Friday, July 6, 2012

Fine Art Friday–Great Point–Nantucket, MA

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Nantucket Island is known for many cool things, including its intense New England charm.  It also has zero stop lights or private beaches, three distinct lighthouses, and is the only place in America where a town, island, and county are one and the same.  Back in the day, I somehow amazingly managed to spend five full summers working in this paradise and I love to death the nooks and crannies of this island.

Luckily I’ve been on island all week, soaking up the salty rays, eating too many beach club french fries, feeling too elderly for our old favorite bars (but going anyway), and just plain chillaxing with my hubby and bebe.  I wanted to share some classic, summery New England photos from Great Point Lighthouse (very old school–originally established in 1784).  Great Point sits on a very narrow northeast tip of the island and is tough to get to, though once there, it’s wonderful to photograph.  When the beach road isn’t closed to protect nesting plover birds or harbor seals, it is only accessible by boat or by a fun yet involved beach drive (special permit, deflated tires, driving with the ocean on both sides of your car.)  However you get there, it’s definitely a treat to see.  I hope everyone is having a great Independence week–Happy Friday!

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Five Years–Nantucket, MA

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Five years ago today, I was in that pre-wedding prep mode (much too early in the day, thanks Catholic upbringing)–blueberry muffins, face mask, hair, make-up, dress, uncomfortable shoes, maids, Flaggship, navy and green, a sandwich and a Coke.  Then onto photos, antique car, Dad, Mom, lush peony bouquet, arched doorway, happy aisle, beaming groom, seersucker, sweaty ceremony, confident vows, first kiss, angelic singing, kilted bagpiper, cobblestone handshakes and hugs, more photos, Kir Royales, golf cart, lighthouse, gorgeous tent, stellar dinner, Life is Goods, At Last, to die for sunset, orange lemon cake, pants-splitting, Dirty Dancing, singing, Irish dancing, keg, friends, late night cornhole.  Friends and family in one place. Smiling so much that my face hurt.  Married.

Small details.  Big memories.  Happy 5th to my hubby–we’re celebrating in Bermuda–here’s to many more!

Photographs courtesy of the wonderful Brea McDonald

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Georgina - June 30, 2012 - 10:12 am

Happy anniversary!

suzie - July 13, 2012 - 1:28 pm

love this! five years later in the same spot!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Fine Art Friday–Sea and Sky–Nantucket, MA

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Photographing the ocean is fascinating because it is always changing–the color, shape, form, and atmosphere.  Combine that with a photographer’s freedom to play with shutter speed and camera movement (both employed here) and the creative possibilities of pattern and shape are endless.  I love how the crashing waves and sun streaked sky take on a painterly quality when allowed to “live” on the sensor for one to two seconds.  Try to find the art in your surroundings this weekend…  Happy Friday!

Smith’s Point, Nantucket, MA, 2011

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Fine Art Friday–Sankaty Wave–Nantucket, MA » Sarah Greig Photography - August 10, 2012 - 5:51 am

[…] week, I continued working on my series of dream-like beach images.   I love the ribbon of the white wave and the graceful line it forms.  […]

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

In the Land of Swizzle–Bermuda

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Bermuda |bərˈmyoōdə: a British crown colony made up of about 150 small islands about 650 miles (1,046 km) east of the coast of North Carolina; pop. 58,000; capital, Hamilton. Inhabited since 1609.  ORIGIN named after a Spanish sailor, Juan Bermúdez, who sighted the islands early in the 16th century.

 

I’m heading out of town today for a toddler-free getaway.  I can’t wait to breeze through the airport sans stroller and linger over an iced coffee while perusing the “Who wore it Best” section of Us Weekly.  We will be celebrating our 5th anniversary in the land of the Dark n Stormy and Rum Swizzle.  Did I only mention adult beverages?  Oh, there will also be high socks, white knuckled moped riding, and competitive couples tennis with my sister and brother in law.  I’m hoping for some sunny beach time but weather.com tells me it may not be in the cards, which will merely allow for more drinks and tennis, perhaps in that order.  Or maybe we will just bike around the island in a fancy dress or coat and tie and then dance the night away under the stars like the couples in these cute historic travel posters.  Well, one can dream!  To soak in these final days of June,  I’ll leave you with a Dark n Stormy recipe.  Have a great week everyone!

 

Sunset at Tucker’s Point Beach, Bermuda, 2011.  Pardon the point and shoot camera…

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Fine Art Friday–Patagonia, Argentina

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Wouldn’t we all like to be in the land of ice right now?  With NYC temps soaring near 100 again today, I thought I’d cool off with a few icy images from a glacier hike in Patagonia.  I’d personally like to dunk my head in that glacier lake right now. Yes, that is a deep blue crevasse that my fellow hikers shouldn’t have been standing so perilously close to, but I think our tour guide summed it up for them when he pointed at the deep hole and said “You go here?  You die!”  Then they stepped back a bit. Made for a great photo though!

This gives frosty Friday a whole new meaning (though I do recommend lots of cold beverages today!)  Enjoy, stay cool, and happy Friday!

 

Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina, 2008

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Fine Art Friday–Glacier Landscape–Argentina » Sarah Greig Photography - February 22, 2013 - 1:40 pm

[…] is one of the only glaciers in the world that is not retreating.  Here are few more photos from an earlier post.  Have a great weekend–enjoy the winter […]