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- 6 months ago
- 57
“Sankaty Head Lighthouse: Nantucket, MA”
- Fact: Deer can run 35mph.
I learned this at 5:30am this past Sunday while in Nantucket. One thing I had to do during my visit was to photograph the lighthouses; as cliché as it may seem. (I’m a big fan of lighthouses.) Gung-ho on taking a photo of the Sankaty Head lighthouse during sunrise I awoke early; packed up my camera gear and hopped on my rented scooter and tore off down Baxter Road before daybreak. As I zipped down the street, perfectly manicured hedges and seaside laws whizzed past as glimpses of the ocean below opened up in between historic homes. The speedometer read 35 and rabbits ran across the street in front of me. All I kept thinking was “I need to get there before the sun comes up.” As I turn to the right to my surprise I see a deer running parallel to me; not more than 2 feet away. I could have reached out a touched the damn thing. I must have startled it along with the entire neighborhood. It must have been at least 3-4 seconds before I letup on the throttle and 60 yards later the deer passed and crossed over into another yard. The doe must not have been able to pass me since we were both keeping pace with one another. Crazy! In the end I made it to the lighthouse and it was slightly overcast.
*Upon later study I learned that deer can run between 30-40 mph. “thanks Google.”
- 9 months ago
- 3
Shot during sunrise on Peter Island. Something to dream about while starting a new work week tomorrow.
- 10 months ago
- 16
Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM (review), 16mm, ISO 200, f/18, 1/5 sec.
This photo was shot just before sunrise at the Juno fishing pier in FL. The long exposure blurred the moving water that was washing up the beach as well as picked up some colors in the water that you normally would not see. There are a bunch of leading lines in this image which I like. The pilings sticking up out of the water naturally draws your eye towards the center and adds quite a bit of depth to the image. You can purchase this picture on my site Caught-Outside Photography.
- 2 years ago
- 5
Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS UMS (review), 200mm, ISO 200, f/32, 1/4sec.
I’ll be honest with this one. The camera settings don’t make a lot of sense for this shot. It was early in the morning just as the sun was coming up over the water in Jupiter Fl and I was tired. I wanted to recreate the wallpaper on the Mac computers. They have a few wallpapers that look like moving water. (If you have a Mac you’ll know what I’m talking about.) The reason for shooting during sunrise was because I wanted to get those early morning sun colors reflecting in the water. I chose to use my telephoto lens so I could get up close to a group of ripples just as they were rolling in. This lens also has (IS) which helped me hold the lens still while I was panning with a slow exposure. My reason for panning was so that the picture would look smooth like a painting. Photographing water like this creates a wonderful affect because the water is not only moving towards you but flowing and rolling up and down. The long exposure picks up on these movements and your final results show the direction of all these different movements.
I printed this photo on a 24x36 canvas and I have it hanging in my home on a blue wall. It looks amazing and I look forward to adding more similar “water” pictures. You can purchase this image on my site Caught-Outside Photography.
- 2 years ago
