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Surf // Winter Storm Riley

Flooding in Scituate.  Massive erosion in Nauset.  Heavy winds and power outages across the region.  Waves in Rhody.  That's what Winter Storm Riley brought to southern New England when it came roaring through during the first days of March.   The storm hit Rhode Island on a Friday, lingered through Saturday with overcast skies, rain sprinkles, and high winds. By Monday, the skies were clear, the...

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Frozen Droning

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...

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Winter Wonderland Aerials

Winter is a time of dormancy, rest, and recuperation before the coming seasons of warmth and growth.  While it can be hard to go outside in cold weather, I still need to get out there, get shooting, and just continue to create! My dronehas provided me with an easy way to just get out and explore, even if I'm lacking ideas for photography. With our first real good snowfall of the year earlier this...

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Snowy Sunset

Rhode Island was treated to something very special the first week of February.  As our winter moved from sunny and 50 to snowy and properly chilly in a matter of days, we started getting snow after snow after snow.  Our second good snowfall happened just in time for sunset on a Friday afternoon.  I was in the middle of cleaning off my car when I noticed the end of the cloud line and the setting...

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Seasonal Surf throughout New England

The surf season for New England properly begins in autumn, when seasonal storms start to kick up more regularly and persist through the winter.  I made my way to the beaches on a few occasions to watch the surf come in and the surfers paddle out. Here we start with a late afternoon surf session with some lumpy bumpy swell that rolled into Narragansett, Rhode Island. These were the first waves in...

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