A walk on the sand
Sunday, September 25. 2005
Crane beach, MA (Jun 12, 2005)
I don’t want this to become the “Crane beach blog”, but Crane beach is a place where I love to go back, from time to time, and shoot. Some time ago I told Alfred of thelocomotives that sometimes I need change to get inspiration. It is true, but I forgot to mention that the opposite is also true. Going back over and over again to the same place help to see things that I would otherwise miss. When I am in a new place I tend to get overwhelmed by the new visual stimuli. I shoot a lot, I get new ideas, but I tend to be superficial. It is only after some time, maybe several visits, that I can really absorbe the place, reduce my pace to the point in which I can see the details, and get really at easy in photographing them. It is like when you meet a new person: there is the excitement of a new encounter, but one needs time to know each other.
So, Crane beach is an old friend where I can go for a walk on the wet sand. Look for dragons buried in the sea. Follow the footsteps of a seagull. Read the drawings in the sand.
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This has beautiful patterns, almost like a fractal design.
I also need time to explore new possibilities in a new place, but I so much enjoy seeing new places that I seldom take the time. I suppose my photography suffers because of that, but my experiences do not.
I also need time to explore new possibilities in a new place, but I so much enjoy seeing new places that I seldom take the time. I suppose my photography suffers because of that, but my experiences do not.
What you say is so true! Sometimes a change can wake you (or me) up...But there`s something special about coming back to what one knows...
Your latest photograph has these beautiful patterns that one easily forget to really study.
Why not photograph the same spot during the four seasons, and place them next to each other ?
Great work as always, Massimo!
Your latest photograph has these beautiful patterns that one easily forget to really study.
Why not photograph the same spot during the four seasons, and place them next to each other ?
Great work as always, Massimo!
True, I thought about that many times, but I never carried it through. Not something I can do with this specific spot, though: it is fascinating how this beach completely changes at each tide, with the geography of the sandbars unrecognizable from one day to another...
really like this shot. the abstract nature of it and how the subtle colour emphasises the line/pattern. very well observed.
Well said. And this is why I like pinhole photography, it makes me slow down and absorb my surrounding totally. Each image thus has more meaning.
I love this image, all in the same tones, so one can just enjoy the shapes and textures of the photograph.
I love this image, all in the same tones, so one can just enjoy the shapes and textures of the photograph.
Crane Beach is your muse - you have to stick with it! As far as change for inspiration, you might take a friend and see how they percieve the landscape that is so familiar to you.
The splashes, waves, and textures of this photo are great!
The splashes, waves, and textures of this photo are great!
I never tire of visiting the beach, at any time of day you will see something different. As this shot attests, footprints in the sand are not made by standing still! Beautiful shot.
It’s true what you say about relationships taking time and about good photographs taking time. I had a chance to spend an afternoon with Jack Dykinga, one of my photo heroes, at a workshop a few years ago and he talked about spending days scouting and setting up a single shot. The time you’ve invested at Crane beach enables you to expose her secrets.
My first impression here was that this was shot from a plane of some arid landscape. Then I saw the prints, and I figured that peaceful landscape was being plagued by some giant raptor!
But this really is a lovely and simple composition.
But this really is a lovely and simple composition.
It’s Ok, I like to get my coffee in the same place. but I also like my first impression photos very much. sometimes they are the best, you know, first thought is the right thought.
lovely patterns and tones. Massimo you understand why we are more likely to have an accident close to home i’m sure - its because we spend more time driving in close proximity to home than further away. I think the same applies to photography - your best images are often close to home, a place you visit often gives more oppurtunity to have the correct light, the things that fall in place that make an image special (like your father and son image. You have your Crane Beach and I have my Ridgeway.
wow ... so wonderful, like watching shapes in the clouds, I always find sand to be an inspirational palatte of pattern ... this is beautifully seen and wonderfully captured 
So much texture. It almost reminds me of the patterns on birds’ feathers. Also, the different values of sand tones are distributed very nicely. So much detail. Very beautiful shot. I’ll have to study this one for a while : )
A wandering shorebird amidst the frost feathers left by the retreating tide - beautifully reflective image. Your photo communicates the wonder of this special place, allowing our own thoughts to wander as our eyes linger...
Even without the footprints this would be an exquisite shot. Very well seen.
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