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...
Sunrise takes some serious motivation for me. Luckily, in the wintertime the sun rises at 7am instead of 5am, so it's a little easier to crawl out of bed and go for a morning adventure. I recently took such an adventure, and while I didn't quite make it to the beach in time for the morning pinks and purples, I launched my drone first thing to photograph the golden glow on the water.
The waves...
You know it's been a rough winter when it's 35° out and you're thankful for the warmth. One such day in particular the breeze was still up a bit, so it was still a bit chilly, but sunset was shaping up nicely. With a view from the southern shore of Rhode Island, I watched the waves roll in and the clouds slowly light up. I switched back and forth between stopping the wave action and panning with...
It was halfway through my week on Nantucket. I had visited the island briefly last summer, so as my shot list was winding down, I decided to revisit Brant Point Light. Last year I had photographed it on a peaceful afternoon and waited through dusk. This time, I rose with the sun and got to the lighthouse just in time to photograph it in the earliest morning light possible. The dramatic change in...
Early this summer, when the weather and water were starting to warm, I went to explore abstract photography once again. Although I returned to perhaps my most photographed beach – Narragansett – I challenged myself to find something different. I watched the waves roll in, and water line washing back and forth... and then I thought about finding some greenery.
I walked all the way to the end of...
