Maine in December

Maine in December

Brenda and I were snooping around the Maine coast last week trying once again to get some snowy Maine coast pictures and once again we got nothing. The storm that was supposed to hit the coast fizzled out and went south and we ended up with three days of blue skies....
The more you look the more you see

The more you look the more you see

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...
Dawn on the Water

Dawn on the Water

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...
Ahhhh, Soft Light at Last!!!

Ahhhh, Soft Light at Last!!!

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...
At it Again!

At it Again!

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...