My last days on Nantucket were spent first recovering from the 14 mile shoe-swallowing sand trek to Great Point, then taking my time with just a few more shoots before the week came to a close. The last of Hurricane Maria was churning offshore, and brisk winds would be whipping across the island for the next day or so. I revisited Sankaty Lighthouse for sunset, playing with long exposures as...
It was halfway through my week on Nantucket. I had visited the island briefly last summer, so as my shot list was winding down, I decided to revisit Brant Point Light. Last year I had photographed it on a peaceful afternoon and waited through dusk. This time, I rose with the sun and got to the lighthouse just in time to photograph it in the earliest morning light possible. The dramatic change in...
In just one day of shooting I already felt like I accomplished so much! My goal of aerials, abstracts, and landscapes was already rather complete, so I decided to take an easier itinerary for the next couple of days. For the first adventure of Day 2 I drove to the northwest side of the island, where the houses are more sparse, the waters are still calm, and the beaches stretch for miles. I...
Nantucket. It's not a terribly small island, but it's not terribly big either. Sitting 30 miles offshore of Massachusetts, it faces due south to the open sea. The eastern most point of Massachusetts is on Nantucket, and if you sailed south into the Atlantic, the next point of land you'd cross is in the Caribbean. The island is steeped in history, from the native americans to the whaling industry...
I have only ever visited Nantucket once before. There was a women's regatta hosted on the island back in high school, so of few of us girls took the ferry over to Nantucket for a weekend. It was rainy, cloudy, stormy, and the event was washed out. I don't remember much else besides spending the weekend playing Red Rover in a rainy field, so this trip was like rediscovering Nantucket all over...
