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More Winter Surf - February Swell

Surf in Rhode Island doesn't kick up often, but in the winter months... when it does... it's usually BIG! This February was no exception as we experienced snow after snow, then an arctic blast below freezing immediately followed by 50° temperatures. The waves came roaring in just after the chill and the ocean put on quite the show. For those lucky enough to have the day off work (or perhaps call...

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Waves of Silver

A while back I had photographed some waves and converted the images to black and white. While I come from a black and white film background, I rarely shoot black and white or film these days. I found myself at the beach in the middle of January. The sun was out, it was over 50 degrees, and the waves were there, churning that cold salty ocean water as they approached the beach. I shifted my focus...

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Playing with Water - New Abstracts

Winter's finally here! We were spoiled into thinking El Nino had completely run the winter weather out of town, but as we get into the end of January it's very clear that the brisk New England winter has arrived, however late. On a rather beautiful sunny winter weekend I found myself walking along Hull's Cove in Jamestown, a lesser known spot facing due south out towards the open ocean. I hadn't...

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Revisiting Baja

This time last year I had just returned from a trip to Baja, Mexico.  It was 10 days spent in sun and surf while winter hammered on at home.  What I would've given to be there again this winter!  As I reminisced I went back through my archives of photos and pulled out a few more shots from the trip worth an edit.  These shots are all from the East Cape of Baja Sur, starting at Puente la Tinaja, a...

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Matunuck in the Cold

This winter has been a winter of record for New England. Boston and the Cape have been hammered by feet upon feet of snow. Down here in Rhode Island we're battling cold weather and wind every other day. Old Man Winter wasn't about to let up, so it was time to pile on the layers and make an attempt to photograph some of this spectacular weather. It's hard to get motivated in temperatures hovering...

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