2021 Favorites – Black and White

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Pocantico Falls, Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY.

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Two Trees at Scarborough Station Park, Briarcliff Manor/Scarborough, NY.

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The Bar at P.J. Clarkes, Manhattan, New York City.

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Lonesome Pine, Rockefeller State Park Preserve, NY.

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Icicles, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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Strange Creature at Times Square Station, Manhattan, NY.

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Pigeons bathing on Park Avenue and 51st Street, Manhattan, NY.

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Woman in Starbucks, Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, NY.

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Fabulous machine at the Black Cow Coffee Shop, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

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Eating lunch on Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY.

2021 Favorites – Color

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Building on Water Street, Ossining, NY.

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Grasses in the snow, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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Outside “The Perfect Pint” in New York City.

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Birds, Tarrytown, NY.

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Ice on Peekskill Bay, Peekskill, NY.

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Nearby woodland, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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Woman with a red bag, Grand Central Terminal, NY.

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A scary visitor, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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Ants on a thistle, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

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Deer in the meadow, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

On the water in New York City – Staten Island Ferry Terminal

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After lunch with a friend from Switzerland I decided to go down to the Southernmost tip (The Battery) of Manhattan and take the Staten Island ferry. Back in the 1970s I used to live on Staten Island. The easiest way for me to get to work was to take the ferry. I don’t think I’ve been back there since about 1978 and it’s certainly changed a lot: much more lively and seemingly catering to tourists much more. I shouldn’t be surprised since the Staten Island Ferry must be the best bargain in New York. It doesn’t cost anything and you get a nice boat ride across the harbor with great views of the Statue of Liberty and the downtown Manhattan skyline.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II

Around the Neighborhood – All Saints Episcopal Church. Bee Keeping.

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It appears that the church also produces its own honey.

Above the rector’s wife (on the left) and an unnamed fried (on the right). I don’t usually ask people if I can take their picture, but in this case I couldn’t miss the opportunity. I asked and they were kind enough to give me their permission.

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Taken with a Fuji X-E1 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II and a Sony A6000 and 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 OSS.