Douglas Shoop Photography

So, guess where we went tonight for an after dinner treat?  The sky was working it for me.  Enjoy.

It looked like it was going to be a good night for some sunset pics.  This one was taken from the Craddock Bridge in Medford Square looking over the Mystic River.  Enjoy.

I caught this sunset over Mystic Lake a few weeks ago.  Aren't sunsets like this calming?  Enjoy.

If you've ever waited and waited for a train to come, perhaps the train came, but you just didn't see it.  This is a photo of a train that came but no one saw it but my camera.  Enjoy.

I was wandering the mall a few days ago while the girls were shopping, so I grabbed some pics of people going up and down the escalator.  It was all a blur to me.  Enjoy.

I was out shooting some sunsets, and I happened by the train station so I saw the train coming, ran up the steps and grabbed this photo of the train sliding into the station.  Enjoy.

I was just about to eat dinner the other day and as I walked by the stairs, I saw the sun casting some very interesting shadows and highlights on the railings and steps.  Even though my dinner got cold, I got the shot.  There is something about the warmth of wood and the aged, crackled finish that is compelling to me.  Enjoy!

Yes, the first sign that spring is almost here. Although we are expecting a snowstorm of sorts on Friday. Ugghh. Saw this on the way to work today. Enjoy

It's been a few days since my last post, so I'll get right to it.  As winter wanes, memories of a family spring break we spent in NYC a few years back that yielded some good pics.  This shot was taken from Jersey City, NJ, just across the Hudson outside the Hyatt Hotel.  Fortunately, the moon was rising at just the right time.  Enjoy.

TIME is running down on my year as President of the Rotary Club here in Medford.   It's gone by very fast and there is only 4 months left.  This is a photo of the fours sided clock the Rotary donated to Medford Square about 10 years ago.  We just did a refurbish on it and it looks even better at night when it's lit up.  Enjoy.

OK, so we had one of those light fluffy 2" snowfalls last night and as I was heading into work, I had to stop and take some macro shots of the snowflakes as they came down.  It was a bit tricky finding the good ones, but I did get a few.  I liked how this one had a hexagonal attachment on the top.  Enjoy.

West Medford train stop after the snowstorm.  The train was pulling away from the stop and I purposely took the longer exposure to grab the streaking purple line.  Enjoy.

After a recent snowstorm, I was out taking photos and saw these three benches that I've sat on during the summer, but they just didn't look very inviting on this night.  Enjoy.

This is a different view of the bridge over the Aberjona River in Winchester center.  Taken at night after a big snowstorm.  I kept having to move my car so the snow plows didn't flip it in a snow bank.  I like how the slushy snow just sits on top of the water.  Makes you hungry for some strawberry syrup and a slush cone.  Enjoy.

I've got more from Winchester center.  This area is so pretty during a hot summer day, and just as beautiful after a snowstorm.  Notice the church steeple in the top center.  Enjoy.

On another post storm evening, I ventured out to Winchester Center.  This little waterfalls is a popular spot for ducks and kids watching ducks in the summer.  Not tonight, they must have taken the night off.  Enjoy.

Here is a shot of the John Hand foot bridge across the Mystic River during the light (10") fluffy snowstorm of 2/1/11.  Taken just outside my office on my patio.  Notice the swan just passing under the bridge.  Enjoy.

Another one of my rhythm's and patterns photos.  This is a detail I thought was very cool I found on our cruise ship last summer.  Oh, to be on a cruise and away from this snow right now would be great.  Enjoy.

I posted the nighttime shot of the RT.16 Bridge over the Mystic River, here is the next day shot w/ the snow clinging to the trees.  This is right behind my office and I've posted several variations of this shot at different times of the year.  Enjoy.

Remember the scene in Bruce Almighty where Jim Carey lasoo's the moon and pulls it so close, it looks giant sized on the horizon.  Well here it is.  Taken with my 200 MM lens, 2X extender, on a steady tripod.  Enjoy.