Started out early on a picture perfect day. When I arrived at Haymarket via the MBTA, Boston was just getting up. Empty streets that will soon be crowded with locals and tourists. It was the weekend so the market being set up for the day. Down by the Seaport, people was just beginning to arrive for the Tall Ship parade. Even the USS Constitution, a Boston resident, joined the sail. People having fun, entertainment and to think, only a block from where I have been working

In life, sometimes its worth a closer look. Same with your photography. The left is the original shot with basic crop and color corrections. Its been on my website in the Boston section. Nice day, nice view and a cool looking bird. But, nothing to exciting. When recently adding new images from some Boston work, this one caught my eye. I'd like to say this was framed, shot and printed as shot. But, that's not the case and when thinking back it was shot was all about th

There is a resident Blue Heron on the Charles River in Natick, MA. I met a few people there who pointed it out, mentioning that this bird is one of two that frequent the area. Despite the beauty of Blue Herons, they seem to prefer locations that are less appealing, such as: Wetlands: Includes marshes, swamps, ponds, and lakes. Coastal: Estuaries with saltwater, tidal flats, and mangrove swamps. Rivers: Desert streams and slow-moving rivers. Urban/Open: They often hunt in floo

Hard to believe the shots we can get on a Camera-phone. Its quite a step up compared to the gap between old Snapshot cameras and 35mm cameras. It was a hardware challenge back then. Some would say there is little or no difference today and an Camera-phone is all you need. What I think makes the difference between yesterday and today is the Camera-phone optics and image quality are far superior to an old Snapshot Camera. That, combined with the ability to use an HEIC image