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Bill Moore Photo Sampler


Written by Bill Moore / Moore Photos
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Tammi of Wag Wagon has a special magic with her dogs. No leashes needed here! First of all, I've been a photo-journalist for a long time, making a good living shooting speeding racecars around the country from New Hampshire Motor Speedway to Road America to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to Infineon Raceway and beyond . . . while editing several major automotive publications on the West Coast. Unlike racecars, dogs don't have a precribed route, so it takes a knack to shoot them! Now, I've relocated back to the Northeast to be closer to family, and that means I'm in the process of re-inventing myself with a focus on shooting photographs of animals . . . dogs, cats, birds, horses. But, honest, I shoot everything . . . except weddings. Surely not Musketeers, but these dogs are just as fun-loving and rowdy as they romp!! So, I'm putting this sampling together so you can see what I can do. Fort Foster in Kittery Point is a spectacular place for dogs and their humans. First, the dogs . . . I shoot dogs on the run, using a 300-millimeter lens and a digital single lens reflex Canon 50D. It produces high resolution photos that can go poster-size if you like big. But more than dogs, we can shoot things that move at more than 200 mph like Dario Franchitti. And, to see a few more photos and the complete website for my business, called Paws & Prints Animal & People Photography, click HERE! They were outrageous monsters, but . . . oh so beautiful these big Caddys! Over the years I've been to places like Pebble Beach for the classic car show and to a bunch of Good Guys and NSRA hot rod shows from coast to coast . . . and I even saw John Fitch in a Mercedes Gullwing at Bonneville, still racing 50 years after that fateful day at Le Mans when his teammate Pierre Leveigh catastrophically crashed into the crowd. Mazda took a British sports car and added something called reliability and spunk! So, if you have a favorite car you need shot -- a hot rod or a classic -- call me at (207) 703-2086. In New England, NASCAR is Modifieds -- even, sometimes, at Lime Rock Park! And, because I know speed, I'm available on an hourly or daily basis if you race and need pictures at an event or during a practice session. Car shows? Absolutely. Here she is, a rusty, crusty grand old lady, the 89-year-old Memorial Bridge! I've found a place to live in Kittery, and as soon as I got here they started talking about replacing the Memorial Bridge across the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. So, I've been shooting photos of that bridge for a year now . . . and I've got lotsa great pictures. Tell me what you want! Fireworks lit up the night, and the bridge, too, when the community said goodbye! Need something to remember the 89-year history of the structure? Want to see some of the sights that have gone along with its demolition? I've got 'em! One last time, a man, alone with his thoughts, crosses the 89-year-old bridge. I was at the Goodbye Party when the little girl who cut the ribbon on the bridge in 1923, Eileen Foley, was back to see the bridge and many smiling fans of the former five-time Mayor of Portsmouth. The good ship Atlas passes beneath the aging Memorial Bridge one last time. I was at the bridge when they shot off fireworks to honor the old structure. I walked across the bridge and back on the day they closed it for good. No, Skipper, that surely is not a lobster roll. It's the 300-foot center span on a large barge! I was at the bridge when the 300-foot center span was lowered onto a barge . . . and I raced to Fort Foster in Kittery Point to get photos of it as it was towed past the Wood Island Lifesaving Station and the Whaleback Lighthouse. We'll bet you never thought you'd see a bridge go sailing out to sea! I was the only person out on the pier that day. I call this Sand Trees and Leaf, an abstract in the sand at Fort Foster. And, I've got lots of photos of Fort Foster. Of the buildings, of the beach, of the "sketches" left in the sand at low tide, of the slime trails left by snails on the basaltic rock, of the icy high-water mark on a colder day than I like. On this day there was not only sun, but a sunflower out at the Raitt Homestead Farm. And, because my Uncle Howard Ailiffe owned a farm, I've been fascinated by farms. I've been shooting the Raitt Homestead Farm in Eliot for the past year . . . and when we finally got some snow, I was out there at first light to capture it. On March 2nd, a snowless winter ended, and I was out at the Raitt Farm at sunrise. Do you have a family farm you want to capture for all time? I can do that for you. But, there must be something I'm forgetting. So, call me, and ask if I can do it and I'll tell you . . . oh, if you're a painter and need photos of your artwork, I can do that, too! Sorry, this was taken on the beach at Fort Foster. It's not a UFO of any kind! As a member of the Kittery Art Association, my prints are on display at the gallery on a regular basis. For more information about the KAA, click HERE! I call this image from Fort Foster rocks, Mamma Moosehead. One final thing: I'm a member of the South Berwick Rod and Gun Association, so if you're like me and have been shooting firearms since you were a kid and don't have a single photo of you doing that, I'm available to shoot you . . . with my camera, either on a hunt or when you're shooting at the range. Call me, and we can set it up. These are the critters responsible for the slime trail artwork -- snails! Because I'm also a writer, with a background in promotions, I can also put together a package that combines photos and words. Sure, we can talk about that, too. Of course, if you see something you like, we can sell you a print in your favorite size.
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