by David Middleton | Oct 20, 2010 | Articles
As with anything, time and patience lead to good things. The catch is that we often don’t take the time nor have the patience to find out. We are all fast moving cream-skimmers whether we are on vacation or at work or at home. We do what we need to do at the...
by David Middleton | Sep 17, 2010 | Articles, Projects
My favorite time on the water with lobstermen is the first couple of hours of the day. Most of the time lobstermen leave the docks before sunrise so you have to get up and be ready to go by 4:30 or 5 am. The harbors are bustling at this time of the morning with boats...
by David Middleton | Sep 16, 2010 | Articles, Projects
What a difference soft light makes! Remember my post a few weeks back when I was lamenting how hard it is to photograph the details of lobstering when both the sun and the contrast are high? Well I had another chance to go out on a lobster boat and finally I had...
by David Middleton | Sep 15, 2010 | Articles, Projects
Brenda and I have just returned from our latest trip to the Maine Coast and I think it was our best trip yet. I don’t think it was because the subjects were any better or prettier or the light was any better than our past trips. I think the reason is that we are...
by David Middleton | Aug 31, 2010 | Articles, Projects
I’m not only taking pictures of lobsters and traps! Portraits of the lobstermen are also important for the book so when there is a lull in the action I try to take photos of the people and things on the boat. Here are some of my favorites of late.