Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I was almost back to where I started and could see the familiar landscape around the Stone Barns Center and I noticed this field. I’d seen it many times before, but never with sheep in it.
Bye bye Raven Rock.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6
Having spent some time enjoying the majesty of Raven Rock we headed for home. It was at this point that I realized that the long downhill stretch to the rocky outcrop was now a long uphill stretch. And after walking for 1.5 hours already my aging legs were starting to ache. Moreover I soon made a mistake. I came across one of the trails heading back and mistakenly turned in the wrong direction. After walking for quite some time I realized that I wasn’t seeing the lakes that I was expecting to see. Since I didn’t know where this particular trail was going to end up there was nothing for it but turn around and go back, adding extra time to my journey.
I was close to where I’d started when I noticed this dead tree with the rolling hills in the background.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6
After walking for about 1.5 hours we finally got to our destination: Raven Rock. I must say that it was worth going. It’s really quite spectacular and the tale mentioned in the first post in this series only adds to its charm.
Two things marred the visit.
First. I went at the wrong time and the contrasty midday light was all wrong. If I were to go again I’d go later, or earlier when the light would be better.
Second. In the pictures the location looks quite bucolic. And in a way it is. However, it’s perched up above a major road and overlooks an industrial/commercial park. It’s quite noisy too. Unfortunately, the location spoils the illusion of a somewhat mysterious place.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6
This small stream runs in to the Ferguson’s Lake mentioned in the previous post (I know this sounds strange, but read the post). I liked the way the icicles had formed on the branches on the side of the stream.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6
Or at least one of them. There are four lakes in this part of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve. Three of them are named Ferguson’s Lake, for George Ferguson, who had four large icehouses on the lake west of the Pocantico Hills Central School. All four are connected by Rockefeller Brook. This is one of the three Ferguson’s lakes (I think. It’s all a bit confusing).
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix GF-1 and Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4-5.6