My cousin arranged an afternoon at a private plantation in South Carolina. He wanted to fish but he thought I might want to bring my camera and take some pictures too. When we got there it was nearly sunset and I knew right away I could spend days there shooting all kinds of stuff. We drove around the old mansion and I was immediately drawn to the foot bridge and the dark trees in the background. As we walked toward the the bridge the tree in the water started to grab my attention. I walked back and forth taking in the serenity of the scene and finally planted my tripod and started shooting. As I processed this pic I thought, driving 500 miles back here would be worth it. I want to go back – my bucket list..jpg "Bridge Over Quiet Waters")
Before The Coffee » Photography
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I woke up and without going outside I knew it was cold. The heat had gone off during the night and at 6am it was a chilly 50 degrees inside and 30 degrees outside. I threw on some layers and squeezed into the crawl space to find the fuel oil pilot light. Nothing. I kept trying to reset the pilot and still nothing. I crawled out feeling chilled and frustrated, I stood up, looked at the bay and saw the sun coming up with a single cloud above it. Hmmmm….. I can get some pics of the sun coming up or I can fix the heat. I have my priorities, so in the true spirit of beforethecoffee, I grabbed my camera.  Nikon D3 38mm, f11.0, 1/100, +1EV, single image tone mapped Photomatix  Nikon D3, 70mm, f5.6, 1/1000, -2EV
My original idea was to do a simple before and after shot of Mom and baby. As my idea evolved I became interested in creating an intimacy when pregnant and then with the baby. So here is the combined image of Mom on left, looking toward her baby (not yet born), and then Mom looking back in time at her pregnancy.  .jpg) .jpg)
It’s rare for me to process a sunrise picture to black and white but in this case I was instantly taken with the B&W version of this sunrise along the Chesapeake Bay. I like how the tree branch mimics the cloud shape in B&W however in color the association is lacking. Interesting though when I was taking the image set I was thinking how beautiful the colors were. It’s a good lesson for me to find shape and tones in the scene.
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Glad you weren’t fishin’! Beautiful work.
Very cool shot, Happy New Year
great find, happy new year
I am so sorry I’ve been away from your site for so long. It has been my loss. Your photos are extraordinary. You have the eye of an artist and the heart of a hero.