The Grande Apologia

i apologize for the lack of posting in the last week and a half, i have been up to my eyeballs in work for finals and the like, and after all that i still have to move all of my things to a different building. I do, however have some exciting news, i have been published in a philosophy journal, along with a few of my friends and fellow majors. pretty good stuff. I also have a few trips planned for over break that i will be able to utilize my camera, NYC and Ocean City being chief among them, and i may get an Olympus 850sw for the mountain, its a good quality camera, and the freeze and waterproof casing would be great to capture some shots on the mountain. other than that, i am very excited to take a photography class next semester, and be able to get back to the basics. I'm sure once that gets started, ill have much more interesting things to post. in the meanwhile, i must get back to writing more philosophy..

pax, amor, fidelis
halzyon

Bridge Submissions

So i know that these were posted already, but i submitted a bunch of photo's to the art journal at my school, and these were included. these two i re posted because the color scheme is different, and i think that i works better with the composition of the photo.



This was another photo that i submitted, but i had not previously posted. i like it a lot, and am very partial to this particular location. This is the sundown in Aquinnah Massachusetts, the southwestern most point on Martha's Vineyard. I spent many hours at this beach over this past summer, picking up the garbage and getting to know the patrons, and i love it very much.

enjoy!

pax, amor, fidelis
halzyon

John's Island, South Carolina 2008

Every year, my church, South Church, hosts a mission trip to south carolina, where the history is rich, and the help is needed. here are some of my pictures from the trip last year, when i was asked back to chaperone. The trip is typically reserved for the highschoolers of Andover, MA, and their guests, and i have been fortunate to attend 5 of these trips, the lessons have been lasting, and i still keep in contact with the people that i have met.

pax pacis, amor, fidelis
halzyon

Random's From 2007

These are a few random photo's from my 2007 trip to new york city and ground zero with my art history class. i had no photography experience, but i like these photo's nonetheless.

pax pacis, amor, fidelis
halzyon

First Day

These photos were the first that i had taken with the D40, i had only messed around with point and clicks before, so this was the first time with a "nice" camera. they are what the are.

The Barn at my parents house, beautiful.

Sully, a frequent of the my parents house.

Riley, my dog of almost 12 years.

peace love and faith
halzyon

Hiking On MV

While working for the MVLBC i was able to spend much of my time hiking and mountain biking on various trails, and i found my way to some of the lesser knows spots on the island.



the MVLBC also had properties that were on the beach, and it was my job to pick up the trash and welcome visitors, and will the wealth of free time that i had, i was able to read and work on my photography.

peace love faith
halzyon

"this could be the beginning of something great"

so i spent the last summer on Martha's Vineyard, and i know all the islanders are going to jump to the conclusions that i am a rich prissy brat, but i was glad to have the opportunity to work for the summer. The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission hired me to work for the summer, as a properties attendee, and provided housing, and with that i was able to have the best summer of my life

At twenty, i only have a few more guilt and responsibility free summers left, so i had to take one while i still could. i was allowed an experience that i would not exchange for the world, working with new people, and making great friends. you know its a good summer, when you can show to work late with a hangover, spend all your time reading and working on your photography, and then go out drinking that night.

i have decided to compose this blog to showcase some of my finer photography, and im sure there will be quite a few from the island, so i figured i would start off with the back story. i have always been interested in photography, and after purchasing a Nikon D40 as a birthday present for myself, and have been avid in my crazed need to visually document.

alas, i am off to class, but i will post later other pictures from the island and things.

peace love faith.
halzyon