I made this image a few months ago when I was on a hike with my son August.  I love these patches of pillow soft moss.  They keep their vibrant green color late into the season and really punctuate the brown deciduous forest floor.

I came across this bouy in the ice while wondering around the frozen marsh at Paines Creek.  It actually was a beautiful day, just a little chilly, it was about 18 degrees at the time I shot this.  If you are inclined to shoot in conditions like this I suggest you invest as much into your wardrobe as you do in you camera equipment.  If you are uncomfortable, cold and wet I guarantee you will not get all the great shots out there.  Frost bite and worse happen very fast when skin is exposed to water in these temperatures.  I suggest tall rubber mud boots that our 100% water proof and long under ware and cold weather outer wear.  I have been using Burton gear for almost 30 years and have stayed toasty warm even in the most extreme conditions.

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Had a great time dangling thousands of dollars of photography equipment over the icy waters of Paines Creek today.  Just to up the ante, it was 18 degrees out, so I didn’t have a great grip.  luckily, when financial loss is on the table I go into ninja, mind over matter mode… Zero camera gear loss and I still have all my digits.

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There is just something I love about trees in the fog.  The fog really accentuate depth even when you don’t have a vast open spaces.  This really helps in New England, where we have an abundance of under growth which makes it difficult to isolate your nature subjects.

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This was an amazing moment.  The fog bank was just rolling into my location and the sun was rising behind this tree.  When shooting in the fog I love being right on the edge of the fog bank.  This fog is thinned out and lets more light through which in turn gives you a lot  more detail in the mist.  Within moments I was surrounded by solid grey, which is amazing in its own right, but this photo really captures the mornings transition.

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Ok, it has been awhile since I have posted and I apologize for that.  I have been side tracked with lots of photography jobs, personal artistic development, trips to the other coast and life’s little chores.  Last week on Cape Cod we had amazing summer weather and with the warm weather came beautiful morning fog.  Well that was more then enough inspiration to pull me back into the blogosphere.  Also, I have been really into black and white lately, and fog photos look amazing in B&W, so be prepared for a couple of posts sticking with that theme.

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One of the great things about living in New England during the late fall and winter is that there is never bad light.  When you are down south you really cant shoot from 10 am to 2 pm because of the harsh overhead light.  Up here the shadows are always long and the light soft.  None of that really applies to this photo, I made it late in the afternoon in Provincetown.