Monsters in the woods

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A while back I mentioned in one of these posts (see Stillwater Lake) that I had come across a sign in the woods that read “Do not pass this point after 3:30 pm”. I speculated that this might be because that was when the monsters were let out. I was back on that same trail the other day and it seems I might have been right. I found one! And it seems it’s not the only one (see Always look back for another picture taken on the same trail. Obviously before 3:30 pm they’re frozen into the shape of a dead tree, but afterwards….

Spider web

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I was walking towards Stillwater Pond in Fahnestock State Park when I spotted this spider web. It seemed to just float in the air with no apparent means of support, backlit by the sun. I liked the original color version, but the brights yellows and greens and greens in the background seemed to distract from the web itself so I decided to convert it to black and white. Unfortunately in the conversion I pretty much lost the spider itself, which was large and a bright red color. You can see it as a dark blob at the center of the web.

Harley Davidson

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I came across this Harley in the parking lot of our health club. It’s usually quite crowded, but this Harley was way off at the far edge – all by itself. Obviously the owner wasn’t taking any chance of it being banged.

I’ve never really wanted to have a motorcycle. I find them loud it’s seems to me that it’s far to easy come off them in an accident, or on bad (e.g. icy) road conditions. However, I like old, well made machines so I’m always happy to come across a Harley. Of course it doesn’t hurt that our dog is called Harley – nothing to do with the motorcycle.

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Treasure hunter

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I came across this man with a metal detector early one morning in 2011 on the Connecticut shore. Apart from myself I think he was the only person on the beach.

I liked the primarily horizontal bands of tone: the darker tone in the foreground; then the lighter tone of the sand; the brighter tones of the sea; the darker tones of the Long Island shore; and the bright tone of the sky. Then there’s the man – the only vertical element in the scene.