Cape Ann Images: Greasy Pole Sunday 2011 !

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. For that reason 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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Monday, June 27, 2011

Greasy Pole Sunday 2011 !

Originally I was going to be on the beach for Sunday's festivities but....I changed my mind. My back was killing me standing on the beach Saturday for hours and that's what swayed my decision. My boat sits in the mud at low tide which was at 2:00pm on Sunday. I need about 1-1/4 hour to re-float the boat and leaving the dock at 3:15pm I knew I wouldn't find a good spot to shoot. So I left the dock just after noon and was able to raft up to the lobster boat "No Excuses". Great location to take in the proceedings.

Do you see what I see?