I've had a new project lately, bringing motion blurs and slow shutter work to the air with my drone photography. All it took was a few darker Neutral Density filters and I'm already thrilled my first few flights of this experimentation!
My drone works with a GoPro camera, so I don't really have the manual controls that other platforms might be equipped with. Understanding how to manipulate the...
The northeast is not known for having good summertime surf. Typically summer swells will only reach 2–3ft, but mid July saw the arrival of gorgeous chest high sets thanks to Hurricane Chris. The tropical storm turned hurricane as it churned offshore, while Beryl weakened and then reappeared off Bermuda. Here in Rhode Island we were met with sun and clear skies, accompanied by buoy reports of about...
Early in July, I took the opportunity to collaborate with the very talented women, Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss, of Perfect Vision Sailingfor a romp around Newport Harbor. Nikki was a classmate of my brother's at the Coast Guard Academy, and now as a commissioned officer with the support of the USCG behind her, has found a teammate in Lara as they campaign for gold in 470 sailing in the...
It's wonderful to bring together things that you love, and for me that meant a morning photoshoot of yoga on the beach. Alyssais a yoga instructor in Rhode Island, and we collaborated on a morning shoot featuring an all white outfit with the sea for our backdrop. We played with reflections in the water, shapes with the poses, and I was absolutely captivated by the brilliant and strong morning...
Good swell doesn't come terribly often to Rhode Island during summer months, unless you like longboarding days in 2 footers. But a couple Fridays ago we were surprised with a day or so of chest to head high sets rolling up the coast. The forecast was only for 3-4 ft, but after swimming out at Matunuck bright and early I checked the buoy report and it was still 6 ft at 9 seconds! Definitely bigger...
