My Cape Cod Life article is online

The article they ran on me last summer is published online (unfortunately without the photographs) at: http://www.capecodlife.com/mobile/arts/CCL-ARTS-Guide-Sleeper

Saquish fence

Saquish fence

Continuing with my new fascination with dune fencing. The shutter in my camera broke after this first exposure. I'll have to move to square imagery until it is repaired.

Fences in the dunes

Dune fencing is fascinating because it is constantly changing, especially in places where it is doing its job; trying to hold back the sea from eroding the sand. This set of fencing has already been replaced since I shot it in May of this year. As of now it is new and straight, in May of 2009 it will have another interesting twist created by winter storms which I will return to photograph. I saw this set of fencing one overcast afternoon and went back a week later when we had clear skies to provide the high contrast light I needed to bring out the texture in the sand and fencing. I waited until just before sunset so the low light would enhance the ripples in the sand.

More from Maine

More of my "subdued light" photographs from the edge of Moosehead Lake in Maine last summer. I plan on working on these on and off during the winter before I launch an additional website showing just black and white and sepia toned images.

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Autumn Dunes #2

Latest image

Autumn Dunes

Now that the marsh and dune grasses have lost their greens, reds, and oranges, I find shooting in black and white to be quite gratifying (sepia adds some drama). I think I'll pursue this theme until we get some heavy snow which will knock the grass down so that it won't flow with the wind.

Photo by Laurie and Ben Sleeper

I found some point and shoot pictures while cleaning out my files last month. This picture is of me in the dunes in February of 1999 while I was setting up to shoot the image titled "Rexhame #1" which is below. It was as cold as it looks. I climbed up onto the crest of the dunes and saw there was great potential for a shot but no light. I waited over two hours for the sun to break and then shot about eight exposures, the last few with the lone figure (Laurie) standing in the middle distance to provide scale. About six hours earlier that day I shot "The Road to Trounts Island" which is also on my website. It was a full day as I left the house before dawn looking for snow shots. I had to go home and shovel the driveway for two hours afterwards. No rest for the weary!


Rexhame #1