Late March... it's technically spring but days like these would probably fool you into thinking it was winter. High School sailing is almost a month into its short season and my alma mater and local team from North Kingstown was out making the best of a particularly chilly March afternoon. No warm sun but luckily no snow or freezing rain either. This team was already undefeated in the few events...
While we still had the nice sticky snow setting the scene, I woke up early one morning to attempt a sunrise shoot instead of my usual sunsets. I was driving along trying to think of the best location for the light and decided to go back to Wickford Cove where I had attempted another morning shoot a couple months ago. The road wasn't plowed very well and I had to park down the street and walk a...
Most people dread snow. Snow means cold weather, shoveling, sloppy roads, and salt stains on your boots. But I've been waiting for it! The couple of snows we've had this winter have been fluffy and coupled with heavy winds. These storms produced wind blistered faces and tall snow drifts, not the gentle sticky stuff that makes the world beautifully quiet and picturesque. But this time, just as we...
4:15 in the afternoon: It was a spur of the moment decision. The sun was going down and the sky was clearing out. Blue was finally poking through but there were still some white and fluffy clouds overhead. I looked up the time for sunset: 5:05pm. Would I have enough time to get to the shore? The location I wanted to visit was 40 minutes away. It was worth a try! Within moments I grabbed my bag,...
Another forgotten beach: Moonstone. It's situated between Matunuck and Green Hill along the southern coat of Rhode Island. It isn't as populated or developed as many of those other beaches because it's surrounded by Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuge and Card's Pond to either side. The beach is littered with stones of all shapes and sizes and most of the dunes are protected as part of the wildlife...
