@jaydickmanphoto The remote community of Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay continues to this day to exist off of the oyster and crab populations of the giant bay. Accessible only by ferry, the residents of Smith continue to make their living by harvesting via methods that are generations old, this beautiful island is home to just a couple hundred souls. We, Becky & I, recently held a photography workshop (FirstLight Workshop)on Smith Island, as we have for a few years now. It certainly was not planned to coincide the workshop with the very near approach of hurricane Joaquin, along with a relentless nor'easter that went on for days..and days..and days, and rising tides that inundated parts of the main town, Tylerton, with up to 18 inches of water. Being a historic event, our participants photographed Smith with the idea of documenting this storm as a major part of their narrative-it was an amazing workshop. In the workshop, I work with our participants on reacting to what they are seeing: if the scene in front of you creates a reaction, think about photographing it, trying to distill what is so amazing into your photograph. I walked a couple of our group up to an overview, discussing with them the process of watching the light not only change as night approached, but also watching the dynamic of the light shift: a few minutes before this frame was made, the sky was the key light-and as it grew later, that balance shifted to where the light on the building became the key light and the background light became secondary. Photography is about working out problems: be it light, composition, moment or a combination of these components. I think a good photographer works a situation until you know you've "got it," and that's the thrill of this craft. My very good friend, Dave Harp, was my other instructor, we had the incredible good fortune to have author Tom Horton as our guide and captain-read "An Island Out of Time" for an incredible look into Smith Island. This workshop also contained another key ingredient-gourmet food, provided by Linda & Robb Kellogg. Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and 12-40mm Pro lens, 1/8th second handheld @ 1600 ISO.

natgeotravelさん(@natgeotravel)が投稿した動画 - 2015/10/13 07:34:40