Cape Ann Images: A Low Light Challenge !

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester,Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. Artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years,they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

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"Glosta Logic"

It's not "soda" and not "pop" or even "soda pop" it's "tonic"!

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It's a "rotary" not a "roundabout"!

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"Going up the line" is a term used when leaving the island!

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A "jigga"is a homemade powerless go-cart!

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It's not "Break Time or Coffee Break" it's "Mug-up"!

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It's not a "water fountain" it's a "Bubbla"!

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

A Low Light Challenge !

I challenged myself to take a few shots around Cape Ann in low light conditions. So at sundown I set out to attempt to capture scenes without blurring and with that grainy look. In other words, without using a tripod and slow shutter speeds. To my surprise most of the photos I took came out fairly well.

Weathervane atop Rockport's Sandy Bay Yacht Club.