Northeast Bay Photography

Announcement: Social Media Director Promotion!

2011-08-08T20:59:00.000-04:00

Announcement: Robert Walters has been promoted to Social Media Director. His responsibilities will include but not limited to maintaining NEBP's Twitter, Google+, 500px, Facebook, Flickr, and NEBP Blog accounts. Please continue your support as we enter the social media world with Robert leading the way!

NEBP in the news!

2011-07-20T14:29:00.000-04:00

We were on the front page of our local paper for our great story on traveling to witness the historic shuttle launch. Check kit out!

http://www.cecilwhig.com/local_news/article_92f113c6-ab3c-11e0-8c0e-001cc4c03286.html

End of an Era - The Final Shuttle Launch

2011-07-09T03:49:00.000-04:00

For several months we had planned on attending the final shuttle launch. We are Florida transplants and had witnessed the amazing launches of the past from afar. With one exception, Kelly was about 14 miles away on the beach to witness the Challenger launch and resulting disaster on January 28, 1986. After experiencing that horrific event, she had decided to view from a distance all other succeeding launches. When the announcement came that the Atlantis was going to be the last shuttle launch, we both knew we had to be there to photograph this historic event.

After days of research, we found out that the closest location for the public was what NASA calls “The Causeway”. This is a strip of road that is located on the Kennedy Space Center property and ranges from 6 to 7 miles away from launch pad 39A. NASA has a lottery system for purchasing these tickets of which we were not selected. The next opportunity for causeway tickets was to go through a tour bus company. NASA only allows 5,000 tickets to be sold. We spent over 4 hours online trying to get tickets and were finally able to purchase them for access to the causeway. The only other options for acquiring access is either too expensive (ticket outlets, scalpers, etc. ) or, extremely difficult to obtain (Congressional ticket access availability, Press access, etc.).

We flew down to Florida on Wednesday night which was the beginning our roller-coaster ride. The launch was scheduled for Friday at 11:26 am and the local news had been predicting over 1 million people to attend. Florida weather is predictable, for the most part during the summer in that, you can always count on late afternoon showers. As it should naturally happen to us, the weather was going to be very unpredictable with a slow-moving tropical front moving in bringing all-day showers and thunderstorms on Thursday. This created lots of rain and NASA gave a 30% chance of launch for Friday due to this anticipated weather.

We had to meet the tour bus company at a supermarket parking lot in Kissimmee, FL. at 2:00am on Friday morning for transportation to Kennedy Space Center. Our photography equipment probably weighs close to 80lbs and we were going to have to carry these bags around for several hours. After the hour drive to KSC we had to disembark the bus and go through two levels of security. The next step was for all 5,000 people to re-board their respective busses at 5:30am. During the waiting around, we were receiving Twitter updates on the status of the launch. A “Go” for launch did not look good. Finally, we were headed to the causeway at 8:30am. Here we are 6.5 hrs into the day and there is a high possibility the launch would still be scratched and we would have do this all over again. As the morning progressed, we kept receiving encouraging communications that NASA was proceeding with the launch as planned.

Once we got off the bus at 9:00am we had to find the perfect spot to set up our gear. There are many islands sprinkled between the causeway and the launch pad and we wanted a clear line of sight. We used 3 different cameras with lenses ranging from 200mm to 500mm and a 600mm lenses. Since we had such a tight field of view with these lenses, we were able to maneuver our shots through the crowds.

The closer it got to lift-off the better the weather became, although still somewhat hazy conditions. Within a ½ hr of lift-off, the clouds opened up and the sun even came out. At that moment, we knew this launch would happen. We were going to witness and record history to an end to 30 years of manned space shuttle flights.

While we heard many people exclaim victory for obtaining their "bucket-list" moment, this was just another chapter in our lives which we were happy to share with the World.

2011-07-08T02:13:00.001-04:00

It's 2am and we are on the bus heading to Kennedy Space Center, shuttle is a "go" for launch!

NEBP heading down to Florida!

2011-07-06T13:50:00.000-04:00

We will be on the causeway for shuttle launch on Friday. Launch of Atlantis' STS-135 mission will be the LAST shuttle launch for NASA. Living in Florida for so many years, we witnessed so many launches which we took for granted. This is a great opportunity for us to experience this historic event and capture some awesome photographs. Follow us on Twitter @NortheastBay for latest updates.

Northeast Bay at Frederick Art Festival!

2011-06-02T23:53:00.000-04:00

Northeast Bay Photography will have a booth at the Frederick Festival of the Arts this weekend in Frederick, MD.

Stop by and visit!

2011 Festival Schedule:
Saturday, June 4 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 5 - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

www.frederickartscouncil.org/index.php/programs/festival-...

2011-05-24T17:01:00.001-04:00

Heading to upstate New York to shoot waterfalls at Minnewaski State Park.

Trip to Boston

2011-05-20T18:14:00.002-04:00

We are in Beantown this weekend to take in the Cubs/Red Sox game and shoot some cityscape.

Eastern State Penitentiary

2011-05-16T22:58:00.000-04:00

NEBP visited the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA

First Exhibit Ready to Load!

2011-04-17T01:46:00.001-04:00

It's 1:45am and just putting the finishing touches on prints to load-in tomorrow (now today) at the Chapel Street Players theater in Newark, DE. Our work will be on display and available for sale during the "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" performances.

Just 5 more days....

2010-11-21T17:06:00.000-05:00

...until our trip to Antarctica!! Just checked out our INMARSAT satellite for communications while on board the ship. Make sure you all keep track of us at http://northeastbayinantarctica.shutterfly.com/

Robert

Worldwide Photo Walk 2010 - Chesapeake City, MD.

2010-07-25T00:10:00.000-04:00

With over 33,000 participants in this year's Worldwide Photo Walk, Kelly and I spent the better part of 2 hours walking around Chesapeake City, MD taking photos. Wayne Camlin organized our group of 10 and led us along the shoreline and docks of the C&D Canal. We also walked the town square and a couple of streets in the small town. While Wayne and the rest of the participants ventured up onto the bridge overlooking the city and canal, Kelly and I opted to head back to the Chesapeake Inn restuarant to cool-off from the extremely hot temps.

It was great meeting new photographers and exploring something we had never looked at closely before.

Get out there and discover something new. You'll be surprised.

Robert & Kelly

Trying to catch-up.....

2010-04-03T21:50:00.000-04:00

Since Kelly and I have had some pretty busy months well, lot's of busy months, we thought we would share some of the places we've been and things we've photographed in 2008 and 2009.

Going forward, you'll see more details of places we're going and places we've been. You'll also see tips, tricks and "secret" locations for great photographs!

Keep it sharp!
Robert & Kelly

Jan-08	Hawaii	Spent five wonderful days on the island of Kauai
Mar-08	Blackwater NWR	Eagles, Sunrises and Wildlife
Mar-08	Bombay Hook NWR	Waterfowl, Foxes
Mar-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Apr-08	Toronto, Canada	Niagara Falls
Apr-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
May-08	Boothbay Harbor, ME	Lobster Boats, Classic Cars, Lighthouses, Landscapes
May-08	Bombay Hook NWR	Waterfowl, Foxes
Jun-08	Bombay Hook NWR	Waterfowl, Foxes
Jul-08	Blackwater NWR	Eagles, Sunrises and Wildlife
Aug-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Aug-08	Great Falls	Landscape
Aug-08	Longwood Gardens	Flowers
Aug-08	Boothbay Harbor, ME	Lighthouses, Sunflowers
Sep-08	Colorado	Fall Foliage, Landscape
Sep-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Sep-08	Longwood Gardens	Flowers
Oct-08	Blackwater NWR	Eagles, Sunrises and Wildlife
Oct-08	Bombay Hook NWR	Waterfowl, Foxes
Oct-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Oct-08	New York City	Cityscape
Nov-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Dec-08	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Dec-08	Florida	Eagles
Jan-09	Edgewood, MD	Whistle-stop Tour
Feb-09	Mississippi River	Eagles
Apr-09	Boston, MA	Red Sox vs. Yankees
Apr-09	Washington DC	Cherry Blossoms
Jun-09	Bar Harbor, ME	Acadia NP, Landscape, Lighthouses, Puffins
Jul-09	Philadelphia, PA	Fireworks
Aug-09	Washington DC	City
Sep-09	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Sep-09	Maryland	Sunflowers
Oct-09	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Oct-09	New Hampshire	Fall Foliage
Oct-09	New York City	Cityscape
Nov-09	Bombay Hook NWR	Waterfowl, Foxes
Nov-09	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Dec-09	Blackwater NWR	Eagles, Sunrises and Wildlife
Dec-09	Conowingo Dam	Eagles
Jan-10	Mississippi River	Eagles

First Post!! - Blue Angels Air Show

2009-05-20T22:37:00.000-04:00

Spent the day at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) for a demonstration by the Navy Blue Angels. This was all a part of the Commissioning Week for the Class of 2009. Other ceremonies were going on throughout the day but, we made it on to viewing grounds as soon as we could to get a nice front-row seat! One of the keys that helps to get great shots is, being there first!

Look for our Blue Angels shots on our new website Northeastbay.com and on Flickr.

Robert & Kelly