Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
As I was sitting on the platform at Ossining Station, a flock of large, black, birds (I’m thinking they were crows) took off from a nearby tree. I thought it was vaguely Japanese looking and might make a nice picture. I quite like it.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
As is often the case I arrived at Ossining station very early. So, after purchasing my ticket I went down to nearby Here Coffee and Beer to pick up some water to take with me on my walk, and to wait comfortably until it was time for me to take the train. While I was getting the water from a cooler, I perused their excellent collection of craft beers. One in particular caught my eye: Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale. I like brown ales, and I knew that this was a nice one made in Yorkshire, UK. It was way to early (even for me) to be drinking beer but remember this. I’ll get back to it later.
Anyway – back to the poster. I came across this poster in the men’s room at Here Coffee and Beer. It’s looks quite old. If so it’s an early example of “bait and switch”. The large, red and somewhat provocative headline catches your attention, as does the rather threatening person. However, if you read the text, you find that it has absolutely nothing to do with Bolsheviks. It is, in fact, an advertisement for paper towels.
I have no idea if this poster dates back to the days of the “red peril”, or if it’s a recent poster trying to get a laugh.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
Above: one of the entrances to Halsey Pond Park.
Almost exactly 10 years ago (March 2014) I visited Halsey Pond Park in Irvington, NY. Since so much time had elapsed, I decided to go again. I’d read the park had been under threat and had possibly even disappeared. I decided to see if this was the case.
My plan was to make my way to Ossining Metro North Station and take the train down to Ardsley. From there it was about a thirty-minute walk to the park. I figured I might get a few pictures along the way. After checking out the condition of the park I thought that instead of walking back to Ardsley I would instead walk back to Irvington (a little farther north) where I would get a train back to Ossining and head home.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
It was just about warm enough for me to sit out on my balcony today. The sun was going down and I had been watching a squirrel playing around in a nearby tree. I decided I’d had enough and got up to go back in. This made me look in the opposite direction, and I saw this bright moon. Luckily, I had a camera with a long lens, so I decided to try taking a picture of it.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
Taken from a southbound Metro North train passing under the bridge.
Taken with a Sony RX100 VII