Recently in Harper’s Ferry I found myself in a situation photographers often are confronted with: an obvious and safe lighting choice, as opposed to a much less obvious but (as it turned out) much more dramatic choice. In this case I was on the pedestrian bridge across the Potomac River with a photographer friend right… Continue reading Yin and yang light in outdoor portraiture
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Gobsmacked by serendipity
Twice over the weekend I was confronted with unexpected, ephemeral beauty. Both times involved water, one time at rest and the other in motion, and both times I was grateful beyond words to have a camera with me. Saturday was a dismal afternoon in Maryland, with heavy rain and tornado warnings. I had to cancel… Continue reading Gobsmacked by serendipity
Twilight on the Potomac
It was a quiet Labor Day evening on the Potomac River. I expected more people; all I saw was one kayaker a great distance off and one outboard motorboat with two fishermen, who told me they’d had quite a haul. The egrets were definitely having a time of it. Watching them fish is a study… Continue reading Twilight on the Potomac
A paddle on the Potomac
I needed a break yesterday, and so instead of my customary bicycle ride took my canoe to the Potomac River. My launching point was the mouth of the Monocacy River, which flows into the Potomac. I canoed out under the old Monocacy Aqueduct, which once carried the C&O canal over the Monocacy River. I turned… Continue reading A paddle on the Potomac