My First Blog Post

20mm / f22 / 30s

Well, here we are. I guess I’m just going to write to myself to get a feel for what it’s like to journal about my work. I only recently picked up my DSLR again after a long break to solidify my career and work on the things life throws at us, although I used to photograph surf competitions, concerts and scenery a lot when I was younger. Weird saying that. But I have been pretty obsessed lately and finding myself out shooting as often as every day, so I figured I’d give myself a space to reflect on my experiences while out in the field.

My first post is going to be a heavy hitter (in my opinion) to get the ball rolling and give some insight on my process and not lack in the quality department. This photograph was taken on December 30th, 2022 at Roht Marine at the 3A bridge on the line between Scituate and Marshfield. The mouth of the North River is a common location for me and I will continue to use it as it’s close by and there are lots of different vantage points.

I originally planned on heading to the lighthouse on this evening because the sunsets had been great all week but I was picking up my car just in time and couldn’t even make it 5 more minutes down the street. So I popped across the street instead and hoped for the best. There was one other person there and we didn’t speak to each other, he was working on the property and just nodded as I walked over to set up my gear. The clouds were dominating the sky for the most part which is something I really like, as the clouds give the colors something to bounce off of which can make for a really dramatic scene. What happened next was not what I was expecting, as the sun peaked out from behind the trees and lit up the clouds and mid ground in a way we don’t see very often. I felt lucky since there was a group of photographers across the bridge facing the other direction. I wanted to yell at them to turn around but I guess it’s every man for himself out here. I am very into long exposures at the moment; I left the shutter open for 30 seconds on this shot, giving the river a smooth texture and showing off the movement of the clouds in the corners. From there it was a matter of running back and forth from the bridge because the entire area was glowing and I knew it wasn’t going to last long.

Thanks for reading if you’ve made it this far. I don’t think every post will be this long but I will post more as I get used to it. While I’m not necessarily new to photography and I am very comfortable with my process all of this does feel new again and I think having a place to talk about my photos this time around is cool. I will leave my camera settings at the top of each post in case anyone wants to know that stuff.