Wrightsville

Wrightsville

You don’t find many of these long fishing piers at the New England beaches I’m familiar with. Actually, in the beahes I’m very familiar with, you don’t find ANY of these piers. So when I was shooting at Kure and Wrightsville Beaches in North Carolina a couple of weeks ago, I naturally gravitated towards the unfamiliar. This was the last [...]

Confined

Confined

For the first time in over 5 days the sun is shining again here in the Boston area. All week we were trapped by a constant cover of clouds and intermittent rain, spattered with the occasional downpour. Its not a complaint about the weather, especially given some of the flooding we’ve had over the years and — especially — what [...]

Chubby’s

Chubby’s

I really love diners. There is nothing like eating a greasy big breakfast in a classic Worcester Dining Car restaurant. I also like photographing old abandoned buildings. The other day, those two worlds collided. This little piece of Americana is located in Salisbury, Massachusetts, a couple of miles from the beach, near the highway on ramp. I was in Portsmouth [...]

The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

This is another shot from Acadia National Park, taken during last summer’s camping trip. After a full day of hiking, my son Ryan and I decided to hit the Park loop road at dusk for some photography. The waves were incredibly high. A hurricane passing 200 miles northeast of Acadia produced dangerous surf conditions along Maine’s coast. Park Rangers swarmed the [...]

Merrimack River Blue

Merrimack River Blue

Every once in a while an image happens by accident or afterthought. This is one such case. Last spring I took advantage of my access to the mills to catch the sunset from the roof of the Wood Mill Store House. Most of that day was overcast with no indication of a “killer sunset”, but I had high hopes. I [...]