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Along with the boats on Tilghman Island, and shanties to accommodate the working boats. The shanties are, needless to say, function over form, but because of that have their own particular charm. Like the boats that outlive their purpose, when shanties outlive their purpose they are abandoned and offered back to nature.
This image was captured using Konica Infrared film.
Boats are often used for pleasure, but also serve as working tools and simple transportation. This is the case with these boats on Tilghman Island, Maryland. And yes, as on Smith Island, when their time of usefulness has passed, they are discarded, as can be seen in the upper right corner of this image.
This is a typical scene on Tilghman Island, where some people still make their living on the water, although that is becoming a more and more difficult task.
Annapolis, Maryland is a place for boats. Even when one gets away from the dock downtown, it is difficult to find a long stretch along the water where there is not accommodation for a boat. This makes complete sense, as anyone paying an incredible premium to live along the water certainly has a boat to take full advantage of their location.
This is such accommodation seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Konica Infrared captured the trees in such a way that the shelter for the boat could be easily seen, otherwise it would have been hidden in similarly rendered shades of gray.
The best relationships are those where the competition is minimized, and each person respects what the other is doing. I photograph, Kathy reads, when she is not on the stage. It is not uncommon for us to go somewhere, separate to do our own thing, and join one another at a later time.
This was not a setup shot, but one where she had found a comfortable spot to read and listen to the water. I found a comfortable spot to capture the image and now offer the result.
One of the more recognizable buildings in Annapolis, Maryland is St. Anne’s Church in the middle of the appropriately named Church Circle. The church was used in an episode of the West Wing, where I stood outside with numerous others trying to get a glimpse of the actors.
This is a complement to the Kathy Reading. The image is actually rather small, being a contact print of a 4.5X6 cm negative, and my preference is for the smaller size, as it is more intimate.
I have previously blogged of the abandoned boats on Smith Island here and here. This particular image has meaning for me personally, but not in a way anyone would realize.
The foreground shows marsh grasses and takes the lower half of the image for a reason. While on Smith Island, it is a good idea to wear boots if one is looking to take images of this sort. Approaching this particular boat with my camera and tripod, at this exact spot my right boot sunk about halfway up to my knee. I was absolutely stuck until I was able to slowly move my leg back and forth enough to be able to slowly pull my leg out. To add insult to injury, this was not simple mud, but marsh grasses that had died and been soaking for quite some time. Think in terms of gutter leaves that have been sitting for many months.
After successful extraction I decided that getting closer to the boat simply was not going to happen, so I set up my tripod and camera and took the picture. This is another case where I used a yellow filter with Konica infrared so to give the sky just a bit of texture, as opposed to severely darkening it, as I felt that it would better match the marsh grasses.
A while back I wrote about locations to which one returns to shoot. Although the location is the same, the feeling may not be. Even when the feeling is the same, the choice of how one decides to shoot the scene can render a completely different interpretation.
Such is the case with this gazebo, located in Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, Maryland. (I used this subject to originally test Kodak Infrared film, which opened a range of possibilities I had not previously considered.) I offered this image previously on this blog, which allows for one interpretation. Walking to the other side of the bridge and capturing the scene as a Pinhole image allows for a completely different meaning.
One of the most frustrating things for me is my failure to remember names. It seems like I am able to figure out how to do just about anything, but when it comes to remembering the name of someone I should know, I fail miserably. This is particularly embarrassing because the impression is that the person is not important if I cannot even remember their name, which is not actually the case.
There are, however, other times when a name comes from the middle of nowhere and I feel a sense of accomplishment in the simple recall. It is as if the sun has risen and given me the gift of remembering something I normally would not. It is as if the snow has melted just enough to allow me to uncover that which otherwise would have remained hidden forever. I love being aware of these things.
