Greg Molyneux Photography

Author: Greg Molyneux

  • Back?

    Back?

    Ice chunks scatter the surface of a frozen bay with derelict dock posts photographed at 35mm.
    Back? — 35mm | f/5.6 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/30

    The ice returns and is that some inspo sliding in on it? Ever since I was a kid winter has owned my curiosity. Forever my favorite weather, the cold and snow continue to demand my attention. It’s like the first time, every time.

    So it should come as no surprise that when the salt marsh turns frozen the urge to get outside explodes. To my camera and the marsh I go. Only this time a proper stop further.

    For the first time since December 2020 (five years!) I am publishing a photo from Great Bay Boulevard. Once part of a steady rotation it’s been a casualty of a stalled hobby. For the first time in years, thoughts of making photos land upon my brain. It’s happening several times per week, easy, and usually in the shower. Where once there was desert, there are no motes of water, frozen as it may be. As for GBB, it was awesome to be back, and I am starting to feel I may be back.

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  • Dockside

    Dockside

    35mm sunset photograph of aged dockside pilings and a thick old faded yellow rope.
    Dockside — 35mm | f/2 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/60

    It’s been a long cold winter. It’s January 20. Here’s a fireside:

    • 2025? How?
    • I miss photographs
    • I miss writing
    • More so I miss sharing both with you all
    • Elden Ring consumes all—but mostly me
    • The Dodgers are building a juggernaut
    • I worry for our world
    • I am grateful for new teammates
    • There’s something about big old timeworn ropes and the stories they tell

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  • Best Photographs of 2024

    Best Photographs of 2024

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  • Warm Fuzzy

    Warm Fuzzy

    35mm sunset photo taken at Cedar Run Dock Road salt marsh. South facing exposure panning left to right creates smooth motion blur across the image.
    Warm Fuzzy — 35mm | f/5.6 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/50

    Hobby more.

    Connect more.

    Live.

    Grow.

    Hope.

    Strive.

    Exercise and breathe.

    Eat the good food. Laugh. Dream again. Be better for all of us.

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  • On Peonies

    On Peonies

    100mm macro photograph of a fresh opened pink peony blossom
    On Peonies — 100mm | f/3.5 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/800

    Abundant spring rain paired with seasonably cool conditions gave us things to gripe about and a quality spring bloom. I’ve been slacking with posting them, but I have made some photographs as the flowers about my yard come and go.

    As far as favorites go, peonies are up there. Probably top five. Their pink blossom is about as ephemeral as they come; felling themselves by any combination of weight, weather, or a Planck length of time. Nevertheless it’s a stunner. Much like its partner in pink, the cherry blossom, its blooming met with such anticipation of its coming, yet throttled back by the anxiety of its going. A mental push pull with good lessons to unpack for sure.

    As for the goods: I present you with a 100mm macro photograph of a fresh opened pink peony blossom. Enjoy.

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  • Make It Home

    Make It Home

    100mm vertical orientation macro photograph of a clematis blossom dusted with pollen.
    Make It Home — 100mm | f/3.5 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/80

    Seldom seen stirrings have set about my abode. Flowers are blooming amidst a rejuvenated yard; and indoors, far strangers things are afoot. An inspired streak of home making has left behind a proper office. No more work from home days set upon a wooden kitchen chair, flanked by hoarded boxes and a litter box. No more.

    Now I’ve a proper space, replete with curated wall art, solid lighting, a growing brood of house plants, a proper office chair, and a rug that really ties the room together. Driving it all is the record player and fretless bass sentries to the sonic element. This minor bit of self care transformed the entire vibe of the house. From worst to first it is now the best room in the house.

    And this relates to this neglect web site how? I’m not at all sure, but I can say it has my creative urge shifting out of groggy, why the hell did you wake me up? To rested and ready to go. It is with this preface that I noted my best clematis bloom in a decade so I set about making some macros.

    Fast forward to file transfer and scanning through my frames I landed on this, the last shot. And for the first time in years lost to clear memory I made a photograph that hit that heart swelling of unlocked inspiritation and pride. A chasing the unicorn type feeling my friends and I quip as the ‘h chord’. The resonant buzz of flow in pure spirit.

    Wherever this goes I am happy to be here. I missed this place. Cheers to the weekend.

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  • Best Photographs of 2023

    Best Photographs of 2023

    14mm sunset photograph working over a salt marsh in a hue of blues, pinks, oranges and yellows.
    When the Night is Over — 14mm | f/8 | ISO 100 | 7 Bracketed Exposures

    When the Night is Over | Captured: March 23, 2023 | Location: Cedar Run Dock Road, Cedar Run, New Jersey

    100mm macro photograph of a purple clematis flower backlit by bokeh and the sun.
    A Look Back — 100mm | f/3.5 | ISO 800 | EXP 1/100

    A Look Back | Captured: May 18, 2023 | Location: Ocean Acres, Stafford, New Jersey

    35mm sunrise photograph of Dan Molyneux plugging the top water as he surf fishes for striped bass during the 2023 fall run. Captured on Long Beach Island on 12 November 2023, Ship Bottom, New Jersey.
    Fish On — 35mm | f/5.6 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/15 sec

    Fish On | Captured: November 12, 2023 | Location: Ship Bottom, New Jersey

    Retrospective

  • Hi, Biscus

    Hi, Biscus

    100mm macro photograph of a dark purple hibiscus stamen and pistils. Low key cross processing and buttery bokeh lend an air of mood to the tone of the image.
    Hi, Biscus — 100mm | ISO 100 | f/3.5 | EXP 1/200

    It is 31 December and I am out of days. It looks like this will be the last backlog photograph I get to post in 2023. So let’s roll back to 5 September and my backyard hibiscus. Not a ton of floral macro work this year, so it feels good to close out the year with this low key, cross process shot.

    2024 is mere hours away. Let’s get after it. Be excellent to each other.

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  • Time Marches On

    Time Marches On

    14mm motion blur photograph of blue hour at Cedar Run Dock Road salt marsh. Dark pastels blur and reflective over the marsh pool.
    Time Marches On — 14mm | f/8 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/4 sec

    2024 coming in hot! At this point years flip about as fast as single pages on a tear away calendar. It’s a gift to grow old. An opportunity to experience the relativity of time mounting years speed ever swifter.

    Continuing my quest to rip through my 2023 backlog. I made this photograph at Dock Road on 30 November 2023. Happy to have another motion blur shot. I’m developing quite a gallery in this style, and it is a trend I will continue.

    How are we feeling heading into 2024, friends?

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