An Afternoon Shooting a Gem of a local Vineyard & Winery.
Dalice Elizabeth Winery is a great Regional Winemaker located in Preston, CT. John and Mary Lee, the two owners, operators, winemakers are dedicated to producing a quality group of wines as well as some of the best eats to go along with the wonder vino.
Let's just say that I had to concentrate on getting all my shots before partaking in their incredible hospitality. Check out their site to get more info and directions. Stopping by and spending some time is a must if you're in the eastern CT area, or sign up for a class. Good stuff!
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The summer of 2009 was way too short especially if you live in the Northeast like I do.
It's bad enough that we have to endure winters that last all year (or so it seems) but when our summer doesn't even kick in until early July and then ends so abruptly it just adds insult to injury.
I was watching one of the baseball divisional playoff games last week and half the players were wearing the ball caps with the fold down ear flaps and the fans looked like they were dressed for an arctic expedition. I digress.
So here are some pics taken in August of this year in Newport, Rhode Island. I still have more of these to edit, but I'm pacing myself to make them last into the first snow. AAGGGHHHHH!
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I have been working on my road trip pics for awhile now and will be posting a ton of them in the next couple of days. But in the meantime I have to show off more shots of Katrina for her portfolio. I actually shot these right after I returned from my road trip, but just like everything else it's taken me way longer to edit down to a group that I really like. Again, all these were shot without any artificial lighting - my favorite portrait lighting.
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I have been traveling to Florida for all of my life. My family began spending summer vacations there when I was very young. Four years old as a matter of fact.
My great grandfather used to have a house in Daytona Beach which was demolished in the late sixties or early seventies to make room for a new convention center. Progress moves allegedly forward. It just seems strange because so much has changed. The old beach tower is gone, but the Band Shell is still there, tragically it's surrounded by condos. Yikes!
Anyway, I made my way down to Miami and South Beach where I had never been before. Here are some pics from this past Friday afternoon, the 27th of March. I'm just about to venture into Texas. So more pics coming. Not sure when though. Unfortunately it takes quite a while to process, adjust, resize and post, so I may not be doing this as often as I originally intended. I will definitely get stuff posted upon my return.
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I have been wanting to take a road trip for a long time. Well, I am finally doing it.
I left Rhode Island on Saturday the 14th of March. Unfortunately, the day after I left I got a sore throat and was feeling pretty crummy for the first few days. So my first official stop was Savannah Georgia. I had never been to Savannah prior to this trip. It's a very "southern" town with all the charm you would expect. I have posted a few shots from that morning walking the streets of Old Town Savannah. Next stop Daytona Florida to visit Mom and Dad. Then I'm not sure exactly, but definitely west. Check back in a couple of days to see.
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It's pretty tough with such low light at the stove and constant movement. The high ISO helps - I think it was 1600 - but it does bump up the contrast a bit. Still, I remember the days when this was near impossible without some sort of fill flash. Although dragging the shutter always made for interesting results. As Forest Gump might say "You never know what your gonna get".
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It doesn't seem like spring is just around the corner. It's still cold, windy and so desolate at the beach. Although I must admit that as much as I'm a summertime beach bum there is something so peaceful and relaxing about being here when there are no other people around. The only downside is that my fingers start to numb up in pretty short order. Especially when the wind kicks up.
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It's probably not a good idea to shoot food when your hungry.
This stuff was unbearable - in a good way. What you can't get from the pics is the overwhelming aroma of parmesan that enveloped the whole area. This is the real good stuff so it was unbelievably intense. The pastries weren't bad either. I hope I translated that feeling through these images.
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I couldn't resist after my last entry. Those pics just made me feel cold. So here are a few pics of a just recently bloomed Amaryllis. It really brightens up the place.
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Hey Rick,
You are one amazing photographer! I don't remember ever seeing such a great collection of winter shots. And of course I loved the ones from Helene.
Keep up the good work!
Roland
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The Holidays have been crazy but it's now a new year and we got slammed for the second time in two weeks by heavy snow and cold temperatures. I also finally got delivery of the new Canon 5D MK II and just couldn't wait to start using it. It is one amazing camera. The image quality is equal if not better than the 1Ds MK III. The only downside of taking these shots was that it was about 12 degrees with a steady 15-25 mph wind. My hands were @#$%^&*$% freezin'. In the words of John Hiatt "Drive South".
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