New England Photo Walk: Ogunquit
The afternoon featured the smell of salt and seaweed on the misty shores of Perkins Cove, and the evening was spent gathering around two pushed-together wooden tables at a local restaurant and sharing heartfelt declarations of what it feels like to be an artist, all the while enjoying one another’s company under the ambiance of glowing candles and a nearby fireplace. The day reaffirmed my feelings about the community: Ray Larose’s New England Photo Walk is my favorite part of living in this region of the United States.
![Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-2.jpg)
For the second time, I packed a Leica into my green canvas bag and walked out to the street to wait for a ride from Matthew Thompson on his way to the event from New Brunswick. If you remember from my post from last October, Matt was kind enough to offer me a ride to Salem when I reached out to him on Twitter the eve before the Autumn event.
We arrived early and stepped out of the car to be braced by a cutting, misty wind. We each found ourselves wishing we had brought an extra layer as we made our way to a local shop and joined Ray and Michael, who were staring out at the choppy Atlantic while enjoying coffee and pie from within the warmth of the humming restaurant.
![Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-10.jpg)
![Matthew Thompson at NEWLK: Ogunquit](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-11.jpg)
As the other attendees began to accumulate near the entrance to Perkins Cove, heartfelt greetings and friendly introductions were made. I was elated to see Megan and David Nan from the Salem event. Catching up with these two is a pure joy, and I’m hoping we get to see one another before the next event. I also had the privilege of meeting Johnny and Rebecca Patience, whom I’ve followed on Twitter for quite some time.
I attended NEWLK: Salem in October after having just moved to Maine, so all I had with me was a Leica M2 and a few rolls of HP5+. This time around I brought a Leica M9 and a Hasselblad 500c, the latter largely due to a deep and pervasive guilt for inadvertently neglecting medium format after moving to Maine (that could be another post altogether).
Having an M9 has been a great convenience in the six months I’ve had it, but this time I felt the trade-offs. I tend to be a light shooter in general, but in Salem I shot roughly 20 frames with the M2, and in Ogunquit I was closer to 200 with the M9 – and more does not equal better. Shooting an M9 means spending more time at my computer, and having a lot more images to cull. I had to set up an editing groove, so I settled in with some hot tea and Douglas Dare’s “Whelm” (Spotify, “Nile” on Youtube) and some Ólafur Arnalds (Spotify, “Beth’s Theme” on Youtube).
I meant to send in the Hasselblad film weeks ago, but still haven’t gotten around to it.
NYCWLK is in September, and the next NEWLK is in October – I can’t wait to attend both.
In the meantime, see the Ogunquit event through other lenses with other posts from the afternoon:
Ray Larose: New England Walk 3.0 – Ogunquit, Maine
Matthew Thompson: NEWLK Ogunquit
Sierra Jackson: #NEWLK Part One
![The twisted remains of what may have been a trap for sea creatures](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-3.jpg)
![Looking out at infinity at Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-4.jpg)
![Twisted trees along the Marginal Way](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-5.jpg)
![Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-6.jpg)
![Michael on the coast of Maine](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-7.jpg)
![Ray Larose with his 4x5 camera at NEWLK: Ogunquit](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-8.jpg)
![Ray Larose showing off his 4x5 camera at NEWLK: Ogunquit](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-12.jpg)
![Shooting large format film at Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-19.jpg)
![Johnny Patience at NEWLK: Ogunquit](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-13.jpg)
![Ray Larose shooting a Plaubel Makina at Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-15.jpg)
![Sierra Jackson with her Rolleiflex on the coast of Maine](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-16.jpg)
![Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-17.jpg)
![Silhouettes on the rocks of Perkins Cove](http://tylerconstancephotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/newlk-14.jpg)