Photographing An Island™

Bank and Cloud – Nantucket Seascape

Sharon — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:51:59 +0000

Martin Ceely’s Restoration of an Antique Whaling Ship Model

Sharon — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:29:35 +0000

Martin Ceely, a Nantucket native and descendant of a whaling captain, was commissioned to do a partial restoration of this antique whaling ship model. Dirck built the shipping crate for it so we took the opportunity to take some photographs of Martin making final adjustments to the model before it was crated.

Quahog

Sharon — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:46:41 +0000

Seascapes – Smith’s Point

Sharon — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:43:37 +0000

Little Tree and Moon

Sharon — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:03:33 +0000

A Quiet Evening on Long Pond

Sharon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:44:46 +0000

Nantucket Banks

Sharon — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:59:32 +0000

Deer Trails in Dunes

Sharon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:10:02 +0000

I followed deer trails and tracks through a section of dunes last week when the fog was thick. I was careful not to walk on the fragile dunes as I can’t seem to do it as carefully as the deer.

Helicopter Sweep of Nantucket for Unexploded Ordinance

Sharon — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:36:00 +0000

The Army Corp of Engineers is sweeping Tom Nevers and the South Shore for unexploded ordinance. Back in the 40′s part of Nantucket was used as a practice range for bombs and rockets. They now have the technology to search for them using a specially equipped helicopter. Dirck and I shot a few quick ones of the helicopter in action. They are flying VERY low.

The helicopter with the Batelle Magnetic Gradient System –

You can see my cone head knit cap in the midst of the brush in this shot -

The pilot at work -

And one of Dirck getting a shot of the undercarriage -

Solitude

Sharon — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:41:20 +0000