As summer quickly approaches, there are pros and cons to shooting sunrise. Big pro is it's warmer out. Even before daybreak you may only need a light jacket, which makes getting up in the dark much easier compared to when it's below freezing outside. By far the biggest con is the days are getting longer, and the sun is rising earlier. It's not even midsummer and already sunrise is at 5:30am. For...
With phrases like "polar vortex" becoming common vernacular, it's not surprising that we've seen some deep freezes this winter and it's only halfway through the season. During the beginning of the cold snap this December, I scoured Google Earth for a nearby pond with some cool shapes that might be fun to fly over. After a bit of scouting online and by car, I found one frozen solid with just enough...
I've been photographing at Hazard Rock in Narragansett for several years now. It's a great little spot just off the main road, that makes you feel like you're – almost – in the middle of nowhere. It can be particularly treacherous during storm swell and high surf. People have died off these rocks, so the bluffs are not to be taken lightly.
I went down during a low tide with some wave action to...
My drone had been out of commission for the better part of the past two months. What I considered a small fix turned into a bit of a fiasco with 3DR. Long story short, I just needed a small hardware adjustment to a loose piece in my controller, but I had to send my entire kit back as one unit, and that unit was delivered to their California location, but they could never find it to service it,...
Ah.. Beavertail, one of those spots that's always beautiful, always full of wonder! You can find some peace and quiet here during the off season, but in the summer months it is often flooded with cars watching the sunset to the west. This night in particular I was out for an evening stroll to photograph the sunset and moonrise. It proved rather difficult to get the most flattering angle of the...
