The Snow Moon sets over Old North Church

full moon sets Old North Church

As the old saying goes, ‘what goes up, must come down’.  After shooting the Snow Moon rising the night before, I checked the weather conditions for the next morning and was pleased to see a forecast for clear skies.  I figured out where the moon would be setting and determined the best spot for capturing it setting near the Old North Church.

As I drove out in the early morning, I noticed the […]

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From the Rooftops – Winding down Washington Street

rooftop view washington street

I continue to explore frames captured on New Year’s day from the top of Old North Church and wanted to share this one with you today.  This was taken very shortly after a landscape view that included the lighthouse.  In this portrait orientation, the houses and road become the focus rather than the other’s all-encompassing scene.  I love how the road leads the eye past one and two hundred year old houses to Little Harbor in the […]

From the Rooftops – From the Top of Old North Church

Old North Church from the rooftops

The new year began for me on the top of Old North Church.  Once we made our way onto a balcony outside of the bell tower, I noted these decorative posts dotting the balcony.  The view reminded me of one seen from Notre Dame of gargoyles watching down over the city with the Eiffel tower in the distance.  Seeing Abbot Hall in the far right edge of the scene cemented that image […]

Sunday Sunrise to Welcome in 2012

Old North Church sunrise

This is the first sunrise of 2012 as seen from the steeple of the Old North Church.  To understand how this image came to be, we have to go back a few weeks to the Bus Stop.

I had set up in front of the Bus Stop for the annual Christmas Walk through the graciousness of Kathy.  It was there that I met Rhod Sharp and his wife who had stopped by to purchase a calendar.  We […]