Two sunrise shoots in just a few weeks, I'm on a roll! On a sunny warm morning, I still slept through my first alarm, but as the sky began to lighten I got myself out of bed, grabbed my drone and headed out the door to explore the rocky coast in Newport.Different tides can expose different rock formations, and this particular morning with low tide and a bit of wave action, I launched off Ocean...
When everyone heard there was another nor'easter on the way, only a couple weeks after Winter Storm Riley which delivered both damaging winds and amazing surf, there was a rush to buy bread and milk and prepare for the worst. To say Toby underdelivered here in Rhode Island would be an understatement. We got light rains, some decent winds, but not the forecasted 12–18 inches of snow or double...
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...
