Winter Fog

Winter Fog

What happens when the temperature rises wildly into the 40s after days in the teens and with snow on the ground? DREADED WINTER FOG … It’s not like summer fog, which rises from the ground on hot, humid nights, and you feel there must be clear sky just 20...
Sunset Envy

Sunset Envy

I’ve envied other photographers for way too long. There they are in Hawaii, or some far-off Caribbean island, or the French Riviera. They’ve taken the most romantic, amazing, wish-I-were-there sunsets. Of course, I say to myself. Of course these are...
What is it about Coney Island???

What is it about Coney Island???

What is it about Coney Island that causes temporary insanity in New Yorkers? Is it that first sight of the Cyclone as you walk down Surf Avenue? It looms above, foreboding yet strangely alluring, daring you to climb its heights and plunge its depths. On a clackety...