Clouds over the Croton Reservoir

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Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3 from the top of the New Croton Dam looking North-East. In the distance Hemlock Brook Preserve, which the Westchester Land Trust describes as follows:

This 14-acre preserve was donated by Walter P. Lewisohn in 1971 to The Nature Conservancy. In 2003 The Nature Conservancy transferred the preserve to Westchester Land Trust. The preserve contains a deep, hemlock-lined ravine. A small stream flows through the ravine and is surrounded by a mixed hardwood forest. Great-horned owls have been observed on the preserve. An old stone fireplace and wooden bench can be found in the middle of the preserve, near the brook. A pool of water forms at the back of the preserve, near a stone dam. Although small, Hemlock Brook Preserve is unusually beautiful. With the brook itself slicing through the hemlock ravine, it feels more like the Adirondacks than the lower Hudson Valley. The preserve is only half a mile from the Croton Reservoir and helps protect water quality in the reservoir. In June 2010, two dozen volunteers from Swiss Re in Armonk joined our staff on a beautiful day to create a new trail that loops through the preserve.

Martin Parr curates an exhibition of David Hurn’s Swaps

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David Hurn Wild pony colt. Cold tourists in the rain in the background. Brecon Beacons, Wales, Great Britain. 1974. © David Hurn | Magnum Photos

Looks interesting! Pity I’m not in the UK at the moment.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Magnum Photos, Magnum’s current President Martin Parr has curated David Hurn’s print swaps collection.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Magnum Photos, and to celebrate the community of photographers of which he is a part, Magnum’s current President Martin Parr has curated a selection of the print swaps from which David Hurn has built an extraordinary collection.

With a career spanning over six decades, Hurn, like Parr, is also a connoisseur and patron of documentary photography. Over the years he has amassed more than 600 prints, from the 19th century to the present – and most of his collection was built via swapping with fellow photographers. “I have never chosen a print that has not enriched my life,” says Hurn.

Source: David Hurn’s Swaps • Magnum Photos

The exhibition will take place May 18-21 at Photo London, The Embankment Gallery West, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom.

A Day in New York City – St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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Although a spectacular building, St. Patrick’s Cathedral would be really imposing in any other city. Unfortunately in New York City it’s dwarfed by the enormous buildings around it and its size consequently diminished.

It’s still a lovely structure though, and as I was walking by I noticed these strange shadows on the side of the cathedral. I guess the shadows were from light reflected off one of the tall buildings opposite.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3

For some interior shots of St. Patrick’s Cathedral see: Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, NY