Cape Cod

better days — I am currently testing out Capture One software. I am seriously impressed! The color controls are insane! The deal breaker right now is that is do not read in PSD’s so I can’t round trip my images… That makes it really hard for me to have a complete library […]

Capture One

1 Aug, 2014 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / capture one / tractor by Rob Nitsch

Cape Cod has gone from a snowy owl sanctuary to a wild turkey colony in a matter of weeks. Not that I am complaining. These beautiful birds ( the toms ) get nice and puffy and put on quite a show in the spring time while trying to attract […]

234 Days until

7 Apr, 2014 in bird photography tagged Cape Cod / spring / thanksgiving / turkey by Rob Nitsch

If you live or visit Brewster then you have undoubtedly visited the Herring Run. (Yes the Herring run down the little stream out to the Atlantic) Unless one of the hundreds of seagulls that show up gobble them down. I haven’t shot here in awhile because they resently replaced the […]

Herring Run

19 Feb, 2014 in Landscape tagged Brewster / Cape Cod / herring run / snow / winter by Rob Nitsch

I love how every winter storm, unlike its warmer weather counterparts, has its own personality. You can have a very cold storm that dumps light powder and blows out of the trees immediately or a wet snow that hangs heavy in the branches and power lines. Add a hard […]

Suess Tree

17 Feb, 2014 in nature photography tagged Cape Cod / cape cod winter / ice / snow by Rob Nitsch

I am fascinated with everything snow; when it falls, how it is blown, how it settles in trees, how muffles sound when I am riding back country tree runs and how it inevitably melts. I made this photo of some geriatric snow that is in the twilight of its […]

Twilight Snow

12 Feb, 2014 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / snow by Rob Nitsch

Sometimes you just have to stand alone in the storm. I am not sure if I am referring to the tree in this photograph or me as the photographer. Throughout my life I have always been the one heading into the most violent of storms while the rest of […]

Alone in the Storm

10 Feb, 2014 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / snow / tree / whiteout by Rob Nitsch

I started the week with an owl picture so it seems fitting for me to end the week with an owl picture. I chased this guy around for about 45 minutes as he posed on different perches around the inlet. He was always kind enough to stay facing […]

Snowy on a Post

7 Feb, 2014 in animals tagged bird / Cape Cod / snowy owl / west dennis by Rob Nitsch

Last night we had another great snow storm but this time it was a much warmer storm so the snow was very sticky. It was so sticky and heavy that it held on to the branches well into the afternoon. It sounds like we are going to get two […]

Branching out

5 Feb, 2014 in Landscape tagged brester / Cape Cod / maximus / snow / winter by Rob Nitsch

For a while there I thought I was going to be the only photographer in New England without a Snowy Owl portrait this year. Seams like all of the north-east is infested with these guys this year. I have heard some Cape locals say that they are as common […]

Snowy Owl

3 Feb, 2014 in bird photography tagged avian / bird / Cape Cod / owl / snowy owl by Rob Nitsch

This shot was take a while back when we were having less then consistent winter weather around here. Hot, cold, hot, cold… Anyway with big changes in heat comes really nice ground fog. Ground fog equals drama and I like drama!

Where’s the fog now

31 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged Brewster / Cape Cod / fog by Rob Nitsch

Another photo I made while out in the Janus white out. This one was taken on the ocean side of the cape in Chatham. A lot of the photographs I took that day I had to take from the inside of my truck, with 50+ mph winds there is […]

Snow Boat

29 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged boat / Cape Cod / chatham / snow storm by Rob Nitsch

I made this photo prior to Janus’ visit to the Cape, in fact those clouds were the first signs of her arrival. I just happen to catch a glimpse of this craft as I was headed to the beach. I could not ignore the contrast of her white hull […]

Hiding from the tide

27 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged boat / Cape Cod / dune / sea grass / winter by Rob Nitsch

Yes, this is a cliché photo. I probably have seen a hundred different version of this same photo. The tree in the snow storm, its dark limbs and trunks contrasted against the white fury of winter. Color striped down to a monotone arctic environment sometimes enhanced by executing the exposure […]

Janus

23 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / Janus / polar vortex / winter by Rob Nitsch

One of the nice things about New England beaches during the winter is that they stay undisturbed. With very little traffic besides a rouge dog walker or sole beach runner the beautiful texture of the tide is left in the sand throughout the day. The early morning light really helps […]

Beach Texture

21 Jan, 2014 in Landscape / Uncategorized tagged beach / Cape Cod / january / winter by Rob Nitsch

I love fog! Especially when it is thin with lots of detail. This particular fog is called ground fog, it happens when the ground is at 32 degrees (fahrenheit) and is warming drastically slower then the air. Back light that stuff and I am a happy photographer! Doesn’t […]

Ground Fog

17 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / fog / low tide / tidal stream by Rob Nitsch

winters beach — First post of the year! While I was out shooting today I could not resist capturing the texture that an out going tide leaves on our flats in the Cape Cod bay. This was the last shot of the day that had decent lighting, a cloud front was moving […]

Winters Beach

13 Jan, 2014 in Landscape tagged beach / brewster flats / Cape Cod / low tide by Rob Nitsch

We are experiencing some amazing weather out here on the cape. Normally all the winter storms hit the New England interior, but the last storm kissed the cape and left the main landers hung out to dry. Looks like this Friday we will get a repeat too!

Cozy

23 Jan, 2013 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / cold / eastham / nauset light / winter by Rob Nitsch

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 […]

Cold Snap

7 Jan, 2013 in Landscape tagged Cape Cod / cold weather photography / ice / paines creek by Rob Nitsch

©Rob Nitsch – click to enlarge! — 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 […]

Ocean Ice

4 Jan, 2013 in Landscape / nature photography tagged Cape Cod / ice / paines creek / winter by Rob Nitsch

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 […]

Teri M.

1 Dec, 2011 in travel photography tagged Cape Cod / fishing boat / provincetown by Rob Nitsch