Weekend Getaway
We spent a few days exploring Matthews County and the small towns along the North River and the Chesapeake Bay in Eastern Virginia. We visited the natural areas of Haven Beach and Bethel Beach where I had some challenges trying to see the potential for pictures. I know beach and water pictures come easily to many photographers, but I am often overwhelmed by big, beautiful places. It takes me a good long while to settle in and begin to feel the rhythm of a place before I can begin to lift the camera to my eye. When we returned home, I had a package waiting for me. The absolutely stunning book, Big Waters by David Rathbone (printed by Saw & Mitre Press). I spent the next few days poring over the book’s pages, studying each photograph carefully. I am grateful to David for introducing me to new ways to see and photograph the shores of Virginia’s waters.
