Infrared’s Dark Secrets

Near infrared, that is. It starts at 720 nanometers on the light spectrum, just beyond visible light.

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Infrared At Reid State Park

Infrared provides a surrealist view of your subject. With the right compositions it creates what I think is a very artistic image; I wouldn’t suggest it for portraits or weddings, though.

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Waves Crashed Reid State Park

I shot 400 frames this day at 1/30 seconds or slower so as to get a bit of a blur in the waves to convey a sense of motion.

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Photos from Portland

Naturally, Maine’s rocky coast and Portland’s piers are always a delight.

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The Avian Face of New Smyrna Beach

Hefting my six-pound camera/lens setup, and tripod, I moved around the beach to get the best shots.

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Westbrook’S Ice Disk

. . . the current cold snap here in Maine is resurrecting the ice disk . . . .

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The Cliff Walk Trail

I’m slipping on about a 15 degree decline because I failed to bring my cleats!

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The Dead, the Living & the Inanimate

Last week I went to another one of those small coastal reserves and shot these photos with my macro lens. Although it was only around 3:00 PM, the sun had already disappeared below a nearby hill to the west. Winter is soon to encroach upon us. I particularly like the ephemeral leaf on the “eternal” […]

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Stormy Morning at Kettle Cove

The surf was up with the approach of a PM southeaster. I went to a few beaches but, alas, no surfers. I guess gusts to 50 MPH deterred them. There were, nevertheless, a couple of people and a group of hunkered-down gulls.

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The Nor-easter Barrels In

Although the storm peaked the night after my Prelude post, it was still going the following day (wind was between 25 & 30 MPH) when these photos were taken. Still, southern Maine wasn’t hit as hard as Boston and New York that saw wind speeds up to 60 MPH. Each shot was taken 0.1 seconds […]