Mimi's Photo Blog

First Snow

Beautiful sunrise after first significant snowfall of the season. Taken from my window on the 7th floor of 1550 Beacon Street in Brookline.

Great Meadows late Fall

Martha’s Vineyard

I just returned from a week on the Vineyard. I friend to whom I’m extremely grateful let me use her timeshare in Vineyard Haven. This first shot is the harbor at sunrise and following photos are more scenes from the town.

Oak Bluffs is one of the two other larger towns on the Island. I’ll the photos speak for themselves!

And then there’s Edgartown which is a bit more upscale.

Whenever someone hears you’re a photographer they say you must got to Menemsha for sunset – so of course I went – more than once. It’s really a very small working fishing village – very quiet at this time of year.

But my very favorite place is Aquinnah where the clay cliffs of Gay Head are located. Again, I have no words to describe them – so just the photos.

I was very lucky – a bus driver told me how to find Lucy Vincent Beach – no signs – no mention on most of the maps but I had heard about it and had seen many photos so I was really looking forward to going. I rented a car one day so I could get to all the places that weren’t accessible by the buses. The bus systme on the Island was actually great tho.

And one from South Beach

It was a great week but I feel as if I’ve barely scratched the surface. It takes a long time to really get to know a place – I’d love to go again. If you’d like to see more photos just click here and you’ll be sent to my website – click on the Martha’s Vineyard Gallery.

To the Berkshires

Took the train out to Pittsfield. Got to take photos from the back of the train – one of added benefits of having a camera that looks impressive is that it makes the conductor say things like – “wow – let me open the door for you – with that camera you shouldn’t have to shoot through the dirty glass.” It was really great – I stood there watching the receding landscape and shooting for about 45 minutes.

Spent Monday night on the summit of Mt Greylock the highest mountain in Massachusetts. Stayed at the Bascom Lodge which was built in the 30′s by the CCC – let’s hear it for Socialism!

I thought about the first time I climbed Mt Washington – I was around 12 years old and I was totally shocked when I saw all of the what I – with the arrogance of youth called “lazy tourists” who had arrived at the summit via the Cog Railway or Auto Road. Now I’m just incredibly grateful to be able to spend time in places that I’m no longer able to get to on my own.


I was hoping to get sunrise photos but woke up and saw everything was enveloped in thick fog. Went out anyway and really enjoyed watching the show as the fog gradually burned off.

We were really lucky to have two clear days. It was possible to see the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Whites of New Hampshire and the Catskills and Adirondacks of New York. Couldn’t quite get them all in one shot tho!

Great Meadows

Every time I go to Great Meadows it’s different – on this day it was filled with water lilies.

I kept thinking that an Impressionist painter would love this sight – I decided to do a multiple exposure to try an capture that feeling – with apologies to any painters looking at this blog.

Most of the time there is a least one Great Blue Heron.

He/she – I always ask the birders around and no one seems to know – sits patiently on the bank – this time success!

It’s such a beautiful place.

Lakescapes

An early morning canoe trip around Lake Peekskill – it was great to get this new perspective. The first image is from the middle of the lake – with many feathers floating on the very still surface.

As we circled the lake close to shore it it became obvious that there were many ideas about how to “decorate” ones dock.

One of my favorite images

And a few more as we paddled around

and some live ones

Pottery Demo

My friend Jo did a demonstration of how to “throw a pot” at the Garrison Craft Fair this weekend. She made it look easy – I’m sure it’s not. It was beautiful to watch her work.

Summer Day in the City (New York)

A few random candids

Bryant Park

It’s a deal!

Great Cape Cod Weekend

Oh my – the gardens – the flowers – just spectacular -every place we went there was just so much to take in.




and then of course, the beach…


and the birds and other creatures…

and a beautiful sunset!

Flower Experiments

I usually prefer available light for flower portraits but I just read a terrific book on macro and closeup photography and was also just given a ring flash. Decided to give it a try with my 18-70mm lens and a 36″ extension tube which gave me a true 1:1 macro for some of the shots. Not sure what I think of the results but I’m certainly drawn to the dramatic effect. I think I’ll continue experimenting!