Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
These were taken along River Road, one of the most expensive parts of Briarcliff Manor. They’re all large houses. What you’re see here is the part of the house that faces the road. The other side faces the Hudson River. You can get a sense of what the views must be like in the final pictures.
Taken with a Sony Nex 3 (converted to full spectrum Infrared) and Sony FE 28-70 f3.5 – f5.6
I’ve often taken photographs looking from the waterfront towards the river, but I think this is the first one taken from the river looking back towards the waterfront.
From left to right: Harbor Square Apartments; 3 Westerly (I often have lunch here) and barely visible behind it the Ossining Metro North Station; A sculpture called River Arch created by Peter Lundberg in 2016. It’s been described as a “42-foot steel and concrete arch resembling a giant wishbone” and it’s sometimes referred to as “The Eye of Sauron” I’ve never come across anyone who likes it; A walkway leading to the Ossining-Haverstraw Ferry; A small kiosk which sells refreshments and also contains restrooms; Barely vision on the far right of the photograph you can just make out a brown building. This is the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD lens.
I recently went to an event at “The Club at Briarcliff Manor“, a nearby retirement community. The event was held at the very top of the building, which has the spectacular view out over the Hudson River seen in this picture. “The Club” is built on what once was the site of the Briarcliff Lodge (1902-2003 see below to see what it looked like). Many Lodge residents must have seen very much the same view.
The building in the center foreground was once Walter W. Law‘s mansion. Law was the founder of Briarcliff Manor. The mansion is currently for sale. It started off at over $4 million, and now it’s down to $2.9 million. A good-sized single-family house in Briarcliff Manor can easily go for $2 million so this would appear to be something of a steal – one wonders why.
Taken with a Sony RX100 VII
I recently went to Rockwood Hall (See: From the Rockefeller Preserve to Rockwood Hall – Overview and subsequent posts). For more on Rockwood Hall see: An early morning walk at Rockwood Hall
While there it occurred to me that Rockwood Hall might make a good subject for some infrared photography. I knew that the foliage and the grass would turn bright white and the foundations (all that remains of Rockwood Hall) would become dark. So, I returned with my primary infrared camera month or so later.
Taken with a Sony Nex 3 (converted to full spectrum Infrared) and Sony FE 28-70 f3.5 – f5.6
The Scarborough Presbyterian church is the third oldest in Briarcliff Manor. It’s about a twenty-minute walk from my house.
“A roadhouse on Albany Post Road purchased late in the 19th century by Elliott Fitch Shepard and his wife, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, eventually became the Scarborough Presbyterian Church. The roadhouse building was enlarged and renovated by the Shepards and in 1892 used as a small church.
The current church building was designed by Augustus Haydel, a nephew of Stanford White, and August Shepard, a nephew of Elliott F. Shepard and in 1893 the cornerstone for the new building was laid” (Church website).
For more information on the church see here and here.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD lens.