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Sun, it rises from Kenneth Zirkel on Vimeo.

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I found myself headed for the in-laws house over Columbus Day weekend; they live in Nassau County, Long Island. My wife agreed to let me take an overnight lighthouse trip, and I decided that, starting from Nassau County, a tour of coastal New Jersey lights would be just the ticket. My timeframe was short: just [...]

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During my recent Cape Cod trip, I got up around sunrise one morning to paddle Stage Harbor, which is in Chatham, in the “elbow” of Cape Cod. My reference for this paddle was AMC’s Discover Cape Cod book. I noticed one little error in the book: the paddle put-in for this trip is on the [...]

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I had asked for today off a while back, planning to take a trip to NY. The trip to NY got cancelled for a number of reasons, but since I had the day off anyway, I decided to use the day for a paddle. The book “Day Paddling Narragansett Bay” by Eben Oldmixon suggests Dutch [...]

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Today I took my first big sea trip with my kayak. I was planning to stay overnight in Gloucester or Rockport to do some photography, when it occurred to me that I should bring my kayak to see some lighthouses that I can’t normally get to. After talking with with the good folks at North [...]

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A quick look at the sunrise/sunset schedule reveals that this time of year is the great for getting sunrise photos. I’m visiting relatives this week, and sunrise here is at 7:16 AM. Since my relatives live only about 40 minutes from Fire Island lighthouse, that means I can wake up around 6 AM (or later) [...]

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Columbus Day weekend is my favorite time to visit northern New England, especially Maine. I’ve been to New Hampshire or Maine on Columbus Day weekend many times, whether with my family, with the AMC, or with my friend JB. This year I decided to try something a little different. I would attempt to photograph as [...]

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This weekend I did something a little different. The wife was out of town visiting her parents. Lately, when she’s done that I’ve tried to take the time to work on my photography. It occurred to me that there were two outstanding lighthouses on Block Island that I had not photographed yet. An overnight trip [...]

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TO MONTAUK: Sept 6
I left the house with an ambitious plan: after closing on the house I would make for Montauk Point to photograph the lighthouse there. But first, I wanted to stop by my old favorite bagel shop and stock up. Not only do I like to stock up on bagels for my freezer [...]

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In honor of son’s birthday, we went to a local aquarium. A temporary exhibit there allowed the kids to feed and closely observe colorful Australian birds. Afterward, the kids played at a small beach while I photographed a lighthouse. Daughter proclaimed the day “awesome”.

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