Some of my favorite pictures of 2023 – Black and White

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Foggy Law Park. Briarcliff Manor, NY. March 2.

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Cornelia Cotton in her store/gallery. Croton-on-Hudson. March 4.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, May 2023

Tomb, Old Dutch Burying Ground. Sleepy Hollow, NY. February 14.

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Taking a Break. Boston MA. July 22.

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Abstract Composition. Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. August 16.

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Gnarly Tree. Briarcliff Manor, NY. October 15.

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Figure on Third Avenue, Manhattan. December 20.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, May 2023

To the Mausoleum. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Sleepy Hollow, NY. Feb 14

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White Cube with onlookers. Manhattan. December 20.

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Tree detail. Old Methodist Cemetery. Pleasantville, NY. November 26.

A Walk through Ossining – A couple of guys ‘chillin’ out

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I struggled with a title for this image and I’m still not happy with the one chose.

I was walking around looking for a picture, when I came across these two guys sitting in front of the Smith Robinson House. It looked as if they were on their lunch break. They were certainly eating something. I thought they would make an interesting picture so I asked them if I could take their pictures. They agreed (for a small fee) and this is the result.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8

Walter W. Law Portrait

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Walter W. Law (November 13, 1837 – January 17, 1924), the Founder of Briarcliff Manor. Painted by Howard Russell Butler. (1856 – 1934)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_W._Law.

“The first president and founder of the American Fine Arts Society, Howard Russell Butler was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1902. He was especially known for his paintings of landscapes and solar eclipses.” (Spellman Gallery)
https://www.spellmangallery.com/art…/howard-russell-butler

The painting hangs in Briarcliff Manor Village Hall. The Village is currently taking steps to further protect this valuable and historically significant painting. These include adding museum quality glass.

The Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society (BMSHS) did not have a good photograph of this painting, so we went over to take one before the glass was installed and photography made more difficult because of reflections.”

Taken with a Sony Nex 5n and Sony E 16mm f2.8

A Visit to Boston – Day Three – A budding photographer

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Back in Back Bay Station I was waiting for my train to leave when I heard a voice asking me if I was a photographer. I turned towards the voice and saw this woman sitting next to me. I replied that I was an enthusiastic amateur photographer, but not a professional (as if that makes much difference). She told me that she had started to get into photography and we chatted for a while, with me encouraging her in her photographic journal, which she was just beginning. Then it was time for me to leave.

She gave me her name, but I have a terrible memory for names and can’t remember what it was.

I wish her luck. It’s not an easy journey, particularly if you want to make money from your photography.

Taken with a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.