I have been shipped to Long Island, NY to clean up a contaminated site. What I love about my job is the fact that I get to go sight seeing on the weekends when i'm not working. Lately i've been taking my Fiance with me to keep me company (Trust me, it has it's rewards). Well, today we went to Fire Island. Fire Island is a small secluded island just south of Long Island. There are only two roads to get to the island (one on each end) and plenty of ferries if you wish to go by boat. Once you drive over the bridges onto the island, you are directed to a few areas where you can park. You have to walk everywhere else on the island. You need to have a federal permit to drive on the island and only 100 permits are given a year. Those go to the people whom live there and the few whom work there like the lighthouse keepers and utility contractors. This place is abundant with wildlife as most of the island is a wildlife refuge and is a photogs nature dream come true. If you ever get a change to go, I highly recommend it. Okay back to the reason for the title of this blog. My Fiance (whom is getting to learn her way around a DSLR) took this candid picture of me.
It was freaking 31 degrees out in mid sun an the wind was blowing with Hurricane force winds. Wind chill to me (remember, Florida boy) was like -154484554 degrees Fahrenheit. When I see a shot, I just go out there and do what I have to do. I left my jacket and gloves in my Yukon, I just grabbed my camera and got down on that very cold concrete boat ramp. As you can see, the water was frozen solid and it's something I've never seen because its the Atlantic Ocean and not a lake or canal somewhere. The freaking ocean!!!!! I was actually warm until I finished shooting. The adrenaline went down and I got cold quick. I'm glad Beej was there to capture this though, I don't have many pictures of myself in action. Btw, this was the shot I was setting up for:
It was freaking 31 degrees out in mid sun an the wind was blowing with Hurricane force winds. Wind chill to me (remember, Florida boy) was like -154484554 degrees Fahrenheit. When I see a shot, I just go out there and do what I have to do. I left my jacket and gloves in my Yukon, I just grabbed my camera and got down on that very cold concrete boat ramp. As you can see, the water was frozen solid and it's something I've never seen because its the Atlantic Ocean and not a lake or canal somewhere. The freaking ocean!!!!! I was actually warm until I finished shooting. The adrenaline went down and I got cold quick. I'm glad Beej was there to capture this though, I don't have many pictures of myself in action. Btw, this was the shot I was setting up for:
