In the News

What a way to start the year! A photograph I took on day one, 2018, ended up printed on the front cover of the local paper! It’s not exactly the New York Times, but still pretty cool to be able share imagery with those around you. 

Sometimes I wonder if this is my attraction to photography, the fact that three people could be standing in the same location, and capture three VERY different angles/view/content/messages through their photographs. I’m incredibly curious to see what other people see, plus capture that unique aspect that caught my eye, and show it to others. It could even be the lighting, or cloud formations, the subtle elements that some may not even notice. To me it’s all good, we live on a magical place, this planet earth, and I see evidence of this each and every day.

This particular photograph happened by chance, as is often the case! I had been driving my daughter home when I noticed the afternoon light was reflecting off snowy Mount Mansfield in a particularly gorgeous way. When we arrived home, I ran inside, grabbed my camera, jumped back in the car and headed off to get a better view. I started clicking away, but it was frightfully cold and my right hand was soon frozen. So I spent moments in the car warming up, then out again to get a good angle. 

The light changes rapidly, and after about 25 minutes, dusk was descending. I started driving home, only somewhat happy with what I had captured. I glanced once more back at the mountain, and noticed a sliver of bright light on one side. A reflection? I stopped the car and watched as the sliver grew and started rising over the shoulder of Mt. Mansfield–it was the huge, golden orb of the moon!

Grabbing my camera once more, I didn’t even have time to get out of the car, it was rising quickly. I was so excited just to witness this, let alone photograph it! My lens was not quite up to the job, but better than nothing and I quietly vowed to upgrade my equipment as soon as I’m able to.

What a way to end the first day of the new year. Thank you mountains, moon and setting sun!

Front cover, January 4, 2018

Original, taken at 4:40pm January 1, 2018