Douglas Shoop Photography

This dog is standing at attention awaiting his owner's next throw of a small pebble into the ocean.  Seemed pointless to me, but the dog loved the water fun.  Taken at Rockport, MA  Enjoy

I climbed down this rickety ships ladders at the harbor in Rockport, MA to get this down low shot of the famous red fishermans building.  I've seen and taken so many pics from the traditional viewport, that I wanted to try something new.  I love the patina on the dingy.  I also love that word, Dingy, dingy dingy.  One Ringy Dingy Two ringy dingy, remember that?

It's about making the photo.  I saw this cool piece of driftwood floating in the ocean, walked around before most of the beach was packed with sun bathers, and walked all the way to the end of the beach to avoid some people, laid down on my stomach and took the shot.  Taken on Labadee, Haiti.  Enjoy.

It was fun looking at the sea birds from above for a change.  Seems like they are always hovering, crapping on everything and feeding on scraps.  These gulls were riding the Cruise Ship's windy wake as I looked down from the 11th deck.  I believe these are Masked Boobies.  Enjoy.

Waiting for the water taxi to take us back to the Ship in St. Maarten, this cool sunburst from behind the setting sun popped up.  Couldn't resist the photo op.  Enjoy.

This sculpture on the Explorer of the Seas was a fitting reference point for this sunrise as we sailed into the NYC harbor.  You can't quite see the sun yet, but the clouds and painted colors were cooperating nicely for this early morning shot.  Enjoy.

Salem, MA is most noted for it's witches and odd stories of such, but on a lazy Sunday afternoon, I grabbed this shot of their power plant.  It sit's to the north of the downtown area and is quite noticeable from the waterfront.  I noticed how the stacks appear to be creating the clouds.  It felt better in B&W.

Lighthouse peeking through the trees. Not your typical lighthouse near Manchester by the Sea. I thought it was cool how it wasn't at the end of a rocky sea. Near Tucks Point. Enjoy.

One more pic from the Rockport, MA harbor late in the day.  The sun is behind me low in the sky and the hues are rich with blue.  Enjoy.

Late in the day harbor grab. Of course, the wife is wondering around the various shops and I'm wondering around looking for a way to get down close to the water and found this hidden staircase to a mucky sandy area. Enjoy.

Waiting and waiting and and anticipating when this sailboat would pass in front of the view near the rocks where I wanted it.  Photo taken just off the coast at Rockport, MA.  Enjoy.

While visiting Rockport, MA last weekend, I ventured out over the break water rocks (rock climbing with camera dangling involved) and found this very vibrant algae encrusted tidal pool that made for some nice rock reflections, while capturing a beautiful yacht just off the coast in the background.  I'll have a few more from this location in later posts.  Enjoy!

OK, I just posted a lighthouse a few days back.  This one is located in York Maine, two states away.  I make a point to take photos of every lighthouse I see as they remind me of my Mom, who really loves lighthouses.  Enjoy!