LOCATION: Keoka Lake, Waterford Date: October 11 Time: 8:00 a.m. Equipment: 40mm lens “After shooting sunrise at Bear Pond, I returned to the lake in Waterford where I’d scouted some colorful leaves earlier, and I captured one of my favorite shots yet: a canopy of yellow leaves hanging down over the beach, with lake and […]
LOCATION: Cornish Date: October 13 Time: 1:00 p.m. Equipment: 60mm lens “This was a quick shot. I wanted to get so many views, but I had to pick my daughter up at the school bus. When my film is processed, every time I receive it it’s like receiving a Christmas gift. I may have an […]
LOCATION: Paradise Hill, Bethel Date: October 10 Time: 6:40 a.m. Equipment: 40mm lens “I went to where I knew there would be color, on the east side of the mountain. I like the whimsy of the trees, almost Dr.Seuss-like, with slender trunks and bushy tops.”
LOCATION: Bear Pond, Waterford Date: October 11 Time: 6:15 a.m. Equipment: 40mm lens “I’d gone by Bear Pond in the dark, so I hadn’t noticed the gorgeous granite boulders, definitely one of my weaknesses! I have a hard time passing them by.”
LOCATION: Keoka Lake, Waterford Date: October 3 Time: 6:22 a.m. Equipment: 40mm lens “I left the house before 5 a.m. There was mist rising off the lake, and there’s always a good chance for a good photo when mist is rising off water … When I drove into Waterford, I drove by Keoka Lake. The […]
Next summer, my house will turn 250 years old. I’m at a loss as to how to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime milestone. I’ve taken part in only 14 of those years, fewer than 10 percent, and yet I feel its protection like a turtle in her shell. I have no diaries to tell me of the […]
Sometimes a miracle happens–a parent can become a hero again.
Some people are musician groupies and collect signed concert ticket stubs. I am a writer groupie and collect signed books. This year was a particularly good one for me. I met two of my favorite living authors. Or, at least I met one author who I wished would be my new best friend, and I […]
Art is all about making personal choices, not just for the artist, but also for the audience, the dealer, the collector, the curator, and the critic. What exhibitions am I going to see? What artists am I going to write about? What art do I think is important? What art am I going to buy? […]
One of my favorite photo pieces we’ve run in Yankee focused on the young performers of Circus Smirkus in 2001. Our photographer, Dana Smith, captured these beautifully composed portraits in black and white. There is such an intensity and allure to each of the images. I remember having all of the black and white prints […]
I have always been ambivalent on the subject of hunting. I understand the arguments but love our friends in the wild. A trip to New Jersey, which inevitably includes the sight of deer carcasses scattered along the roadside like so much litter, can help along the arguments not only for thinning the herd, but also […]
My editor and a longtime travel writer, Mel Allen, often hands out the sagely advice to “get lost, but carry a good map.” Sometimes this works better in theory than in practice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely good advice for people in our line of work. Good travel writing takes readers to places they’ve […]
