Military Re-Enactment Day at Boscobel – The Ladies

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There were many female re-enactors, but with the exception of the nurse (seen below and mentioned in an earlier post) none of them were in military uniform. Rather they were either the wives of the leaders (e.g. Mrs. Washington; Mrs. Lincoln; Mrs. Grant etc.) or they were manning booths. Unfortunately I was too busy taking pictures to note down who was who.

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Taken with a Sony A77II and Tamron A18 AF 18-250mm f3.5-6.3.

2018 – The Year in Review

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In the past I’ve included a lengthy section detailing places we’ve visited; friends who’ve visited us; events we’ve attended etc. However, this site is devoted to photography and this type of content isn’t photography related so I’ve decided to no longer include this section.

My photography continues to be rather opportunistic i.e. I always carry a camera with me and most of my photographs arise because I see something interesting while doing something else. Nonetheless I did go on a number of excursions where I anticipated that I would find “photo ops”. These included: A walk around Croton-on-Hudson; A visit to Las Vegas (first time for me); A walk around Carmel, NY; A foggy morning walk around our neighborhood; Muscoot Farm with the Grandkids; A few hours in NY City; A walk around Rockwood Hall; Some old buildings in Poughkeepsie, NY; Another visit to the Northgate ruins near Cold Spring, NY; A walk to the river through Ossining, NY; A visit to Stuarts Farm; Greater Newburgh Symphony at Boscobel; Beacon Flea Market, Bannerman’s Island and the Strawberry Festival; A walk around Yorktown NY; Hudson Valley Hot air Balloon festival. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum; A walk around Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown; A quick look at the former Belevdere Mansion; A walk around Mahopac, NY; Military re-enactment day at scenic Boscobel; Another visit to the Chuang Yen Monastery near Cold Spring, NY; Peekskill Harvest Festival; A walk around Glynwood Farm Center; A walk around Brewster, NY; In and around the Peekskill Brewery. All things considered a pretty busy year.

I made a 2017 New Years Resolution that I would try to 1) limit my old camera purchases; 2) use the cameras that I have more often. In 2018 I didn’t do particularly well. I acquired 17 (actually 24 if you count the bag of old point and shoot cameras that a friend gave to me) old cameras and two lenses in 2018. On using old cameras I didn’t do too well either – using only three rather than the twelve (i.e. one per month that I aim for).

I added quite a few items to my photography library including: Andreas Feininger: Photographer by Andreas Feininger (1986-10-03); Photographic seeing. Feininger, Andreas; Believing Is Seeing: Observations on the Mysteries of Photography. Morris, Errol; Minor White: Manifestations of the Spirit. Martineau, Paul; The Art of Landscape Photography. Hoddinott, Ross; Aaron Siskind: Another Photographic Reality. Mora, Gilles; The Black Trilogy. Mora, Giles; Sergio Larrain:Valparaiso. Sire, Agnes; Joel Meyerowitz: Where I Find Myself: A Lifetime Retrospective (An Elephant Book). Meyerowitz, Joel; Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography by David Ulrich; Flash: The Making of Weegee the Famous by Christopher Bonanos; The Ansco Automatic Reflex Guide by David Anderson.

I continue to update this site, which now has 2,579 posts since I started it. About 518 posts were added in 2018. To focus some attention to some of the more interesting (in my opinion) posts I’ve added a series of portfolios: Street; Portraits; Abstract; Landscapes; Black and White. More will follow.

I’ve also started to contribute to another site: 35mmc. So far I’ve done three posts in the “Five Frames with a ….” series, each one on a different camera: Bell and Howell Focus Free; Kodak Retina IIc; Vivitar 35es.

All things considered it’s been a full year with much to be thankful for.

Happy New Year.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Main Hangar. 1931 Morgan

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According to Conceptcarz

1931 Morgan Aero Super Sport

More than a motorcycle and not quite a car, the Morgan is the best known and the finest of the British 3-wheelers. Morgan’s were popular during the 1930’s in Britain due to a tax advantage that allowed three-wheeled car to be registered as a motorcycle. Low and purposeful, the Morgan Super Sports J.A.P. engine is slung aggressively in front of a beautifully rounded radiator with its single rear wheel almost concealed.

H.F.S. Morgan, founder of the Morgan Motor Company LTD, completed his first 3-wheeler in 1909. The factory continues to produce cars and the waiting period for a new Morgan can be as long as 6 years. The new cars are not three-wheelers, however, as the tax advantage has been significantly reduced, and production of the Super Sports ended in 1952. The hand built cars retain features found on the original 1909 model, such as their famous ‘sliding pillar’ front suspension and ash wood sub-frames as in this model.

Still favored by vintage racers today, the Morgan Super Sports was much raced in its day. The John Alfred Prestwich (JAP) engine was a favorite of motorcyclists and was used in many fine bikes including the Brough Superiors. In 1930 Mrs. Gwenda Stewert of France drove a similar Morgan Super Sports at a record speed of 115.66 mph, an astonishing and probably terrifying feat.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.