Monday, June 16th,
I found myself boarding a boat in Brooklyn heading out for a Bat Mitzvah reception party. Slowly people clambered on and after a few
minutes we set off. Soon after we left the dock, we were hit by
waves, not massive waves, but big enough that people looked like they
were under the influence when they tried walking. It stayed this way
until we passed under the Verrazano Bridge where we were sheltered from the
ocean by Brooklyn.
I should explain
that when I booked this job I envisioned a boat on smooth waters
circling the Statue of Liberty, allowing more than enough time to pose
people for different group pictures and so on. I was wrong, very
wrong. First thing I did not envision correctly was the smoothness
of the water; as I said before the beginning and end of the cruise was quite rough and even the middle was slightly rough. Next I did not
even consider wind, and boy was that an issue. It was
constantly blowing people's hair into their face and from time to
time a skirt higher than a respectable level. The third issue I
misjudged was the amount of time I would have to pose and take photos
with the Statue of Liberty or Manhattan in the background. The boat
was continually moving, and instead of circling the Statue of Liberty
we passed by it once, made a wide arc and started to head back.
Even though we had such a limited time by the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, we luckily got all the shots needed and were able to get more on our way back. In short, this
was a wonderful event which I am so thankful for having the
opportunity to photograph. It was
full of challenging circumstances, and uncontrollable aspects which I had
to work with in a short amount of time to get the photos needed.
More to come!
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