Posts Tagged ‘Chesapeake’
Chesapeake Bay: Tidewater
Chesapeake Bay:  Tidewater

The Osprey are back and are feeling comfortable. The Washington Post ran an article on their migratory habits. These birds are well-traveled and eerily precise in their sense of time. And they have become so comfortable in their environment that they are sitting on an a fire alarm in New Jersey

TIDEWATER: Fall Sailing on the Chesapeake
TIDEWATER:  Fall Sailing on the Chesapeake

It’s nearing the end of the boating season (at least for us!). We started the day off with rain and decided to simply stop by the Marina for lunch and take a stroll but all of sudden, serendipity. The weather went from fog, to crystal clear and back to cloudy in three blissful hours of sailing with a steady ten to fifteen knot wind.

Chesapeake Fall Sailing
Chesapeake Fall Sailing

L’Escargot is berthed at Herrington Harbour Marina which is about fifty minutes from my DC office. It’s a pleasure to spend some of these Fall days using the boat both as an office as well as for making images like the one above. I am sitll stunned that the Marina has wi-fi so I can spend time near the water in this beautiful Fall weat

Tidewater: Chesapeake in Fall
Tidewater:  Chesapeake in Fall

The light on the Chesapeake is quite extraordinary during these Fall afternoons and I have worked out a new camera kit which is proving quite useful when sailing.  As always, there were some graceful and colorful boats and future versions of Tidewater:  The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs will be richer for the afternoon.

Tidewater Epub on Amazon
Tidewater Epub on Amazon

Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs” is now uploaded to the Amazon website and can be downloaded instantly for your reading pleasure on almost any device. Cool Technology!

Tidewater: Last Daze of Summer
Tidewater: Last Daze of Summer

These are a few images I’ve made around the Herrington Harbour Marina area. Workboats, sailboats, powerboats…they are all gorgeous and possible inclusions in the new edition of “Tidewater: the Chesapeake Bay in Photographs”.

TIDEWATER: Chesapeake Bay Photos on IPAD
TIDEWATER: Chesapeake Bay Photos on IPAD

TIDEWATER: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs is now available on iBooks!  While we like our print books, we have to admit the images look fantastic on screen. This digital edition includes new photographs, captions and links to additional resources for your next trip to the Bay. TIDEWATER remains the most complete photographic book on the […]

National Parks Traveler Reviews Tidewater
National Parks Traveler Reviews Tidewater

You can get a feel for the setting that greeted the captain, and which is now part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lenses of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay’s waters….”

Annapolis Maritime Museum
Annapolis Maritime Museum

Les Foster and I finished hanging thirty five images at the Annapolis Maritime Museum and will let the others revolve through the two months the show is up. TALK:  “Photographing the Chesapeake”  January 26, 2012  7:8:30 p.m. RECEPTION: January 27, 2012  5:30-7:30 p.m  

Fall Cruising
Fall Cruising

This was the scene from the helm this weekend as we took advantage of the light winds to finish up the season.  I’ve been dropping off cases of “Tidewater” at the various marinas we visit on our explorations of the Chesapeake.

L’Escargot Restored!
L'Escargot Restored!

L’Escargot, now the nicest Bristol 32 on the Chesapeake Bay, is in the water and going fast (for a Bristol 32).   I’d like to thank everyone who coordinated their efforts to get the boat through the yard:  Buster Phipps for his innovative hatches and woodwork, Osprey Marine Composites for a smooth bottom and structural […]

Oxford Afternoon
Oxford Afternoon

I’ve been driving down to the Eastern Shore to get Tidewater books out to Museums and bookstores and took some time out to visit with the Cutts brothers who were just finishing up the rigging one of their classic boats.  And in the pool at Mears Marina found Margaret L. Anderson Rosenfeld whose autographed book “On […]

Rebecca Ruark sails with Tidewater
Rebecca Ruark sails with Tidewater

Captain Wade Murphy of the Rebecca Ruark will be making “Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs” available on his daily tours for the Summer.  The Rebecca Ruark is promiently featured in Tidewater.

Fine Photo Print Special: March
Fine Photo Print Special: March

These images are discounted significantly and will be available for a month. They are printed on an extraordinarily beautiful 12″ x 18″ inch metallic paper and are archival in quality.