This image came from the Photo Walk that took place in October and during which I did a bit of experimentation. I don’t recall exactly where I was when I walked by this blue door but the simple composition of the wreath and the great complement of colors – oranges, blue and brown – made me stop and stare. This was a quick shot and the wide open aperture helped nail the focus on the wreath’s details and keep the texture of […]
Here’s a more recent image taken as the colors peaked around town. I had noticed this great tree and its bright orange leaves one day as my son played flag football. I wasn’t able to photograph it at the time as the playground was wildly busy and decided to come by the next morning. I found the place empty as if waiting in anticipation when I arrived. While the trees had started to lose color at the […]
Hope you aren’t tired of the bright colors of Fall yet. This year’s foliage seemed to take forever to get going and then was hampered by rain and wind before finally ending with Superstorm Sandy. In the midst of that, I tried to capture the color that appeared for the shortest of times in town. On this particular day in mid-October, I was due to drive up to Portsmouth for a conference. When I saw the fog roll in […]
For the past few weeks, I’ve been on the hunt for examples of great foliage in town. Everytime I drove down Pleasant Street, I would look up at Marblehead High School and note the status of the trees there. On October 27th, the day before Hurricane Sandy was due to arrive, I decided to make a quick stop in the afternoon. I figured this would be my last chance to shoot the trees there for the season […]
