REFRACTIONARY

  • Hudson and Berlin

    A rain was headed in tonight. Years ago I had a friend in this area and remembered the winding paths through horse paddocks in this area of Berlin, MA. I figured since I was going near there anyway for a trip to the big box home goods store I’d stop by and see what was…

  • A Walk in Concord

  • Catching Up on Some Shots of Opportunity

    Sometimes I’m just messing around, and I come up with something I like: the way the light catches some leaves, the flowers outside the window where I have my work set up, the present our cat left on the walkway.

  • Sunrise at French King Bridge, Millers Falls, MA

    Having scouted the area the night before, I woke myself up at 3:45 this morning and was out by 4 to get back in time for blue hour and, hopefully, a sunrise. As I drew West, I passed beneath a band of rain, just about at Wachusset. I was hoping that boded well for some…

  • Sunset at French King Bridge, Millers Falls, MA

  • Van Leer / Mcdowell, Sudbury

    First time out with the dehazing filter in Lightroom… I knew that this morning would be a clear morning after a rain, so I went out in the hope of some light rays through trees. I wasn’t disappointed, and I got this fog to boot.

  • Assabet in an Evening and a Morning

    An evening… A morning. This is straight out of the exposure merge, with some adjustments here and there. It looks strange to me, I think because of the blues and the greens. So I did this edit, which is not exposure merged, and has a completely different balance. I’m not sure which I like best,…

  • Maynard Jaunt

    I’m sure everyone here in town knows this mural by the laundromat and the dance studio. Seems like an obvious picture, but it makes me happy. This building stuck behind the storefronts keeps promising to go away, but here it still is. I love all the colors and textures here. Feels like our own little…

  • Assabet Wildlife Refuge and back to Sherman’s Bridge

    I took a walk around the loop at the Assabet Wildlife Refuge. It was a day when I just couldn’t bear to be at home, and wanted to move and explore, and this is a spot I’ve been shamefully remiss in not yet exploring. It’s a strange, post apocalyptic world out there. First, there’s the…

  • Muddy Pond

    J set up a camping trip for the kids as part of Marlowe’s camping rehabilitation, wherein J dreams of convincing Marlowe that camping isn’t complete misery. Marlowe’s first evidence to the contrary: the clouds of gnats. But Ellis, inspired by my most recent expedition to Sherman’s Bridge, is stalking the sunsets. Maybe when he gets…