Around the Neighborhood – Brick Pillars Revisited

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I’ve photographed these brick pillars before, most recently in December 2020 (See: Around the Neighborhood – Brick Pillars), but I don’t think I’ve ever taken a picture in Spring before – when the vegetation is lush and abundant.

I think I like it. It makes the pillars (which were once part of the old Speyer Estate) seem as if they are are ruins in the middle of nowhere. In reality they are right next to a road, and are only about a 10 minute walk from my house, which is also built on the site of the former Speyer Estate (See: Here’s where we live).

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Taken with a Sony RX-100 III.

A Screw

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In an earlier post (See: A Blue Car) I mentioned that I was trying macro photography again.

This is another attempt. I came across this small screw lying on the floor of my balcony. I don’t know where it came from, but it seemed to me that it would make a decent subject for a macro shot. It also had the benefit of being stationary as my attempts at macro photography have not yet matured to a point where I can get e.g. insects on the move.

Taken with a Sony A6000 and 7artisans 60mm F2.8 Macro Lens

Back in Manhattan

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I was recently (June 18) back in New York City, this time to meet up with a friend and former colleague and to watch England play Scotland in the Euro 2020 (postponed to 2021 because of COVID) competition. We decided to meet at “The Perfect Pint” on 45th Street between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

The company was great, the food and drink were decent, but the match was rather boring finishing a 0-0 draw.

Taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7

Around the Neighborhood – All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Briarcliff Manor, NY Revisited

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I posted a picture of this lovely old church back in December 2020 (See: Around the Neighborhood – All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Briarcliff Manor, which also contains more information about the church itself).

I think I prefer this picture though.

Taken with a Fuji X-E1 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II