Reflections of a Quarry Wall

Reflections of a Quarry Wall Today, most of the quarries of Cape Ann were abandoned during the 1930's and since then have filled with both rain and spring water to form deep ponds. Many of the quarries are now hidden in forests which nature has reclaimed. I strive to capture and share a vision of our world, an image of a point in time, an image that describes the reality of that exact moment, a moment that most likely will not occur again. Every day brings new and fresh opportunities to record the reflection of a quarry wall on glassy calm water or a thin sheet of fresh ice. These reflection images provide unique and intricate patterning sure to inspire a viewer's imagination Owing to its colorful beauty, the stone can get its color a number of ways from varying percentages of minerals present in the stone, to the environment in which the stone walls were created (exposure to different elements and/or organic materials), The intriguing rock designs were created by cutting and splitting large blocks of granite and in some cases, an artistic carving created by a Quarryman. Creative inspiration abounds on Cape Ann owing so much to its ocean, rocky coastline and miles of woodland trails. My creative inspiration has much to draw from as everyday and every season provides a seemingly endless diversity of photographic opportunities whether from an explosion of color from a rising or setting sun to the many fishing boats and seaside structures that populate its many harbors. I am also drawn to the serenity and beauty found within its deep woods where the remnants of days past can be found among the abandoned quarries and homesteads. There is no other place that I have travelled to that inspires me more.