First, thanks to everyone for the feedback last week - it was much appreciated. With the idea in mind that I need to focus more on the history of First Landing and the people that have inhabited/been involved with the area, I went out today in the gloom and drizzle thinking that it would give me a more somber atmosphere to contrast with the photos I've already taken (which can illustrate, I think, the idea of the New World welcoming European immigrants).
There's a really interesting grave site near the ranger's station at the head of Bald Cypress Trail - it's where the remains of 64 Chesapeake Indians were reinterred back in the 1990s. It's surrounded by a fence, and visitors have left various gifts and trinkets on the fence posts. So I took a bunch of pictures of those, which I'll share once I've had a chance to download and review them :)
I also checked out the educational display at the ranger's station and learned a bit more about the African American men from the CCC who helped build the park and scored a flier about the history of the park. So altogether a pretty productive visit. I have more ideas about how to introduce some of the themes we talked about during the critique, but I need to get a few more props.
Right now, like Michael, I'm concentrating on getting ready for SPE - got my business cards, postcards, copies of my books on the way, and a new set of prints of the "My Mother's Daughter" series (because 2 of the originals are headed to a show in Suffolk). Need to update the CV on my website, organize my portfolio, and keep up work on other projects! For now, though, it's time to chill.
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