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Last Book Signing of 2013 . . . time passes so quickly.

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Authors Night, Book Signing, Books, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Eastern Shore, Kent Island Library, Photo Books, Photography, Presents, Queen Anne's County Library, Roland Barthes

Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, book cover

Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light, by Wilson Wyatt Jr., book cover

A camera is a kind of clock, to borrow a metaphor from Roland Barthes, in Camera Lucida.  Photography is about catching light, a blink of light, measured in time. As I prepare for the last book signing of 2013, the year becomes an image of time passing, almost as quickly as “a blink of light.”

I remember starting my book a year ago, selecting 82 images from 26,000 taken over eight years.  Then came the writing, formatting, image proofing, the editing…and more editing.  Finally, the printing.  The hours seem like seconds, in memory.  Now the year closes with a final book signing.

Pleasure comes from holding the book in my hands, remembering when I captured the images and what inspired me… those magical feelings that come from photographing nature.  Sharing the images adds to the enjoyment. Unlike photographing a brief moment, a book lives on in time.

I look forward to tomorrow’s book signing as the year draws to a close.  For those of you who haven’t attended one, it is a celebration of sorts, regardless of how many books are sold. The conversations and camaraderie between authors and readers are festive occasions, paying homage to creative words and images, in my case, on paper. It’s a respectful way to celebrate the year.

If you’re in the area, join me and nine other authors, for a festive holiday “Authors Night,”  tomorrow (December 18), at the Kent Island Library, from 6 to 8 p.m.  We’ll celebrate books, writing, and photography. The library’s address is: 200 Library Circle, just off Main Street, in Stevensville, Maryland, on Kent Island, the Chesapeake Bay.

Author/photographer Wilson Wyatt - photo by James Dissette

Author/photographer Wilson Wyatt Jr. – photo by James Dissette

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Book Review . . . ‘Chesapeake Views’ Captures Shore Beauty

12 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, Uncategorized

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Book Review, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Eastern Shore, Exhibition, James Dissette, Macro Photography, Maryland, Photography Book, Sunrises, Sunsets, The Talbot Spy, Thomas Point Lighthouse, Watermen, Wildlife Photos

It’s a pleasure to receive a review by James Dissette, publisher of The Talbot Spy (go to: http://talbotspy.com/chesapeake-views-captures-shore-beauty/).

He writes:

Sometimes we have to see through someone else’s eyes to newly appreciate the world at hand. Our workaday lives can dull our appreciation for the rich visual palette the Shore has to offer: the omnipresent Bay; the web of tributaries twisting through panoramas of forest and field; its vast array of marine, field and forest wildlife.

Good photographic images reintroduce us to the world around us.  They are both a re-visiting and a discovery, and leave us wanting to explore with a refreshed curiosity. Wilson Wyatt’s collection of Eastern Shore photographs, “Chesapeake Views—Catching the Light,” is an invitation to rediscover the Eastern Shore, and sometimes discover facets of it for the first time.

December Reflection - Click on image for larger view

December Reflection  – Click on image for larger view

While there are many wonderful wildlife photos, from soaring osprey to graceful mute swans, fawns silhouetted by orange dawns, along with a gallery of exquisite macro-images of butterflies in a section Wyatt calls “All the Little Live Things,” the spirit of the book glows within its selection of purely Eastern Shore motifs—fog-shrouded waterman tonging for oysters, fiery sunrises spilling gold across still rivers, a sailboat limned by the setting sun or a heron poised like a sentinel on the bow of a fishing boat.

Tonging for Oysters II - click on image for larger view

Tonging for Oysters II  – Click on image for larger view

Each image has a caption—some with technical advice for fellow photogs—poetically describing the image. The distinct captions become a helpful narrative for the reader. It’s a bit like walking through an art exhibition with a friendly and articulate tour guide.

Sunrise at Thomas Point Lighthouse, by Wilson Wyatt jr. - Click on image for larger view

Sunrise at Thomas Point Lighthouse (cover photo), by Wilson Wyatt jr.  – Click on image for larger view

Thank you for a delightful book review on The Talbot Spy! For more about the book, see “About,” on this blog.

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Join us for two Holiday Book Signings . . . “Authors’ Nights” on the Eastern Shore

10 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, Maryland, Photography, The Delmarva Review, Uncategorized, Writing, YOSEMITE - CATCHING THE LIGHT

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Authors, Book Signing, Brent Lewis, Centreville, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light, Christmas Gifts, Delmarva Peninsula, Gerald F. Sweeney, Holiday Books, Joseph Ross Jr., Kent Island, Kenton Kilgore, Mark Lidinsky, Nick Hoxter, Photography, Robert Bidinotto, Stevensville, Susan Jones, Susan Reiss, The Delmarva Review, Yosemite - Catching the Light

Because books make great gifts!

CHESAPEAKE VIEWS - CATCHING THE LIGHT, on its way to two Authors' Nights

CHESAPEAKE VIEWS – CATCHING THE LIGHT, a tabletop photography book by Wilson Wyatt Jr., on its way to two “Authors’ Nights”

My photography book, Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light, and The Delmarva Review will be among the many books presented at “Holiday Authors’ Nights” at two libraries on the Eastern Shore.  I’m delighted to join with other authors to sign and sell books for the season.  Refreshments available. You’re invited!

Authors’ Night in Centreville – Wednesday, December 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Queen Anne’s Free Library, 121 S. Commerce Street, in Centreville, MD.

Authors’ Night on Kent Island – Wednesday, December 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Kent Island Library (Queen Anne’s Free Library branch), on Kent Island, 200 Library Circle, in Stevensville, MD.

Join us . . . we’ll talk about books, writing, and photography (in my case). Nothing is formal . . . just a festive evening.  Books are the lasting gifts of words and images.

Meet the authors, including: Robert Bidinotto, Nick Hoxter, Susan Jones, Kenton Kilgore, Brent Lewis, Mark Lidinsky, Susan Reiss, Joseph Ross Jr., Jerry Sweeney, and Wilson Wyatt Jr. (me).

Just bring your good spirit!

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