From a portrait session today in Newton, Massachusetts. Great soft light!
Nature Photography Tips 20 and 21
© Paul Mozell
The fifth installment in a series. Your feedback is welcome! All photographs in the series are available as fine art prints and licensed stock images.
20) Don’t use auto White Balance for Landscapes
The Mad River, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
The human eye is an amazing thing. It surpasses most, if not all cameras in its ability to see a range of brightness from dark to white and it instantly adjusts to different focal lengths faster than the finest Nikon, Canon lens. In collaboration with the brain, it makes remarkable adjustments for color temperature — a value on the Kelvin Scale that describes how cool blue, or warm red-yellow a light source may be. Continue reading
Family Portrait Session
The Donahue family posed on an outcrop in Breakheart Reservation on a perfect fall afternoon.
This is a great time of year to make family portraits. Nearby parks and public places are often great settings to create lasting family memories. Backyards can be great as well. Your portrait session will yield a series of personal images that can be made into gallery-wrapped canvas prints suitable for prominent display in living room or den. Other versions may compliment the decor of an office. And, there is still time to order 5×7, custom greeting cards for the holidays.
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Moonlight on the Sea
Moonlight on Bass Rocks, Gloucester, MA
A 20 second exposure records the misty seascape illuminated by the full moon. The constellation Orion is visible above the horizon.
After the Nor’Easter
© Paul Mozell 2011
On the day after a surprise nor’easter brought high winds and several inches of snow to central New England in late October, skies were super crisp and clear.
The Great Marsh is a coastal wetland of 25,000 acres on the northern Massachusetts coast, It extends from Cape Ann to the mouth of the Merrimack River.
The northern end of Plum Island, Newburyport, MA. Large trees have been tossed on the beach by the high tides and strong winds.
These images are available as fine art prints and licensed stock photography.
Red Maple
Red Maple in Ravenswood Park, Gloucester, MA. A wonderful forest managed by The Trustees of Reservations.
Color is still hard to find in the Boston area…
Textures, Shapes, and Patterns in Rockport, MA
Sunday in Rockport, Massachusetts. Cape Ann is a year-round source of photographic subjects. I’m always on the lookout for interesting patterns and colors in the decaying maritime structures. Click icon at lower right for full screen display.
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Autumn on the Ipswich River
Autumn on the Ipswich River
Many fall foliage forecasters say the colors are late and muted this year. Maybe so. Is this due to the cool wet spring and summer we had in New England, or a factor of global warming? Either way, there is plenty to enjoy about the season and pleasing colors and strong images if you look hard enough. This summer I “discovered” the Ipswich River Park in North Reading, Massachusetts. The modest yet lovely Ipswich River winds 45 miles from Wilmington to Ipswich, MA. (To learn more, visit the Ipswich River Watershed Association.) Today at sunset I was hoping for an orange sky reflecting in the still water but found this long-lens composition instead. I predict the brightest colors will arrive in the Boston area about October 22! Any other bets?
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Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary — Autumn Afternoon
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield, Massachusetts (Paul Mozell)
Although the brilliant fall colors are about a week away, the golden grasses and cobalt sky on this day were irresistable.
River Running Strong at Summer’s End
The Lovell River in West Ossipee, New Hampshire.
A summer of heavy rains has left New Hampshire’s creeks and rivers running fast and furious as the Autumn Equinox approaches. I spent the weekend on a small pond paddling, photographing and enjoying the loons.