A walk around Cold Spring, NY – A House on Morris Avenue.

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Towards the latter part of the nineteenth century artists, writers and prominent families were drawn to Cold Spring by the beauty of the Hudson Highlands. Mansions were built along Morris Avenue, including “Undercliff”, the home of publisher George Pope Morris, and “Craigside”, the home of Julia and General Daniel Butterfield.

While the great mansions have now disappeared there are still many charming old houses on Morris Avenue, including this one.

Taken with a Canon 5D and Canon EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 USM.

A walk around Cold Spring, NY – H. D. Champlin & Son Horseshoeing and Wagonmaking

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Champlin started his business in 1858 in a building on nearby Spring Street behind the present property. His name does not show up on maps at that site until 1876, and only by 1912 does the current, one-story brick building appear on any map of the village. The entranceway was expanded and a larger door installed at some point before then.

Now it seems to be, of all things, a wine store.

Taken with a Canon 5D and Canon EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 USM.

A walk around Cold Spring, NY – Overview

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Back in June I decided to have a walk around Cold Spring, NY. I’ve been there many times but there are still areas that I have not really explored, so I decided to focus on them. However, inevitably I found my way into familiar areas including the picturesque area around the bandstand and promenade shown in the picture above.

According to Wikipedia:

Cold Spring is a village in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2010 census. It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville and the hamlet of Garrison. The central area of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Cold Spring Historic District due to its many well-preserved 19th-century buildings, constructed to accommodate workers at the nearby West Point Foundry (itself a Registered Historic Place today). The town is the birthplace of General Gouverneur K. Warren, who was an important figure in the Union Army during the Civil War. The village, located in the Hudson Highlands, sits at the deepest point of the Hudson River, directly across from West Point. Cold Spring serves as a weekend getaway for many residents of New York City.

Taken with a Canon 5D and Canon EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 USM.

Film Camera 2019/6 – Pentax ZX-L – Results

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Above:Marker in a Patterson, NY cemetery.

I’m pleased to say that, unlike the last two Pentax SLRs I acquired (which were dead on arrival) this one worked perfectly. Film loading and unloading was easy. Although uninspired pictures they were all well exposed (if a little contrasty possibly because of the combination of Tr-X 400 and the bright mid day light) and well focused. The camera was so light I could have easily have carried it around all day. I particularly liked the use of a switch around the shutter release to adjust aperture, shutter speed etc.

I tend to frame quite tightly and the only quibble I have is that in some of the pictures the framing was off. This has happened to me with other cameras. I have to remember to frame more broadly in future.

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Sybil Ludington Statue in Carmel, NY.

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Crosses in a cemetery. Patterson, NY.

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Rusting machinery. Fishkill, NY.

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The band played on. New Milford, CT.

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Van Wyck Homestead. Fishkill, NY.

Taken with a Pentax ZX-L, SMC Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 and Tri-X 400.