrudes northward towards the mainland. Between Southeast Light, tall and covered in red brick, and solitary North Light tucked out of sight with it's smaller building and...

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Moonrise and Sunrise

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,...

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Old Narragansett Pier

I've done shoots in Narragansett for surfing, at twilight and dusk to capture the Towers, but I had never gone for a sunrise seascape shoot until recently. These were two separate visits to Narragansett Beach during low tide. The first was at dusk as the clouds rolled in and the sky turned pale pink. With extra sand removed from the beach after the hurricane, the old pillons and remnants of Old...

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Seascapes and Sunrise Tides

Mid November we had a string of nice warm days (and by warm I mean around 50-60° midday). Of course, it was still below 40 most mornings, but we were predicted to have partial cloud cover and above freezing temperatures so I went to Narragansett Beach for some sunrise shots! I was walking along hoping to find something partially submerged by the water to anchor the foreground of my composition but...

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