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I tried to get the angle w/o the tree in the background, but I just wasn't 10' tall. While the sun had just set, I loved the shadow from the crane and the construction lights providing some rim light on this beauty on a 30 ton crane. Enjoy.
Stayed up till 1:30 am working on this shot. Santa had just visited. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, the kids were all nestled, snug in their beds and their nutjob dad was fiddling with lighting the living room just right. Merry Christmas. Enjoy.
There is a drive through theme park of lights somewhere near Alliance,
OH that we happened on a few years ago. Thankfully there was a nice snow cover and some really cool lighting displays. Merry Christmas to
all. Enjoy.
This is just crazy. New England, three days before Christmas and it was
55 out today. Almost balmy. To get myself in the spirit of Christmas,
I thought I'd post this ice mosaic that formed on my car earlier in
December on one of the few cold nights. I love the way nature forms
it's own patterns. It looks like leaves on the roof, but it's only ice
crystals forming on the metal. Pretty cool. Enjoy.
Turn your head, you just might see a better shot.
I
pass by this building every day on my way to work and never really
thought much about it till I visualized it in portrait mode. I think
the column, the arches, the horizontal rusticated limestone, the arched
brick and the green shrub make for a very compelling composition, when
cropped out of the building. The cross on the column capital gives it
away that it's a church. Enjoy.
Sunrise over Dorchester, MA. If any of you know about Dorchester, MA,
it's reputation for crime and murders precedes it, but on this one
morning last weekend, while I was standing on a rooftop taking photos of
a construction project, for over 20 hrs. straight, in the 20 degree
weather, I captured this beautiful sunrise.
The silhouette of the
church and another structure located in the town square could only be
seen from my vantage point. I was happy to make it off the roof without
incident, because it was a sheet of frosty ice. Enjoy.
I caught this bird while taking photos of a pond for a local magazine.
An unexpected find near the outlet stream, hunting for fish.
Off
to a 3 day straight photo shoot of a train bridge replacement, south of
Boston. First time at it, so it should be fun. Enjoy.
OMG, I'm in the middle of a rollover.
Sort of. My 16 Yr. old
daughter was logging some driving time and I was goofing around w/ the
camera. I learned this trick from +Rick Sammon
years ago at a photo workshop. Set the shutter on 1/15 of a second
turn and shoot, wait to you get a good one. You aren't typically going
at 40MPH when you do this, but try it standing still. It works great
with flowers and colorful things. Thanks Rick for the fun technique.
Enjoy.
I was at a 2 yr old's birthday party and found this photogenic young
lady ready and willing to pose for some glamour shots. She was so cute
and the light coming in from the window was perfect. I wish all the
kids I photographed were as helpful as she. Enjoy.
Don't you just love the impromptu family moments. I had taken the
tripod on vacation and was photographing some sunset photos and we all
decided to jump in the frame and act goofy. This was taken on Marco
Island, FL. Enjoy.
Ok, so I'm walking to my home office after dinner and I caught this
sunset over the neighbors roof and thought the beautiful blue sky with
the Christmas lights wrapped around the porch column looked cool. Isn't
it great to take a photo when you are least expecting to make one?
Enjoy.
Snapped this photo of my daughter next to our Christmas tree. The light
coming from the tree was so soft and essentially like a giant soft box.
Not sure how this would work if they were multi-color lights, but with
all white, it works nicely. Enjoy.
On my way to work last summer, I saw this spider web that had caught these cool
raindrops from the night before. I grabbed the tripod and started
shooting and it wasn't until I looked at the shots, that I noticed the
spider in the web. This spider was no bigger than the tip of a pen.
Interesting things come in all sizes. Enjoy.
Yes, riding home with my 16 yr old daughter, I needed something
to take my mind of her new driving skills, and coaxed her to pull over
while I took some photos at Lake Quanapowitt in Wakefield, MA. Enjoy.
Every year, my daughter takes a living room tabletop and turns it into a
little Christmas village with all these miniature houses that plug in
and streetlights, and carolers, and a really cool tree. This is her
masterpiece creation. If you look close, you'll see Santa checking out
the scene. Enjoy the holiday spirit.
I was with my 16 yr old daughter logging some road miles with her new
permit, and I could see the sunset coming. I had her drive around Lake
Quanapowitt in Wakefield, MA and scoped out this weeping willow and dead
tree reaching out over the water. It's almost December, so very few
leaves remain, but I think it makes the shot more interesting. I tried a
bunch of HDR's and to be honest, they just weren't cutting it for me,
so I just grabbed one of the darker photos and lightroomed it up. Too
bad I left too soon, because about 10 minutes later, the sky was a deep,
deep pink. Enjoy
Just getting in the spirit of things this time of year brings me to this
photo. I took this last year on the John Hand bridge in Medford, MA.
This is adjacent to my offices which are off to the right. It was such a
beautiful morning after a soft and thick overnight snowfall. Enjoy.
Pre-HDR. Yes, it looks a bit like an HDR image, but I took this back in
2005 while the family was vacationing in the Grand Tetons. This is a
view of the mountain range from Jackson Lake Lodge. A view seen by
millions, but on this night, while the sun was setting, the Moon still
lingered above the horizon. I just love this area and can't wait to
re-visit some day. Enjoy
