Day: November 23, 2008

Comment & Answer From Cookie

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Mornin’ Capt.
I read your blog everyday and I never thank God for the beauty of Cape Ann and her people.Your pic’s are awesome and I was wonderin’ what camera you use and did you just start shooting or have you done it forever? Thank you for your humor,wit and devotion to Glousta.I love this stinkin’ island !!!!!!
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For most of the pictures I use a Sony H3.  It is not as good as a DSLR like a Nikon D40 which my wife has but it is a nice compromise of smallish size with a ten times optical zoom.  It wouldn’t be practical for me to lug a big camera around and at least half of the shots I take are of the spontaneous kind which wouldn’t happen if my camera wasn’t on my person when something took place.

I’ve been shooting for a couple of years but in no way do I consider myself a professional.  About half the shots I take are with the automatic settings unless I know there is something I want to mess with and I’ll make a manual adjustment.

There are many far greater photographers than me who have blogs like Steve B, Jay Albert, Jim Barber, Sharon Lowe, and Mark Teiwes.  What I think I bring to the local blogging world is a combination of journalistic flair, and I’m not intimidated to get in someone’s grill with my camera.  I like pictures of boats as I take my fair share of them and I like pictures of the harbor but the work I like the most is the personal shots of people doing something or up close that can tell a story.  I’m in sort of a unique situation because I know so many diverse people between the restaurateurs, fishermen, and artisans around town and I’m also sort of a tech geek so when you put all that together I think it makes for a semi-interesting blog.

Barbara Koen Show

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

TONIGHT’S INCREDIBLE SHOW AT PASSIM IN CAMBRIDGE….

“Gloucester’s own Barbara Koen,  [of DressCode fame) brought the venerable Passim, the 50-year old icon of folk music magic, to its knees, in a thirty minute set, opening for folk singing comic headliner Don White.  It was a gathering for the release of his new , and might I add,  hilarious DVD called The Family Man.  Having never even heard Barbara sing, but taking it on my word, after a sell-out performance he gave at yours truly’ own Union Hall Coffeehouse in Carlisle, back in June of `08, he came up onto the stage, after her performance, and with a stunned look on his face,  gave her a boisterous and heartfelt pat on the back, to thunderous applause, and shouts of encore, encore.

Now, this is a voice, and a woman to be reckoned with.  She stood with her feet planted firm on the stage, where the sandals, scuffed sneakers, and even the bare soles of so many greats have stood before her; their strength of conviction, and ability to tell their many stories, could not only be felt, but seen rising up like a phoenix in her passionate voice.  In one particular song, she appears to be meandering with a bit of nonchalance on the subject of domestic violence, all the while weaving in the victims and their perpetrators by literally locking stares with individuals in the audience.  However, the twinkle in her eyes, the nod of her head and the bit of a smile on her face,  as she poured over her story, left you believing that there was nowhere you could run and hide with your secrets.  She knew who you were, and where you were.  Unsettling?  Yes,  It’s gift.

From the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez ,Woody Gutherie, and all who graced that tiny stage before her, you could almost hear their big shout-outs of welcome to this woman from Gloucester, whose gorgeous voice and dynamic guitar playing,  danced across the room, creating waves of wonder and amazement emanating from strangers, who are strangers no more.

Last night you could actually hear pins dropping…such was the golden sounds of silence when her voice began to ring.”

Snoop Mad At Eighteen Months

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The Mrs takes pictures of Snoop Mad and The Bean on this chair every month on the day they were born.

Snoop Mad At Eighteen Months, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry -Wire Cable

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Beautiful Industry -Wire Cable, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry Herring Boat Sunlight Net Reel

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Beautiful Industry Herring Boat Sunlight Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.