Landscape

Ice in Central Park

Sherry Felix6 Comments

On Saturday the temperatures were brutally cold in NYC but there were a few patches of open water in The Lake in Central Park where lots of Canada Geese and a few Northern Shovelers were crowded together.

Today (February 2) we are in the midst of a blizzard. It’s to rough to go out in it. Maybe I’ll get to go to the park before it melts later in the week between appointments.

The first picture has an ice formation that looks like a bird.

  • Ice on The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021
  • Ice on The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021
  • Ice on The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021
  • Ice on The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021
  • Ice on The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021
  • The Lake Central Park 1/30/2021
  • The Lake, Central Park 1/30/2021

Hudson River Park

Sherry Felix12 Comments

Hudson River Park at sunset. I was testing how much light and noise is created when using my my new 2x teleconverter for the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f /2.8 VR S lens on my Nikon Z7. This 2x teleconverter gives the lens a 100% boost (effectively giving me a 140-400mm f/5.6 – loosing ~2 stops of light). I think the results of these photos taken in low light after noise reduction in post are acceptable. Once a long time ago I tried a 2x teleconverter on an f/5.6 lens it lost so much light the images were too grainy to use.

  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021
  • Hudson river Park 1/20/2021

Cold Spring

Sherry Felix7 Comments

After digging out the car we drove to The Riverview Restaurant on Fair Street, off Main Street in Cold Spring, New York, and had a lovely lunch while overlooking the Hudson. Next we drove to have a quick look at Foundry Dock Park. Our final stop was an attempt to find the waterfall at Indian Brook Falls but I could not find the trail head in the snow. I’ll try again in the Spring. (check out the links)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

  • Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • From the car on the way home. Cold Spring 12/19/2020

West Point Foundry Preserve

Sherry Felix4 Comments

There are ruins and a few buildings left over form when the foundry was active. I was hoping for a waterfall but didn’t find it. Here’s a link to some of its history. Sometime I would like to visit the Putnam Museum.

  • West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring 12/19/2020
  • Bear Mt Beacon Highway is on a bridge up in the background. West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring 12/19/2020