Cape Cod Light

Hello Fellow Artists-

I got up this morning and headed to the salt marsh across the road from the beach we are staying at. The light here on Cape Cod is really something special. Even the most simple landscapes caught in the warm glow and clear atmosphere of the light at the start and end of the day are really special. I can fully understand why Edward Hopper spent so much time here. Hopefully I will put brush to paper tonight and start painting some of these wonderful scenes.

Cheers,

Carl

Sunrise Sandwich MA 8/25/08

Hello Fellow Artists-
Monday morning on the cape brought us a great sunrise. It looked like it would be socked in and I would not get any shots, but things worked out and I got the shot above. The day followed with some wandering in shops and galleries including the wonderful Fresh Paint Gallery . This little Gallery in Yarmouth is one of our favorites we go back year after year. After a nice day we all gathered at the Bee Hive Restaurant in Sandwich for a great meal and company! A great day on the cape.

I promise more pictures of friends and family tomorrow.

Cheers,

Carl

Cape Cod

In 3 little days We will be here in our favorite place. We wait all year for our week on Cape Cod with our friends. I will be soaking up the light and inspiration. I'll be painting and taking tons of photos to paint at hme when its cold here in NY.

Peace,
CS

Goodbye Old Friend

About a month ago we had to say goodbye to an old friend, our cat Dexter. He was with us for 17 years. Admittedly dexter had social issues and did not accept (OK read that as went ballistic with strangers) many people besides my wife and I. Very few made it into Dexter's inner circle. However he loved us unconditionally. We could count on him to be waiting for us at the door at the end of the day. During the evening TV or reading hours he would settle on my lap and pur. When we slept he spent most of night curled up on my wife. She complained that he slept like a lead weight. It is funny we miss everything now even the things that annoyed us all the time.

You were a good cat Dexter. We miss you everyday!

The Munchkins

Hello Fellow Artists:

My(amazing,funny, wonderful) nieces were here visiting (with my brother and sister-in-law) for a week recently. We had so much fun. I took some portraits of them one night. There is a shot of the two of them posted here.

We also had a great day where they wanted to paint. we painted some watercolors of Sunflowers. The paintings are marvelous! They both have a great sense of color and design. There is some great potential there!

Lafayette Theater

My Town (Suffern, NY) has a great old theater in the center of town. The Lafayette was built in 1924 and has been fully refurbished inside by the town. All fall they run classic movies on Saturday mornings, besides the current films. They even have an organist playing the old Wurlitzer organ.

I drive by the theater almost every night. Tonight I decided to get a photo of it all lit up. I am glad I did. The old place looks pretty good!

CS

Capturing the Light

Hello friends:

Sorry for the long absence. This summer has been one with many great visits from family and friends. It has been wonderful having our loved ones around, but it left little time for blogging. I do have some good material though so i should be blogging a bit more now.

I had a conversation with the great landscape photographer Nick Zungoli at an event at his gallery recently. He was remarking that we are not really shooting our subjects, but the light falling on them. I was reminded of this Saturday evening. We had taken some visiting family and friends on the Circle Line for the harbor lights tour of NYC. Now I admit... I had to know what to do with the camera for the these shots, bit the table was set for me by the end of day light and I merely had to capture an adequate exposure. Half the battle is getting to your spot when the light is right.

CS

Skylands

I woke this morning and was a bit gloomy. Other than a couple of shots of water lilies early in the week I had no had a lot to show for my week off. While I am making progress on Shooting B&W Infrared on 120 there were time consuming setbacks this week. However when I woke and saw the sky was as gloomy as my mood, but with some strong sun behind it I know what to do. I grabbed my tripod and my camera and headed to Skylands (the NJ Botanical Garden). Cloudy days are great for shooting flowers as you get a nice glow about them without blowing out the highlights. I wandered through gardens for a couple of hours and then rushed home to my computer to see if what I had captured was as cool as I was thinking it was. Happily they were. Here are a few samples of this mornings work. Which do you like / not like? I'll probably pick something out of these for a watercolor tomorrow.

Visitor

I managed to photograph this little visitor while he was eating the mulberries out of the tree in my back yard.... I wish he would skim all of the fallen berries out of the pool when he's done!

Mondays Images

Hello Fellow Artists:

Well the Infra-red I shot yesterday is at the lab being scanned. I am satisfied that I got images on this roll... but think I'll need a stronger red or even opaque filter. As soon as I get the CD Of what I shot i will share.

Here are the waterlilies I photographed yesterday morning and a Robin I managed to photograph as a bonus! Enjoy!

CS