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Morning Abstracts & Scarborough Drones

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...

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Dusky Abstracts

It can be hard to give new life to an ongoing project. You might put it on the back burner and forget about it for a while... or it might become so routine you aren't inspired anymore. With my abstract seascape series I find myself going out at similar times of day, with similar weather conditions, and coming back with similar shots. It can be difficult to put a new twist on a body of work. You...

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Wickford Doors - Summer Series

I've been shooting Wickford Doors for over a year now, determined to capture the picturesque historic entryways in every season.  While I still have Spring left to shoot, I started printing sets of the doors last year. After their success, particularly the Autumn #1 series, I decided to put together additional sets for Autumn, winter, and two for Summer! I'm partial to the first summer set and...

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Playing with Water - New Abstracts

Winter's finally here! We were spoiled into thinking El Nino had completely run the winter weather out of town, but as we get into the end of January it's very clear that the brisk New England winter has arrived, however late. On a rather beautiful sunny winter weekend I found myself walking along Hull's Cove in Jamestown, a lesser known spot facing due south out towards the open ocean. I hadn't...

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Narragansett Arts & Destruction

It's been a while since my last post!  With the Volvo Ocean Race in Newport, an experiment in yoga photography, and the J111 World Championship Regatta, June was a bit hectic.  (Posts on those shoots coming soon)The Narragansett Art Festival was this past weekend, and it was my first outdoor festival event. Saturday opened beautifully with warm sun, turning to a few clouds and mild summer...

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