Maine Workshop Review

Posted by on Oct 24, 2013 in Articles | 2 Comments
Maine Workshop Review

I have just returned from another wonderful workshop on the Maine coast and Acadia National Park. The weather was pretty good other than one early morning of rain that we turned into a tasty breakfast for the class at Jordan’s in Bar Harbor. The biggest potential problem was the idiotic government shut down that the […]

Maine in December

Posted by on Dec 21, 2010 in Projects | No Comments
Maine in December

We went to a couple lighthouses and harbors on the near coast and while the photos weren’t what we wanted they were still the best shots either one of us have of the lighthouses.

The more you look the more you see

Posted by on Oct 20, 2010 in Articles | No Comments
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 moment or what we think we need to do for the next moment but we don’t sit back and wait for the moment unannounced.

Ahhhh, Soft Light at Last!!!

Posted by on Sep 16, 2010 in Projects | No Comments
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 beautiful soft light to capture all that goes on when traps are being hauled.

The Colors of Lobstering

Posted by on Jul 20, 2010 in Projects | No Comments
The Colors of Lobstering

No matter the time of year or business of the harbor there are always bright colors to be found. You can go on the drabbest of winter days or the rainiest of summer days and there are colors every where in a harbor. This is in contrast to most other outdoor subjects that have definite times of the year when they are prime and other times of the year when they are nonexistent

Just a touch of Light

Posted by on Apr 26, 2010 in Articles, Projects | No Comments
Just a touch of Light

I know I have said and written about this many, many times in the past but it is worth repeating. Not because you all don’t understand it but because just like me we often get distracted and conveniently forget about it. What am I talking about? Light, Baby! It’s all about light

At it Again

Posted by on Feb 19, 2010 in Projects | No Comments
At it Again

Well, I’ve been at it again, chasing the weather in hopes of getting some wintery lobstering shots. Once again a storm was forecast to come up the coast and hit the Gulf of Maine. Not a big storm but big enough

A Real Character!

Posted by on Jan 12, 2010 in Projects | One Comment
A Real Character!

I met this man in Stonington, Maine while working on my next book, A Lobstering Life. What a character