September and October PAD 2014

16 Nov ’14 by Ben

Seems like I say this every time I make a blog post but I’m trying to catch up yet again…  These shots cover september and october.  Enjoy.

Categories: blog, personal

Watch Hill 10.1.2014

16 Nov ’14 by Ben

  Made it down to Watch Hill lighthouse with my good friend Andrew Stockwell back in the beginning of October.  The sunrise itself was a blown out bluebird affair but I was able to get a great silhouette shot before the sun actually rose with an amazing red sky.  Interestingly enough, once the sun had just […]

Categories: blog, photography, scapes • Tags: lighthouse, ocean, rhode island, sunrise, Watch Hill

Hazard 9.1.2014

16 Nov ’14 by Ben

These photos haven’t been posted yet because they’re in memory of a very close friend of mine, Jeff Swanson.  Jeff lost his battle with cancer this summer.  He was a great photo friend of mine and shared this exact spot with me ages ago.  If you’ve followed my blog for long you know I deal […]

Categories: blog, photography, scapes

Photo Expo 2014

15 Nov ’14 by Ben

  Photo expo is always a lot of fun.  I went with David Simms and Andy Stockwell this year.  The show is always fun as it’s a place where you can get your hands on just about anything and see it w/o a pushy salesperson trying to get you to buy it.  You can also […]

Categories: blog, gear

Block Island 2014

28 Oct ’14 by Ben

Nikki and I were lucky enough to make it out to Block Island in August.  Both our parents took a kid and my parents were kind enough to loan us the motorboat.  It was great to get some adult time and have some great conversations.  We also had a nice run out to North Light […]

Categories: blog, personal • Tags: IV

Mount Washington with Nikki!

13 Oct ’14 by Ben

  Finally made it up Mount Washington with Nikki!  She and I haven’t been able to hike together since we lived in Montana!  She’s been, I’ve been, just not together.  So she and I put Mount Washington on the calendar for last weekend and finally made it!  We made it to the summit via Lion’s […]

Categories: blog, personal, Weekend Fun! • Tags: mountwashington

August PAD update…

13 Oct ’14 by Ben

  Here’s the August PAD update…  Yes, still catching up!  More boating, beach going, and even the zoo!

Categories: Baby v1.0, Baby v2.0, blog, personal, Weekend Fun!

June & July PAD update!

13 Oct ’14 by Ben

Once again I’ve fallen way behind with blog posts…  This one covers June and July.  Kindergarten Graduation, boating, fun, beach, fairs etc.

Categories: Baby v1.0, Baby v2.0, blog, motorboating, personal, Weekend Fun! • Tags: lighthouse, lighthouses

The Fuji switch part II: Weddings…

10 Sep ’14 by Ben

Welcome to the second part of my fuji X-T1 camera review.  This post will focus primarily on how the X-T1 performs while shooting weddings.  Part I of the review (which focuses on landscape photography) is here.  I broke the review up into two sections because the two genres are quite different and I figured it’d be […]

Categories: blog, cameras, gear, lenses

Sheffield Cove

24 Jul ’14 by Ben

Made it out to snag a sunset.  I was doing an architecture shoot and noticed the sky was getting some great color.  As soon as I was done I tried to make it to Beavertail in time but was a bit late… I ended up in Sheffield Cove and was treated to quite a show!

Categories: blog, photography, scapes • Tags: jamestown, sunset

The Fuji switch part I: Landscapes!

29 Jun ’14 by Ben

This post is a bit overdue and because of that it’s probably going to be a bit long…  In case you haven’t noticed I’ve been in the process of switching my entire kit over from a canon full frame kit to a fuji APS-C (“crop”) kit.  This has roots that go back about 5 years […]

Categories: blog, cameras, gear, lenses • Tags: 5D mark III, canon, fuji, fuji 10-24mm, fuji 18-55mm, fuji 55-200mm, review, XT1

Beavertail 6/23/2014

24 Jun ’14 by Ben

Made it down to Beavertail for Sunset last night.  Here’s two different perspectives on the same sunset:   This first is a shot from the Fuji XT1 with the 10-24mm, on a tripod with my Lee Circular Polarizer as well as a Lee 2 stop hard GND.  The second is a three shot panorama with […]

Categories: blog, photography, scapes • Tags: aerial vs land, DJI, fuji, XF10-24, XT1

New Gear: DJI Phantom 2 Vision plus!

24 Jun ’14 by Ben

  I finally jumped into (the deep end of?) the pool…  I bought a “drone”.  I’ve been wanting to get into aerial photography for a long long time now.  I’ve seen the drones available for a while now and I’ve watched them mature into a product that takes images that are sell-able but also into […]

Categories: blog, cameras, gear • Tags: DJI phantom 2 vision plus

May Update!

24 Jun ’14 by Ben

yeah yeah yeah, it’s almost July… I know!  We’ve been super busy both with work, the kids social schedules and family events so I’m a bit behind on my family blog posts…  Here’s May’s catch all, it includes a horse ride (at Brecken’s Bday party), the Memorial Day parade, a science themed Bday party as […]

Categories: blog, personal, Weekend Fun!

Memorial Day sunrise!

26 May ’14 by Ben

Happy Memorial Day everyone!  I made it out to Ledge Road in Newport this morning.

Categories: blog, photography, scapes