Extras

Gulf of Maine finished as an oil painting.

If you follow my work you know that I like to approach photography projects from the perspective of a story that can be told visually in combination with the written word. A full essay format. My definition of a photo essay includes writing.

But when I set out to document a story I often come upon scenes worth photographing as a stand alone subject. This set of photos was collected over the last two or three months as I was working on other projects. The moments captured my interest even though they didn’t help me produce the essay I happened to be working on at the time.

The top photo was taken from a sailing ship off the coast of Maine in July. I was producing a story on sailing, but the lobster boat seemed to speak New England to me. When developing the photo I added the oil paint finish. Something I normally don’t do.

Leading line. Groton Long Point, Connecticut.

I did not have the perfect lens for this shot, but I liked the way this rope line of buoys leads the eye out to the bird sitting on top of the pier post and how all the lines lead to the horizon.

Aboard the Mercantile, Maine.

Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Hartford, Connecticut. Also with an oil paint finish. I was experimenting.

Groton Long Point, Connecticut.

Abandoned or parked bicycles are often a subject for street photographers.

They offer the opportunity for metaphor.

At summer’s end, this is especially true.