Cape Cod Trip

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I'm a few days late in getting to this, as I've been shooting a lot of late, but here, finally, are my shots from my Cape Cod trip with Rob from last Friday.

We got on the road around 8:30, planning to head down to Eastham and the National Seashore and scout around for a good spot to capture sunset. As it turned out, the weather gods were on our side, as it was in the mid-40s most of the day, ridiculously warm for Massachusetts in November. When we got down there are started exploring some, hitting up Highland Light, Nauset Light and Coast Guard Beach, we didn't see much that really excited us. There were a few things that had potential, but nothing that really jumped out and grabbed us.

Rob had been all the way down to Provincetown before, and said he knew of some more picturesque lighthouses down there, and as we had already come this far, we might as well go.

We ended up at Race Point beach (where I captured the shot of the reeds with the building in the background) and then at Wood End Light for sunset. Now, to get out to Wood End Light, you have to walk across a rocky seawall, probably a little less than a mile. We'd been shooting in downtown P-town, when Rob looked at his watch and we realized we'd have to rush to get out there while the light was good.

So there we were, running across these potentially slippery rocks lugging combined about $15k worth of gear, hoping the tide wouldn't come in and leave us stranded after dark, and me hoping to avoid getting run over by a wave for the second time in a week.

I guess all's well that ends well, and we ended up with some nice shots of the lighthouse once the light came on (I told you it would Rob).

After trekking back to the car in the ever increasing darkness (another reason it's great to carry a flashlight in your camera bag), we headed back to Race Point with the notion of making some shots of star trails. When we got out there we realized it wasn't quite dark enough, but I did see a rotating light from the nearby airport that kept striking this old run down house. It just begged for a shot, a sort of easy lightpainting if you will, so we set up the tripods for some long exposures and after a few attempts, I ended up with the great orange sky shot you see in the slideshow.

Now I should add, that shot is a 6 minute exposure, but the orange is not some sort of Photoshop magic. The camera was set on auto white balance and the orange (I think) is a result of the remnants of sunset bouncing around the clouds and a little fill from the airport's ambient light. Regardless, it's one of my favorite shots I've taken for a while.

Anyway, I've rambled on enough here, so I hope you enjoy our shots from our day on the Cape.