Martha's Vineyard Fall 2019
I am at the end of 1 1/2 weeks on Martha's Vineyard. House guests, great food, a three day Nor'easter, some work on the place and a few efforts at making pictures, as I have been on my own for the past four days. Back to the mainland tomorrow.
If you remember, last spring while here, I worked at Philbin Beach, where a stream was running down into the ocean, especially after it rained.
That stream this time, six months later, was not running down to the sea, but I found another one today, closer towards the clay cliffs:
Very often, after a storm, there is calm and today was exceptionally wind free. In contrast, this is what the south shore of the island looked like just a few days ago:It was wild. The wind was coming from on shore so it whipped the water right off the top of the breaking waves.
There is a walkway to the beach from the parking lot at Philbin that is irresistible:
This isn't a camera review, but I did want to mention that I have been photographing with the Sony A7r mk IV this time here on the island and I am finding it really wonderful to work with. This is a far more mature and refined tool than the two previous versions. Mostly I am using the 24-105mm f4 lens.
The produce pictures are from the Farmer's Market in West Tisbury, the last market of the season.I know, I am not breaking any new ground here but I am keeping my hand in and getting familiar with this new tool.Edgartown
Trump made an appearance one morning at Lucy Vincent's Beach. No opinion, just the letters "Trump".My friend Gail Hill was down from Toronto. Gail's a wonderful artist:
who greets you each morning on the Vineyard saying, "another perfect day in paradise."And, you know, she's right.
I will miss the Vineyard until I return in the spring.