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The Blues

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Sunday was a great day! Not only was the day gorgeous with warm temperatures and sunshine I was able to bookend the day with photography. Due in part to daylight savings time occurring Sunday morning I had plenty of time for a walk with the camera before anyone else in the house woke up. There were a few clouds in the sky willing to highlight the sunrise and a long absence from the field across the road combined for some great early morning captures.

After a busy day filled with grocery shopping and a trip to the movies with my daughter I ended the day at Delta Lake state park for some sunset delight. Once again there were cooperating clouds, no wind and practically no people. The ice on the lake has started to melt and the water pools added to any composition I wanted to create. You might be flooded with pictures from the fun last night. I’ll apologize ahead of time! 🙂

Morning BluesNikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 26mm, f/5.6, ISO 800

Morning Blues
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 26mm, f/5.6, ISO 800

Evening BluesNikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/100s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200

Evening Blues
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/100s, 32mm, f/11, ISO 200

G’mornin Sunshine

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G'mornin Sunshine Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/800s, 160mm, f/8, ISO 200

G’mornin Sunshine
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/800s, 160mm, f/8, ISO 200

Fleeting Moments Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/800s, 200mm, f/8, ISO 200

Fleeting Moments
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/800s, 200mm, f/8, ISO 200

Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward

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“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” – Walt Disney

Forward – this is the Weekly Photo Challenge over on The Daily Post. To me, the start of every day is the point where you put that next foot forward on your journey.

Morning's Light Nikn D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 3s, 65mm, f/22, ISO 100

Morning’s Light
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 3s, 65mm, f/22, ISO 100

Tarrytown Light

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When I realized my daughter would need to make a trip to Pace University for the FTC Robotics competition I started searching on the web for what would be available to explore with my camera. As I mentioned in a previous post I didn’t research deep enough and feel I missed some great opportunities but too late to cry about that any more. The very first attraction I found that I wanted to capture was the Tarrytown Light.

The Tarrytown Light is a small lighthouse on the east side of the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow, NY. The main attraction for me, besides just being a cool lighthouse, was the ability to have the Tappan Zee bridge in the background with the lighthouse. I thought there would be some great possibilities for images. One of my original ideas was to get a late evening, early night capture with the bridge lights in the background and maybe even some light reflections off the water.

I did manage to find the Kingsland Point Park which would allow me to get a clear view of both the lighthouse and bridge but when I arrived after dropping my daughter off at the college the first night it was too dark without any park lights to allow me to venture far from the car. The next morning was a much better time for my first trip through the park and resulted in the images below. If it wasn’t almost four hours from my house I would be heading back some time soon to grab that night view.

I will also have to keep an eye on the status of some construction occurring near the lighthouse as it did prevent me from getting closer. Other images I have found on the web appear to be from a very close vantage point and there was a walkway that brings you right past the lighthouse. I’m thinking a weekend trip later in the year!

Tarrytown Light and Tappan Zee Bridge Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 90mm, f/13, ISO 200

Tarrytown Light and Tappan Zee Bridge
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 90mm, f/13, ISO 200

Tarrytown Light - Landscape Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 190mm, f/13, ISO 200

Tarrytown Light – Landscape
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/400s, 190mm, f/13, ISO 200

Tarrytown Light - Portrait Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/500s, 200mm, f/13, ISO 200

Tarrytown Light – Portrait
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/500s, 200mm, f/13, ISO 200

River Ice

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While my daughter was getting ready for the FTC Robotics competition at Pace University I went exploring around Sleepy Hollow, NY. I did some pre-visit research but apparently not enough. As I was waiting for the gates to the Kingsland Point County Park to open I parked at the Philipse Manor Railroad Station and captured a few pictures of the partially frozen Hudson River. I really liked the ice and the view of the Tappan Zee bridge.

If I had just done a 180 from where these two pictures were taken I could have captured the historic railroad station which is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. I had such a list of places to see in a short period of time but now I feel I really missed out on some great images. I managed to capture the views on my list (still to be processed) but now I want to make the 4 hour drive again to finish my exploring.

As Cold As Ice Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 26mm, f/8, ISO 200

As Cold As Ice
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 26mm, f/8, ISO 200

Philipse Manor Marina Breakwall Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Philipse Manor Marina Breakwall
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/250s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Blue Morning

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I had a few days of vacation to use or lose before the end of the year so I decided to have a mini vacation in the middle of the week. Yesterday didn’t work out for me because of the rain but today has been fantastic. This is a four image panorama of the morning clouds rolling in over the Mohawk Valley.

Blue Morning Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/5s, 90mm, f/16, ISO 200 (4 image panorama)

Blue Morning
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/5s, 90mm, f/16, ISO 200 (4 image panorama)