Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
Above: Hudson River with Croton Point Park in the background. I had planned on going into NY City, but when I noticed that the weather forecast indicated rain I decided to put that off for another day. That left me at a loose end. So I was pleased when I got a message from my…
I’ve been to Untermyer a couple of times before, once in 2012 (See: Untermyr Park, Yonkers, NY) and again in 2016 (See the series of posts starting with: Untermyr Gardens Revisited – Overview). The restoration work has made great progress. When I first went quite a lot of structures were virtual ruins, now they’ve mostly…
I mentioned in the preceding post that the old building featured there was directly opposite the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail. So at this point on my walk I decided to turn onto the trail. The Aqueduct was built in response to the fires and epidemics that repeatedly devastated New York City, owing in part to…
I’m quite interested in wildlife photography, but I’ve always shied away from it. There are a couple of reasons for this. First I lack the patience. Second I don’t really have the right “gear”. While I would normally make the point the “gear” shouldn’t matter that much in this case I think it does. It…
We were driving up Grand Street in Croton-on-Hudson on our way to a doctor’s appointment when we came across a lovely old house overlooking the Hudson. After we’d parked I took the dog for a walk in the direction of the house. It turned out to be a funeral home, specifically the Edward F. Carter…