Landscape

Seaside

2018-04-182018-04-18Sherry Felix2 Comments

I saw a life bird, a Seaside Sparrow, yesterday in Central Park at the southeast corner of The Pond–of all places. It isn’t the first time I’ve seen one, but it is the first time I am willing to count it as the other times I only caught a fleeting glimpse. This bird is a little off course.

Seaside Sparrow, Central Park 4/17/2018

The Pond, Central Park

Birders by The Pond, Central Park 4/17/2018

Swamp Sparrow, The Pond, Central Park 4/17/2018

Bald Cypress, The Pond, Central Park 4/17/2018

The Cherries, etc. are finally in bloom.

Spring flowers by The Pond, Central Park 4/17/2018

Cherry, Central Park 4/17/2018

The Barn owl is still there.

Snow in Central Park

2018-03-09Sherry Felix14 Comments

I went to the park the day after the wet snow storm.

Lamp, Central Park 3/8/2018

Central Park 3/8/2018

Gazebo, Central Park 3/8/2018

Tufted Titmouse, Central Park 3/8/2018

Dark-eyed Junco, Central Park 3/8/2018

House Finch, Central Park 3/8/2018

Ice Play

2018-02-182021-09-05Sherry Felix5 Comments

I played around in Photoshop with images I photographed on February 10, 2018 in Central Park. I used many layers with luminosity masks, filters, other masks, inverted images, color masks, and edge detection.

Turtle Pond. Central Park 2/10/2018 — Before

St Luke’s and Hudson

2017-11-04Sherry Felix9 Comments

Today I took a short walk to St Luke’ Garden and returned home via the Hudson River Park. I am enjoying my new Sony DSC-RX10M4 24-600 mm camera. It is nice and light to carry and the results are acceptable. Processed in Lightroom Classic CC.

St Lukes Garden, New York City

St Luke’s Garden NYC 11/4/2017

Cardinal, 11/4/2017

Lantana, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Hydrangea, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Rose, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Hydrangea, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Coleus, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Starling, st Luke’s 11/4/2017

Mexican Bush Sage, St Luke’s 11/4/2017

Hudson River Park

Shaggy Cap, Husdon River Park11/4/2017

Dark-eyed Junco, Hudson River Park 11/4/2017

Hudson River Park 11/4/2017

Dawn near Sienna

2017-03-102017-03-10Sherry Felix25 Comments

In 1986 my mother took the family on a vacation to Sienna, Italy. We stayed at a beautiful old rustic farmhouse outside of Sienna. The first morning there I woke up at dawn and went for a walk. The soft air and light sparkled. I knew I was someplace special. I left the road and explored down a path. I saw through the cypress trees and magnolias a ruin with a fresco. I was overwhelmed—tears sprang to my eyes. It was so beautiful; words can’t describe how I felt.

I have only a few pictures that I took with a point and shoot film camera.

October Dawn

2016-11-022016-11-01Sherry Felix14 Comments

Photographed at 7:30 am by Turtle Pond in Central Park, New York City.

20161028_central-pk_07sf — Turtle Pond, Central Park 10/28/2016

Belvedere Castle, Turtle Pond, Central Park 10/28/2016

20161028_central-pk_16 — Belvedere Castle, Turtle Pond, Central Park 10/28/2016

Grand Manan PO Door

2016-09-012016-09-01Sherry Felix27 Comments

Built in 1938 on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, when post offices were much more important. Note the special door that used to be just for telegraphs. Now the post office is a gift shop.

For Norm’s Thursday Doors

20120903 Grand Manan 61 — Grand Manan PO, 9/3/2012

Swallowtail Light Door

2016-08-252016-09-02Sherry Felix43 Comments

The Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada photographed in 2012. One viewer asked why is it called Swallowtail. I looked at a map and saw that of Grand Manan; the shape of North Head and Swallowtail point, that the lighthouse is on, resembles the point of a Swallowtail butterflies wing.

For Norm’s Thursday Doors 8/25/2016.