The Maine Thing – Day 4

Day 4 in Maine was a washout, I mean it poured! Perfect for some outdoor photography with saturated colors! I had my sights on Sieur de Monts Nature Center to work the birch woods. For this kind of really wet conditions, I rely on my Olympus E-5 DSLR and Olympus SW 50-200mm lens which are both weather proof. Even in Gore-Tex though, I felt wet from this rain, and water finds ways to get inside your jacket and shoes.

The wet leaves and boardwalk added color and reflection to the image and pretty much guaranteed I would be alone. It was really quite fun to work in conditions about as wet as I’ve ever experienced.

 

Boardwalk in Birch Forest

 

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Sugarloaf – Somerset NJ, March 7-9

This is the week, first show of the year. Starting off the year at a Sugarloaf show is jumping in head first. This is a 3 day show with good attendance. Set up is hectic, but at least the show doesn’t start until the next day.

Here is a link to the Sugarloaf Somerset website so you can see the full range of info about the show and even get a coupon off admittance – Sugarloaf-Somerset

One of the new images I will be showing at Sugarloaf is a black & white rendition of “Vermont Dream”. This is a picture I made during a fall workshop a couple years ago.  The final matted dimensions are 16×20″ and the print is made on a professional matt paper.

The image was made early morning during a heavy fog on the property of Jenne Farm. I enjoy the moodiness that the fog imparts on the landscape. It adds a sense of mystery and solemnness. The birch trees take on an almost ghostly feeling, yet there is a calming in the rounded shape of the hill in the foreground. 

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