Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I was walking around the other day when I passed a couple walking their dogs. Noticing my camera, the man shouted: “Do you want to take our picture?” He was probably joking, but I’m not one to miss a photographic opportunity so I said sure. Here are some pictures of them and their dogs.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro
I was walking from my house along Main Street, Ossining, NY down to the Hudson where I would have my usual Sunday lunch by the river. I was a bit early, and the restaurant would not be open for a while, so I decided to sit and watch the world go by. I found somewhere to sit that was somewhat higher than usual. I thought it might give me something different from my usual eye level (sometimes low to the ground) perspective.
At a certain point a woman drove across this crossing on a…well, I don’t exactly what to call the things she was riding on – maybe some kind of scooter. I thought it might make a nice picture. I liked the diagonal line of the crossing, and the man on the other side of the road.
Taken with a Sony RX100 MVII.
These tattoos were on the arm of the partner/wife/girlfriend of the guy in the previous post. Once again, I found them interesting and asked if I could take a picture. As you can see, she agreed.
Taken with a Sony RX100 VII
During a recent walk I came across this guy and his partner/wife/girlfriend. I didn’t know what her exact status was, and I didn’t want to ask.
As I walked by, I was very impressed by his beard. Then I did something I don’t usually do: I turned around, walked back and asked him if I could take a picture. He graciously agreed and told me that this wasn’t the first time he had been asked. I wasn’t surprised.
Taken with a Sony RX100 VII
I came across this guy in Henry Gourdine Park.
Ossining’s Henry Gourdine Park is a small riverfront park in the Old Village with beautiful views of the Hudson River, paved paths for walking, benches for watching the sunset, and a neat playground. Located in front of the Ossining Train Station, the park is adjacent to the 3 Westerly Bar & Grill, the Harbor Square apartments, the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club, and the Louis Engel Waterfront Park. Since the park is so close to Louis Engel next door, you can easily visit both at once.
Henry Gourdine was a legendary Hudson River fisherman, storyteller and Ossining resident who died in 1997 at age 94. A fisherman from age 17, he also made and repaired his own nets, built boats, worked as a carpenter between fishing seasons, and relished passing on stories and wisdom to others.
In the part of the park nearest to the train station there’s a tiny area covered by an overpass that takes the road over the railroad tracks. It’s a nice shady place to sit in hot weather (which we’ve had a lot of lately). I was sitting there when I noticed the subject of this photo. I suspect that he was an employee of 3 Westerly Bar and Grill taking a break. He certainly walked off in that direction when he’d finished.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV