Gloucester At Dawn Good Harbor Beach and Thacher Island 6:32AM 9/15/12

 

Taken with- you guessed it my NEX-5N which I paid over $250 more than what you can buy it for as of yesterday.

Here are some of the sets I’ve taken with mine click for photos

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Here’s the link to buy it at the ridiculous discount that was offered yesterday. $498 with the 18-55 lens

A new version of the 5 series has been announced which includes wifi but won’t be out for two months and is listed at a price of $748, the NEX-5R.

I’ll take my camera at that discount and in fact I did, buy it for the Mrs for her birthday.  Shhhhhh. Don’t tell.

This is the new one which is available for pre-order-

Sony NEX-5RK/B 16.1 MP Compact Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens and 3-Inch LCD (Black) by Sony

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The Camera I’ve Been Using This Past Year Just Got A Huge Discount On Amazon From $698 to $498. It’s What I Use To Take All Those Gloucester At Dawn Photos Like This One! Gloucester At Dawn Good Harbor Beach Life Guard Chair 6:34AM 9/15/12

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My NEX-5N which you’ve witnessed this past year and what I attribute to a huge portion of the fun I’ve had taking photos.  it has a huge sensor in a compact form and I can’t recommend it enough. And for the price they slashed it down to it is an absolute NO BRAINER!

It was $698 and they cut $200 off on Amazon.  I’m telling you don’t even think, just buy it and you’ll be psyched you did.  I’m getting one for the Mrs. as soon as I finish typing this.  I haven’t seen this deal any where else so I don’t know how many are available at that price but if it’s still there grab one with the kit lens.  You’ll be happy you did.

Here are some of the sets I’ve taken with mine click for photos

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Here’s the link to buy it

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Video taken with The NEX-5N

To Show You I Put My Money Where My Mouth Is Here Is The Order I Just Placed With Amazon For The Mrs-

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Gloucester At Dawn Good Harbor Beach 6:32 AM 9/15/12

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Ahhh nice to get some Gloucester at Dawn shots in.

Available as a 16×20 canvas wrap $120, ready to hang.

Gloucester at Dawn 4:56AM 6/27/12 Good Harbor Beach Creek

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Essex at Dawn 4:31AM 6/23/12 The Burnham House and Essex Salt Marsh

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Gloucester At Dawn 4:47AM 6/23/12 Good Harbor Beach From Joey C and 5:15AM 6/23/12 From Christy Juckett

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I was here a half hour before Christy this morning.

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Hi Joey!

It was an awesome sunrise! Enjoy the day~ Thanks, Christy

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:45AM 6/2/12 Good Harbor Beach

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Video Interview- Meet Goetemann Artist in Residency Program Artist Of The Month Ekaterina Smirnova

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Check out her work at the Goetemann Artist in Residency Studio (GRS) at 51A Rocky Neck Avenue.

Check out her website here- www.katapostrophe.com

Gloucester At Dawn- 4:50AM 6/2/12 Good Harbor Beach

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:47AM 5/27/12 The Miss Sandy and Razzo Tied Up At Felicia Oil

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Meet Goetemann Artist in Residency Program Artist Of The Month Ekaterina Smirnova

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This is a sketch from a photo of  some herring she took down our dock which she will use as reference for a much larger piece she will be working on.  Look for our video interview tomorrow on these pages in which she begins her work on the larger work.

She also would like for people to pop in and check out her works in progress at the Goetemann Artist in Residency Studio (GRS) at 51A Rocky Neck Avenue

Check out her website here- www.katapostrophe.com

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From the Rocky Neck Art Colony Website

Ekaterina Smirnova, a Brooklyn based artist, started painting in a Russian art school in Siberia in 1991. Her style has been further developed at The Art Students League of NY, where Ekaterina has been a member since first moving to the United States in 2006. Watercolor, her main medium, and etchings are often exhibited at art shows around New York and the Northeast. In the past 4 years, Ekaterina has received various awards in juried shows including from The Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists of America and Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC). Currently she is a Junior Scholar and a member of The Art Committee at The Salmagundi Club.

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About The Goetemann Artists in Residency Program from The Rocky Neck Art Colony website:

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This is the 8th year of the Goetemann Residency Program. The quality of the applications submitted continues to rise and there has been an increase in our geographical range. Applicants have come not only from the Boston area, state of MA and New England, but now there are many more national and international candidates. Choosing only 3 from this list caused us to examine more carefully candidates who best serve the colony’s interest in diversity of stylistic orientation, career level, and understanding of the mission and objectives of our community of Rocky Neck.

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:47AM 5/29/12 The Phyllis A On The East Gloucester Marine Railways

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Gloucester At Dawn-4:44AM 5/29/12 East Gloucester Marine Railways

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Here it is in color and at an degree angle-

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Gloucester At Dawn 4:46AM 5/28/12 Captain Solomon Jacobs Park and Gloucester Harbormaster Office

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:44AM 5/27/12 The Schooner Thomas E Lannon City Hall and Gloucester Draggers In The Still Of Dawn

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Essex MA at Dawn 4:39AM 5/30/12 Essex Salt Marsh and The Burnham House

I have never ever in my life been more ferociously attacked and eaten alive by mosquitoes as I did this morning capturing this shot.  I drove past it at first but had to loop back.  The water was so still, the tide was just right, the light just beginning to peek through.

The mosquitoes were insane I tell you.  I’m still itching. Hit this one up larger.  I love the reflection of the house and the clouds in the sky reflecting in the water.  No brainer, had to get out of the truck and set up the shot, right?

click for the larger version, you won’t be disappointed.

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:37AM 5/27/12 Dragger Fleet At Felicia Oil

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Gloucester At Dawn- Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center 4:47AM 4/30/12

This Is Gloucester Joey C Black and White Series- Oakes Cove Beach and Ten Pound Island

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:54AM 4/30/12 Salvation Star, Providenza and Francesca & Carlo- Railway To Railway

This shot was taken alongside the Railway at The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center looking out across the harbor to the East Gloucester Marine Railway.

The amount of light in this shot is deceiving because the shutter was left open for a good long time to try to collect as much light as possible to burn in the colors. Obviously this type of shot with such little available light is not possible without the aid of a tripod.

Click the photo to see it larger and the details on the Adventure and boats tied up at The East Gloucester Marine Railway all the way across the harbor.  I like this shot a lot especially considering the very little light available to use.

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Below is what it looked like to the human eye without the long exposure-

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