Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
I came across this guy the other day while walking around in the neighborhood. I was trying out a newly acquired wide angle (15-36mm equivalent) lens and since he/she was on the other side of the wall I wasn’t able to get very close.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS
My friend accurately recalled where the furnace he remembered was and we got there without incident.
Its the Southfield Furnace.
The Southfield Furnace Ruin in Southfields, New York, was a longtime smelting site for iron ore mined from nearby veins in what is now Sterling Forest State Park. It is located on the north side of Orange County Route 19, 0.7 miles northwest of the junction with New York State Route 17.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1973 for its significance in industry.
It was built by Peter Townsend II, who also owned the mines. The Southfield Ironworks in addition to the furnace included a stamping mill, grist mill, saw mill, smith shop, wheel wright shop, coal shed, store, and stables.
The furnace was shut down in September 1887. (Wikipedia).
My friend had said that this furnace was not as interesting as the one in Sterling Forest, but I rather liked it – maybe because, unlike the Sterling Furnace you can still see the Charging Bridge on the left, which was used for bringing ore, charcoal and limestone to the top of the furnace.
Unfortunately there was no parking on the road and there was a stream between the road and the furnace. So I was unable to wander around and was only able to get the one picture.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II
Seen at the Scarborough Metro North Station while waiting for a train into New York City.
I liked the somewhat abstract look.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3
Seen one morning while going into New York City. It’s the view from Scarborough Metro-North Station looking South towards the Tappan Zee Bridge. It’s officially called the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, but to me it will always be the Tappan Zee Bridge. I have nothing against Mr.Cuomo and he seems to have been a decent enough NY State governor. But to me the name Tappan Zee conjures up images of the Dutch Pre-Revolutionary NY State; Washington Irving; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Rip Van Winkle etc. whereas The Mario M. Cuomo Bridge merely conjures up an image of a NY State politician.
I like the way the picture came out. It has something (just a little) of the feel of a Turner painting – or at least that’s the way it seems to me.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3
For a number of reasons (too cold, too wet, too gloomy, landscape too boring, volunteer work at the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society, no dog to force me to go out to walk etc. ) I haven’t been walking too much of late. Since I take most of my pictures while walking around this means that I haven’t taken too many pictures either.
However, a few days ago I awoke a little early to find warm temperatures and to my amazement – fog (we don’t get a lot of fog where I live). From all the YouTube videos I watch I’ve learned that fog/mist is just the thing for woodland photography as it hides a lot of the clutter that often spoils a woodland image.
So I hurriedly got up, got dressed, and went out to the nearest woodland. I should have gotten up earlier, as by the time I got there the mist had started to dissipate.
These are the results.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Tamron Di III VXD A056SF 70-180mm f2.8.