08-OCT-2006
Now the day is done.jpg
While taking the Wedding 'Morrow shot, I saw this volleyball pit further down the beach and managed to get one shot in. As with Wedding 'Morrow, the light had almost dissappeared and I was forced to badly underexpose and then use heavy noise reduction. But it has a nice "day is done, night is drawing nigh" feel to it, since beach volleyball is such an obvious daytime activity.
17-AUG-2006
First Light.jpg
By chance up before sunrise one morning, I saw the very first red tinge on this wonderful cloud formation, reflected as well in the windows of other apartments in the complex. The shot is not sharp....I framed and shot quickly and did not futz with the settings..the light changed literally by the second and within one minute the magic was gone.
17-AUG-2006
Less than a minute later
One of the pleasures of shooting dawn or sunset is how ephemeral the color and light patterns are. AS an example, this picture followed the previous one by somewhere between 30secs and a minute....but the sky has already brightened and the character of the red coloring has begun to change.
21-OCT-2005
South Hadley churches in early light.jpg
South Hadley, MA churches shot across the Connecticut River shortly after sunrise one clear autumn morning. Mist was rising off the river, and the birds were circling looking for food. The soft golden sunlight on the steeples and the gradations of contrast and intensity in the foliage make this one of my favorite photos.
