This is the way it was on my Tom Tetzner tour yesterday afternoon in Charlestown, R.I. Low tide, lots of folks digging clams, and a profusion of Egrets. The whole experience reminded me of sunny days on Long Beach Island in NJ when I was a kid. My 100 to 400mm Canon lens came in very handy. Even from a moving boat many of the images looked sharp, f/8 at 800 ISO gave me shutter speeds 1/1000 to 1/3000 of a second in the bright sun. Take a look!
This is the way it looked along the seawall on the Fourth!
Fashion Statement, 7/4/13
A smorgasbord of sights along the sea wall in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Photos and video by Jan Armor
This is the way it was at our Boot Camp II Workshop at 5 AM this Saturday. I noticed this nice lady was clutching a large quantity of shells as she walked up the beach. I greeted her and asked her what was she going to do with so many? She responded with one word, "Stuffies!" To see more pictures from the workshop click here.
These shells are for making Stuffies.
This is the way it was in New York City yesterday. Stimulating!
Click on a thumb nail to see it big!
This is the way it was last Saturday at MOMA in NYC, one of my favorite museums. There was an extensive collection of Bill Brandt's photography, portraits, wide angle nudes, and images from World War II taken during the bombing of London. I've always admired his work, particularly the distorted nudes. All the iconic ones were there, and many photographs I had never seen before.
Large paintings make a great place to do some street shooting. The crowd wasn't too bad, and the collections at MOMA were fabulous, as usual. Besides enjoying the art myself, I like to take pictures of people doing the same. I crank the ISO up to 1600, Aperture preferred at f/8, and wait for an interesting gesture of posture and use the art as the background. Heres a few, and if you click on the thumb it will get bigger...
Snowy Egret preening
Tom is terrific... not more than 30 seconds into our walk down the bay side of Napatree Point he spotted a couple of Osprey overhead. This was a prelude to a morning of birding with Tom. He spied a Blue Heron across a breachway that it took me 5 minutes to get into focus. Everywhere we went Mr. Tetzner kept up a running dialogue of advice on when to see what where. He showed me the fox den on a sand dune, he introduced me to the Fish and Wildlife Wardens, and could ID every darn bird that flew by. Tom just knows what's going on with the wildlife in South County. It was a great morning with a man who I would call, "The Bird Magnet." Take the tour, you won't be sorry. Contact: tjtzner@cox.net or Face Book him: "Thomas James Tetzner. Click this link to see more pictures from yesterday morning... that's the way it was. Tom Tetzner
Kathy and I took the South Kingstown Parks and Recreation bus down to NYC on Saturday. Did some street shooting and took in MOMA, as usual. Lots of fun! See the slideshow on my website: http://www.armorphoto.com/nyc
The Apple Store, NYC
It was hot yesterday. That's the way it was on Indian Lake. But these teenage boys knew how to cool off. Take a look at the short video, "Horseplay On The Raft."
Taking The Plunge.
This is the way my rapper friend's arm looked sporting his religious tattoos. By the way, I tested Lightroom 5 Beta to vignette multiple areas in the same photo, the tattoo on his forearm and the one on his hand. A nice new feature!
Tattoo'd in many places...
Ernie and Renee
This is the way they were on Sunday, sitting in the sunshine, a perfect pair, with their two Harley's parked at the curb. I introduced myself, and Kathy, and we talked a little about the beautiful day, the view, and the nice people you might meet here along the wall, people just like them.
This is the way it was... along the sea wall on a fine day in Narragansett, Rhode island. There was this man holding a dog protectively in his arms. I asked him what it was, and he replied, "A Mexican Chihuahua." Then he said, "These dogs are little, so they don’t eat much. And, since they are tiny and don’t consume much dog food, they are very easy to clean up after when they should leave a little present on the sidewalk along the sea wall." "Another Chihuahua trait is the short hair." he said. As you can see from this photograph I took of this diminutive canine, there are probably few hairballs under the furniture in this owner’s house.
Note the little brown spot on this little guy’s flank. Cute. He coould have been named Spot, but he was not. His name is Pepe.
His master went on, "Like most Chihuahuas, little Pepe is an exceptional watch dog, albeit not much of a deterrent for a determined bugler. He has first rate hearing, and sleeps with one eye open, just waiting to sound the alarm of an approaching stranger."
Weighing in at 4.75 pounds, and standing 9 inches tall, Pepe present a statuesque appearance to the world.
What Everybody Ought to Know About Mexican Chihuahua Dogs.
I took this picture with my Nikon D300 set on f/11 at 1/640 of a second, ISO 400.
Who else wants to take my picture?
You just never know. I was out and about doing some photographs for my book “Seen At The Sea Wall,” when I notice four pretty URI coeds enjoying the sunshine on Narragansett Beach. How could i not? I asked, “Girls, can I take your picture for my book?” and they responded in unison, “Sure, why not?”
I always have the camera ready, all set for action shots, as you never know. I had seen one of the ladies taking a picture of herself so I said, “ Can you do that again?” meaning, can you strike that pose again. She said, “Sure, why not?" and a second pretty lady grabbed her cell phone and struck the same pose, creating simultaneous self-portraits. A chorus line of pretty young women taking pictures of their pretty faces.
And I was ready. My Nikon D300 was set on Aperture Priority at f/16 at 1/800 of a second at ISO 800. Although I really didn’t need a high ISO in the middle of the day, I do like to know that the picture will be sharp and clear, and in focus when I must be quick with the camera. A setting like this does the job. You can see more of my Sea Wall shots here: http://www.armorphoto.com/seawall20130409/
This is "the way they were" taking pictures of one another in our first class, OLLI Travel. This was a great way to get the class going. I especially like the closeup of Dr. Doody's "doo." Click on a thumbnail to enlarge!
The old man sat dangling his legs over the wall, alone in the sun, looking out to sea. This is the way he was.
The way we were.... There we were, Bob Kidd and Jan Armor, hoping for a sunrise over Narragansett Beach, a dress rehearsal for our Photographers' Boot Camp, this coming Saturday. Our sunrise happened, man did it ever, and it was spectacular. God willing, and weather permitting, ten sleepy shooters will be waiting to capture their sunrise at exactly 5:40 AM this Saturday. Set the alarm, Recruits!
Sunrise Over Narragansett Beach
A new photo blog, "The Way We Were" Here you will find people, places and things that have caught my eye in South County, Rhode Island, since we moved here in 2009, sometimes with links back to more views.
The parking lot at Narragansett Beach did not escape Hurricane Sandy's wrath. A new fence was installed, and was repaved and re-striped. See more shots from May 7th, 2013.
The striper, i.e the man who paints the lines in the parking lot.
