Category: Sunrise Sunset

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Frozen Waters and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reflections

From a cold January cruise underneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Another of my older photographs dates back to January 31, 2014 and a winter cruise to warm Caribbean islands and sunshine. The frozen waters beneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge reflect the waning light of the last sunset on the last day of January, 2014. We do not see an icy Chesapeake Bay like this very often and this particular combination of lighting and ice floes in the Bay may never be seen again.

Bay Bridge Silhouette Icy Sunset

Officially, the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge, this dual structure spans over four miles of the Chesapeake Bay connecting Maryland’s Western Shore to Kent Island and the Maryland Eastern Shore on the Delmarva Peninsula. Standing 186 feet high at the highest point, this bridge instills fear in the hearts of many drivers who cross it. However, most drivers and passengers simply revel in the beauty of this engineering marvel.

Chesapeeake Bay Bridge Sunset Reflections

The above are two slightly different views of this rare occurrence of seeing ice floes as far south as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The orange light of the setting sun adds to the dramatic impact of this scene and is likely something that will not be photographed again. Yes, it was cold on the top deck of the Grandeur of the Seas when I shot these photographs but certainly not as cold as being in the water.

Link to gallery at FAA/Pixels: Chesapeake Collection

Link to gallery at Pictorem: Chesapeake Bridges (Free Shipping)

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Misty Island of Assawoman Bay Wall Art

One of earliest and best selling images from my galleries.

This is one of the first photographs I offered for sale in my original gallery at Fine Art America. It was also one of the first images that was purchased by an art buyer from Newark, Delaware in August of 2014. I has been purchased many times since and on a variety of substrates such as a framed print, on canvas, on acrylic or metal. It is now also available in my Pictorem “Ocean City” gallery.

The Misty Island of Assawoman Bay Photograph is, historically, a best-selling image.

The original caption reads: “Late afternoon fog enshrouds this island on the western edge of Assawoman Bay near Maryland’s Ocean City resort. This is just on the Maryland side of the Maryland/Delaware state line, just south of the community of Live Bayside near Fenwick Island, DE.”

Click one of these links to see it in a larger size and view the purchase options. It is also available as a black and white print.

Link at FAA/Pixels: Misty Island of Assawoman Bay

Link at Pictorem (Ocean City): Misty Island of Assawoman Bay

Link at FAA/Pixels: Misty Woman of Assawoman Bay in B&W

Link at Pictorem: Misty Woman of Assawoman Bay in B&W

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Just Before Sunrise on Driftwood Beach

The darkest hour may be just before dawn but…

The colors of dawn, pre-sunrise, can be simply beautiful. Here is a dawn photograph of an iconic lone tree silhouetted against the brightening and colorful sky on Driftwood Beach in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

Driftwood Beach Iconic Tree Pre-Sunrise

Driftwood Beach is on the northern end of Jekyll Island, one of Georgia’s Golden Isles, and is a picturesque place featuring numerous driftwood trees and parts of trees. This “scene from another world” was created by years of erosion that caused trees of a marine forest to topple into the salt water of the Atlantic ocean and die. While it is a form of marine debris, or tidewrack, is can also be quite beautiful and even mysterious. The salinity of the ocean water tends to preserve the trees for many decades – if not longer.

Whenever we travel south – from Delaware to South Carolina, Georgia or Florida, we like to take a side trip to Jekyll Island. Any trip to Jekyll means a walk on the beach because it is a beautiful and wondrous place to be, morning, noon or night. Yes, we have done all three – from sunrise over the Atlantic to moonrise over the beach – and all times in between.

Link for prints: Bill’s Fine Art America Gallery

Link for prints – just at sunrise: Bill’s Pictorem Gallery (w/free shipping in the U.S.)

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Photographing the Miami Skyline

This was posted on a popular forum for artists/photographers: “Where is a good spot to photograph the Miami Skyline?”

There were, as to be expected, several answers and suggestions. The first one was, “from a boat.” Well, of course, that struck home to me – because I did have the opportunity to shoot a Miami sunset from the deck of a cruise ship after we headed south from the Port Everglades Cruiseport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The sun was low in the sky as we glided past the Miami coastline and the cloud cover diffusing the sun gave meaning to the term “Golden Hour” for photographers.

Golden Miami Skyline Silhouette
South Florida Skyline Sunset Silhouette
South Florida Coast Sunset Silhouette

There are a few other choices, modifications if you will, for these South Florida sunset silhouette photographs. I have created various post-processing edits to give you a choice of overall tone or color. Use the link(s) below to see them all.

Link to Pictorem for prints (free shipping): Click Here.

Link to Fine Art America for prints: Click Here.

Some of the other answers from forum members at Fine Art America were to search Google with that exact question or to use Google maps to look for areas.

Note, please, that finished and delivered prints will not have a watermark. In addition, you get a 30-day satisfaction guarantee from both of the production companies.