Light on the rocks

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The 13 bridges loop trail at the Rockefeller Preserve passes under route 117. As we walked by sunlight was streaming through the gap between the two roadways. I loved the contrast between the light and the dark as well and the diagonal lines of the the light beams. Also the way the light illuminated the wall and the rocks in the foreground picking out all of the beautiful textures. I really like this picture, and its a good example of why you need to have a camera with you at all times. If I’d left the camera at home I’d have missed this.

Colorful spherical furry tigery thing

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I have no idea what this is. I saw it lying on the ground next to an apparently empty house in Poughkeepsie, NY. I’ve tried to find it on the internet – but with no success. It seems to be in good shape and probably hasn’t been there for very long. It just seemed so colorful and quirky that I had to take a picture of it.

Icy Streambed

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While walking the dog I came across this frozen stream bed. I’d walked along this trail in the past and had tried to get pictures of the stream when it was flowing. Somehow the light shining through the trees (which usually had leaves when I was trying to take the picture) was too contrasty and I could never get a shot that pleased me. Now it’s winter and the leaves are of the trees and the light was flatter. I’m much more satisfied with this one.

Detail of Chrysler Building

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This was taken in August, 2010 with a Panasonic Lumix ZS-3. I’d had a good experience with the Panasonic LX-3, but I felt I needed something with a longer zoom. At the time I didn’t really understand the difference that a larger sensors makes and the 12x zoom looked appealing. It was also very small and responded well to my sense that I no longer wanted to lug around a larger camera. For some time this camera became my carry everywhere camera and I really enjoyed using it. Eventually I came to realize that the image quality wasn’t all that I wanted and so I eventually swapped it for an old Olympus Pen F. However, this picture shows what I found appealing in this camera. This structure was a long way up the Chrysler Building but the ZS-3 allowed me to get close. The quality isn’t wonderful, but without this camera I probably wouldn’t have this shot at all. First I probably wouldn’t have had a camera with me. The ZS-3’s size allowed me to carry it around easily. Second the long lens allowed me to get within range.

A Man (And His Dog) Ice Fishing on our frozen lake

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I was sitting in our living room reading when I noticed some movement on the frozen lake. It was a man pulling a small sledge – and his dog walking along behind. After a while I noticed that he would move to one part of the lake and stay there for a while, sometimes sitting for a bit and then move on. Gradually it dawned on me that he was ice fishing. He was monitoring a number of holes and was moving from one to the next to see see what was happening. I have no idea who he is, but I do know that he stayed out there for some considerable time. I took a few pictures and then lost interest and didn’t notice when he eventually left. Incidentally the dog seemed to be having a great time.

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A man and a dog – on the ice.

The pictures were taken with a Sony Nex 5n, 55-210mm f4.5-6.3. I also took some with the NEX and a Konica Hexanon, 135mm f3.5 but I didn’t like them as as much. They are quite sharp but I wasn’t pleased with the composition.