Longer Exposures...

Tried to post this the other night but didn't have time...

So, the days are getting very very short...I've kindof adopted this habit of wanting to shoot all my landscapes at f.45 so exposure time is rapidly becoming an issue...sortof. Last week I did a bunch of longer exposures, did several hour longs that were too thin to print, but these ones range from 10 minutes to an hour and I'm pretty happy with them.

These first two are a revisit to the rapidly disappearing woods behind my house, I'm much happier with the light and color here, a lot less contrasty and a little more appropriate.



I also shot this long kindof amazing little spot where marsh, concrete, and river come together. (whether or not the picture does this spot justic i'll let you decide.) I haven't shot anything at night in several years but I am pretty happy with this.

Roads to Nowhere...

So yesterday I packed up my 6x9 and my 4x5 and left my house, walking due south into the woods...I had planned on shooting out on the old dirt roads that are a mile or two into the woods, but before I got very far I couldn't help but shoot where they are clearing the woods here.

As far as I know this is supposed to be protected land but I guess these people just don't care.

Eventually I reached the old roads, they don't really go anywhere, instead you find them like a river, a dozen tributaries of small pathways converge into these old roads, most of which dead end in the marsh. I dig this location, but due to the gross factor of VC film I was really unhappy with a lot of my stuff I shot out there.

I did get these last two shots near the roads/lands end.

I'm pretty excited about working out in this area, I feel a few more excursions out here in my imminent future. Everything out there is pretty much untouched, all the old junk is sun-bleached, the pathways overgrown. I dig it.

5-13-08

Finals, Review Boards are here.
I have been focusing more on printing lately, (reprinting mostly) This past week has been really beautiful with the weather. The sun has been out in full force and I took some time to tune up my bike and start riding a bit, as well as a day to the beach! (such things are necessary to break up end semester stress!)

However I did manage to come up with several sheets of film that I'm happy with. While wandering in the woods near the Old Newbury dump I found a Shantee Town (sp?) Was a bit scarey at first after passing several "No Trespassing" Signs then stumbling across this. It looks like it hasn't been inhabited for some years, I found maybe a dozen shelters and I hope to return there to shoot some more of them.

This shed was probably the most ornate of the structures I found, some were little more than just caves. I'm assuming most of these were built from junk dragged away from the dump, which is less than a quarter mile from here.


I also returned to the old B&M tracks a bit more, these old tracks run all through essex county and I'm always finding some interesting stuff amidst the old path that's been left behind.


I think this will be the last new work I post for a few weeks, Moving to NYC next Tuesday, and although I plan on shooting through this week I don't know how soon I'll have fresh scans up.

That being said, I still might be making new work up until this coming weekend, as long as I have a significant bit to develop I'll put it through the works on friday.

-DA

5-6-08

The new camera is great, I got my first batch of film back today and did scans and some quick retouching for this post. no more light leaks! Great to have my own camera and get rid of some mechanical problems from the one I had been using from school.

So I found a really exciting new location in Groveland. This road has become flooded because of a beaver dam. The dam is maybe 15 feet wide but has created a huge flood plain, engulfing this road and making it nearly impassable. It's crazy to see nature just taking land back like this with a little help from it's furry friends.

I also stumbled across this old mill-house in Byfield which has split in half from wear and weathering as far as I can tell. I want to revisit and reshoot here but it will prolly require me to get a bit wet, tresspass, or possibly both. still worth it though!

This last shot is just a longer view of one of my favorite bits of lost road, old 95 peaks out here.

There's a lot more to be seen but this is just a quick edit. Review boards are coming up and I'll have to make a post to summarize that. Just wanna say special thanks to Natt for helping me get around to these locations and assisting in shooting.

-DA

4-27-08

So I know I haven't gotten around to posting more old stuff but here's some new bits. I'm still wandering about the back roads and routes of essex county. I'm always looking for things that are just out of the reach of the average persons eye. around a lost corner, over a fence or just in the middle of no where.

Some of these images I found myself looking down from above, I really like how this opens up the perspective in some of these shots. A grander observation of the elements of the scene can be made.