New York

OPTC Still Lifes

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From June 12 to 15 I took part in B&H Photo and Video’s OPTIC 2022 Event (bhphotovideo.com). All I can say is wow! Thank you B&H and a special shout out to the organizers, like David Brommer. It is simply amazing that one can go to free events like this and learn so much and have so much fun. I bought some more gear at B&H too.

There were lectures by top photographers and teachers, Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, and Alen Shapiro to name a few. Thanks to Canon, Sony, Nikon and other sponsors we had three days of outside events. There was a competition and free prints and much more. I’ll cover the events in subsequent posts.

Still life’s provided at the show which was at the New Yorker hotel…

Iris Watercolor

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I experimented with a watercolor effect created using some actions and brushes. If you are interested in trying it out or to see how it is done go to Transform Photos into Watercolors with a Free Photoshop Action.

Iris at Ft Tryon Park 5/5/2022
Larger Blue Flag (Iris vesicolor), The Cloisters 5/5/2022

Ward Pound Ridge

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Second post for June 4 trip covering other flora and fauna.

Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Spider eating a cranefly, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Arrowhead Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Cricket, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Geometer moth, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
cricket, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophacampa caryae), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Luna Moth (Actias luna), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Crocus geometer (Xanthotype sospeta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Rose Hooktip (Oreta rosea), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022

Chelsea Market

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Around the corner form us is the Chelsea Market by the Meat Packing District in Manhattan, New York. Once owned by the National Biscuit Company. It is a fun place to visit and has lots of shops and eateries in it. For Thursday doors st Duff, June 9, 2022.

Chelsea Market 4/29/2022
Lamp, Chelsea Market 4/29/2022
Chelsea Market 4/29/2022
Chelsea Market 4/29/2022
Chelsea Market 4/29/2022
Chelsea Market 4/29/2022

Ward Pound Ridge Butterflies

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On June 4, 2022 we went with members of Linnaean Society of NY and the NYC Butterfly club led by Rick Cech to observe butterflies at Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY. I got some help identifying these by some of the experts in the group but it is more than likely that I misidentified a few. Skippers are such a challenge!

The rest will be in the post after next.

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Hoary Edge (Archalarus lyciades), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) on clover, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne barrisii), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Iris, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Hobomok Skipper pocahontas (Poanes hobomok), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis bianna) on Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica),Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Long Dash (Polites mystic), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022

Skylands’ Flowers

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The NJBG at Skylands in New Jersey is one of my favorite places to visit. I’ll show to manor in the next post.

Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica), Skylands 5/30/2022
Forget-me-not (Myosotis), Skylands 5/30/2022
Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus), Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands Manor 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands Manor 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Iris, Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Skylands 5/30/2022
Turtlehaed pink (Chelone lyoni), Skylands 5/30/2022
Iris, Skylands 5/30/2022
Anemone, Skylands 5/30/2022
Rhododendron, Skylands 5/30/2022
Anemone, Skylands 5/30/2022
Iris, Skylands 5/30/2022

Berlin in Delaware

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Berlin is a charming little town. There was a fair on Sunday May 22. I bought multicolored eggs, strawberries, mushrooms, and asparagus.

Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Berlin 5/22/2022
Our car in Berlin 5/22/2022

Doodletown

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A trip with the Linnaean Society of NY to Doodletown, near Bear Mountain, Rockland, New York. Fascinating place: Doodletown, New York – Wikipedia

I have this book on the houses Doodletown: Hiking through history in a vanished hamlet on the Hudson by Elizabeth Stalter – 1996-06-07 (biblio.com)

Doodletown 5/14/2022
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), Doodletown 5/14/2022
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) and Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Blue Violet (Viola sororia), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Beautiful Tiger Beetle (Cincindela formosa), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Doodletown 5/14/2022
LSNY group, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Horse-chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Dame’s Violet or Rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Young leaves, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Young leaves, Doodletown 5/14/2022
Field Mustard (Brassica rapa), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Doodletown 5/14/2022
Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum), Doodletown 5/14/2022
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Doodletown 5/14/2022