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Delmarva Review’s New Cover – 10th Anniversary

16 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, The Delmarva Review, Writing

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Books, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, District of Columbia, Fiction, Literary Arts, Literary Journals, Literary Magazines, Maryland, Nonfiction, Photography, Poetry, shucked oysters, Virginia

Photographer Calvin “Cal” Jackson’s color image “Recycle” was selected for the tenth anniversary cover of the Delmarva Review, to be published on November 1.

Photograph “Recycle” by Cal Jackson – Click on photo for full size image

Cal Jackson’s cover image “Recycle” shows shucked oyster shells, in rustic old bushels, to spread on bay oyster beds, providing a solid hold for oyster larvae and a future crop of oysters. The photographer, from Easton, MD exhibits at galleries and shows in Baltimore, Easton, Cambridge and Chestertown, MD, as well as Brooklyn, New York. He’s a retired accountant and former audit manager for information technology with the U.S. Army.

The Delmarva Review is a nonprofit literary journal publishing compelling new poetry, fiction and nonfiction from writers within the region and beyond. It celebrates its 10th anniversary edition in November. The Review is supported by the Eastern Shore Writers Association, individual contributions, and a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council.

The next submission period for literary work and cover art is from November 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018, for the eleventh edition. See the website for information, at www.delmarvareview.com.

A delightful way to end the year and welcome 2014

30 Monday Dec 2013

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

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Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake360.com, Maryland, Photography, The Star Democrat

My photo, “Winter Cardinal,” is the cover of Chesapeake 360‘s January 2014 issue.  Another image, “December Reflections,” illustrates a full-page article on Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light.  Thank you to The Star Democrat newspaper, on the Eastern Shore, for sharing these photographs of the Chesapeake Bay region.  As I say in my book, “Photography is all about working with light, a mere blink of light, measured in time. The camera is a kind of clock.”

"Winter Cardinal," the cover image on Chesapeake 360, for January 2014

“Winter Cardinal,” by Wilson Wyatt Jr., cover image on Chesapeake 360, January 2014     –  Click on image for full view

"December Reflection" photo and article in Chesapeake 360

“December Reflection” photo and article in Chesapeake 360  –  Click on image for full view

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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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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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Today’s book signing…the final stretch of publishing

09 Saturday Nov 2013

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

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Book Signing, Chesapeake Bay, Delmarva Peninsula, Easton, Maryland, Photography, Publishing, Writers, Writing

Book signings are akin to opening night at the theatre. Theatre is involved, with a few opening lines…and there is a set, of sorts: a draped table with one’s books spread out for viewing, a pen, and there is a simple wooden chair for the author. Props are sparse.

Author-photographer Wilson Wyatt at a book signing for "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light," at The News Center, in Easton, MD. Photo by Katie Wyatt

Author-photographer Wilson Wyatt, Jr. at a book signing for “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light,” 2013, at The News Center, in Easton, MD. – Photo by Katie Wyatt

The real likeness to theatre comes when the curtain is raised. For the first time, the book is presented to the public. All the hard work of writing…or photographing, in my case…the editing, proofs, design, printing, and finally the promotion and distribution, it’s all done, waiting for the first public viewing. The author sits at the table waiting for the audience. Imagine what actors feel, that tumbling in the gut, before the lights. Will they engage their audience?

Yet, when the curtain is raised and the lights are turned on, the energy transforms us. It’s a special feeling. The hour has arrived.

Today was that special time. The audience trailed in, composed of friends and strangers, alike. They picked up the books, opened the pages and sampled my photography. Some read the descriptive narrative. We talked about the unique qualities of the book and how the images were taken. Then, the magic words…I want your book. Will you sign it for me? 

It was a good day for an opening. I take a bow to all who bought my book and hope you enjoy Chesapeake Views-Catching the Light. Its 82 images are from my interpretation to your imagination, now and for years to come. Thank you.

Signing "Chesapeake Views - Catching the Light" - Photo by Katie Wyatt

Signing “Chesapeake Views – Catching the Light,” 2013 – Photo by Katie Wyatt

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Don’t Pixelate Over Pixels…photography for beginners

03 Friday May 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, Inspiration, Photography

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Academy for Lifelong Learning, Cameras, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Classes, Composition, Critiquing, Digital, Kate Mann, Landscapes, Learning, Maryland, Photography, Portraits, Robert Lippson, Smart Phones, St. Michaels, Tablets, Travel Photography

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I was pleased to be joined by two other photographers, Robert Lippson and Kate Mann, offering a three-day course on “Digital Photography for Beginners,” at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in St. Michaels, Maryland.  We had some fun demystifying new technology, showing how to take advantage of the latest in digital photography, from cameras to smart phones, and everything between.

The “hands-on” course was designed for anyone wanting to improve their photography.  Like other arts or crafts, we start with the “tools.”  Instead of paints and brushes, we use a camera and lens.  Once we understand the strengths of our tools, creativity is set free. Photography is about playing with light.

Three classes (on May 10, 17, and 24) were divided between classroom discussion and shooting in the field, on the beautiful campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  Offered as part of the Academy for Lifelong Learning, 30 students learned and enjoyed sharing their results. The course sold out, with a waiting list. We will consider repeating it in the future.

When photography translates a feeling from one human to another, its craft turns into art.

14 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Chesapeake Bay, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing

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Art, Chesapeake Bay, Craftsmanship, Feelings, Photography, Time, Tonging for Oysters, Watermen

Tonging for Oysters II - click on image for larger view

Tonging for Oysters II – click on image for larger view

I believe the same is true for all the arts.  There is craftsmanship, and there is art.  We struggle to master our craft, hoping to create something worthy of becoming art.  We don’t have to do that.  There is pleasure in craftsmanship.  But when artistry happens, we know something special has occurred. The creation is exhilarating, for both the artist and the audience.

Inspiration is both soothing and awakening

10 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Inspiration, Photography, Writing

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Author's Voice, Creativity, Eastern Shore Writers, Images, Inspiration, Language, Music, Photography, Poet Anne Colwell, Poetic Thought, The Writer's Center, Time, Volunteering, Writing

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Morning Silence – click on image for a larger view

It has been a good week. A lot of volunteer tasks are getting done… various things for the Eastern Shore Writers Association, some photos for a book on the War of 1812, preparing a photography course, finished a writer’s blog interview, and contributing to a workshop project for The Writer’s Center…but one I overlooked was my own inspiration and creativity. That happens to us, doesn’t it? Time is a fickle mistress, sometimes revealing, but often steeped in denial.

That came to an end yesterday.  I was blessed to be with other writers listening to a poet and friend, Anne Colwell, speak on “poetic thought.”  Her remarks struck a chord with me.  Whether writing prose or poetry, much of an author’s voice comes from the sound and flow of language.  It is that wonderful music that creates lasting images in our memories.  One can extend that to photographic art.  Even in silence, the image creates its own cadence within us.  It is the magic of the artist’s voice.

I hope to carry this inspiration with me into the week ahead…soothed and awakened.

Inspiration . . .the muse is always present

24 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Inspiration, Photography, Sunrise, Writing

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Creativity, Inspiration, Muse, Nature, Patience, Photography, Sunrise, Writing

Inspiration – Click on the image for a larger view.

Often we hear, “I need inspiration,” or, “I’m waiting for the muse.”  It’s as if we wait long enough it will come to us. Creativity is not a passive endeavor.  Just around us, perhaps only a few steps away, there is always something that can inspire us.  If we look, it will be there, waiting for us, like it always has.  We need to take that first step.

I find inspiration in a beautiful photograph or painting, in the lines of a poem, or the words of a great story.  I find it by walking outdoors to capture the sunrise or sunset or a flower in bloom, or to hear the rustling of deer in the forest.  It’s also present in the innocent faces of laughing children, or the wisdom imbedded in the wrinkles of an elder.  It is evident in remarkable deeds of kindness by one human being toward another. If we stop just long enough to see it, inspiration will be there, waiting…patiently…for our embrace.

Photographic Tribute to Water Lilies

08 Sunday Jul 2012

Posted by Wilson Wyatt Jr. in Flowers, Longwood Gardens, Photography, Water Lilies

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Dragonfly, Flowers, Kennett Square, Longwood Gardens, Lotus, Nature, Pennsylvania, Photography, plants, Water Lilies

If you care for nature, she will reward you with her beauty.  That is certainly true in Longwood Gardens, near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.  It’s a living museum spanning over a thousand acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows devoted to our natural heritage.   Nestled outside the 4-acre Conservatory “greenhouse” building, landscaped pools provide a home for numerous varieties of water lilies, from June to October.  Despite its popularity, this is a quiet place where the gentle sounds of fountains stir the water…and your mind…and colorful blooms rise from the dark pools like nature’s stars.

For our anniversary, my wife and I returned to this special place to photograph the water lilies and stroll along the trails throughout Longwood.  I am presenting here a sampling of my images from June, as a tribute to the water lilies.

A dragonfly joins us in the Water Lily Garden

Thank you to all the welcoming staff and volunteers who maintain Longwood Gardens…and to the foundation that has preserved this unique horticultural wonder for the public, in the spirit of the founder, Pierre S. du Pont.  Website: www.longwoodgardens.com

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