Christmas Tree Light Trail

Christmas tree lights making their way up to the tree.  First year in the front window.  Looking good!

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Pearl Harbor Remembrance at Intrepid

Saturday, December 7th marked the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Intrepid, as always, presented a wonderful program to honor and recognize the four Pearl Harbor Survivors in attendance at the event.  It was held at the end of Intrepid's pier, under the wings of the Concorde on this blustery morning.  Here are some of the images from the Remembrance.  (Click on any photo to enlarge)

Two of the Pearl Harbor survivors are welcomed by Major General Margaret W. Boor, Commanding General, 99th Regional Support, U.S. Army.

Major General Margaret W. Boor visiting with two of the Pearl Harbor survivors before the program was underway.

Intrepid President Susan Marenoff-Zausner gave the opening remarks.

Intrepid Former Crewmembers saluting during the Pledge of Allegiance.

The four local survivors of Pearl Harbor stood and saluted the presentation of the Colors.

Pearl Harbor survivor Clark Simmons addressed the crowd.

The Remembrance was open to the public and was well attended.

As a sign of respect for those lost, the survivors and others gathered at the end of the pier to toss a wreath into the Hudson.

Following the Ceremony, two former Intrepid crew members had a surprise reunion .. An avenger pilot (seated) met up with one of the sailors, Ray Stone.  Both were on deck at the time of one of the Kamikaze attacks.

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Winter Birds starting to arrive

It's early December, the air is getting colder, and the Winter Birds are starting to arrive.  Yesterday we had our first pairs of Chickadees and Tufted Titmice, as well as a female Downy Woodpecker.  These pictured below arrived within ten minutes of each other.  Earlier in the week we spotted White Throated Sparrows and Dark Eyed Juncos.  Shot with Nikon D7000 and 70-200MM Nikkor lens.

All images ©Kathy Lloyd Boehm.

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Autumn splendor

Shot on a hike last month at Sterling Forest Lake .. A peaceful scene as summer winds down and winter begins.

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Photos - Backyard fruit and flowers

Just out in the yard over the weekend .. We got our first crop of wild raspberries and they were delicious!  And the Rose of Sharon bushes are in full bloom.  Most shot with Nikon D7000 and 18-70mm lens with either a +4 or +10 Vivitar macro filter. Here are a few images .. Click on any image to enlarge. Use "X" to return to post.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise's new Pavilion at the Intrepid Museum

This week marked the end of a 9-month hiatus for the Space Shuttle Enterprise.  Hurricane Sandy toppled the original housing of the Pavilion in October, 2012.  Tuesday afternoon, I was granted admission to the Pavilion to photograph the new exhibits and the Shuttle itself.  Wednesday, I returned to capture the Opening Ceremonies.  Here are some of the images.  (Click on any image for a closer look).

 Exhibit cases are located throughout the Pavilion, directly under the Space Shuttle Enterprise which is mounted 10' from the floor.

 HDR rendition of the Russian Soyuz Space Capsule which was loaned to Intrepid by Greg Olsen, one of America's first space travelers.

Composite photo view  of the Space Shuttle from the observation deck.

 The "nose" of the Shuttle Enterprise.

 Representing Intrepid, Board Chair Bruce Mosler (left) and Intrepid President Marenoff-Zausner (right) accepting the proclamation of the Intrepid as a National Historic Site.

Its official!  The new Space Shuttle Pavilion is now open.

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More Nature by Nikon photos

As the four weeks of my current PPSOP class with Kathleen Clemons called "Fine Art Nature Photography", I'm picking up more and more beautiful techniques.  Although Kathleen's favorite subject matter is flowers and intimate landscapes, I hope to apply some of these techniques to my event work.  I always want to offer my clients something more than they can get from any other photographer.  This can come in the form of personal service, fast turnaround, and in this case, their familiar surroundings seen in a very different way.  For now, here are a few shots taken for class assignments.  Just one more week to go!  Happily, there are three more levels of this class.  I hope to take the next level later this summer.  (Click on any image to enlarge):

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Nature by Nikon .. Continued

Here I am at week 3 of my Fine Art Nature Photography class with Kathleen Clemons at PPSOP.com.  We're learning to do mirrored images in CS and in PSE.  We're also experimenting with the Orton Method a/k/a sandwiching.  Here are a couple of my images:

Cicada .. Intentionally shallow depth of field using Vivitar Macro +10 filter.  Applied dry brush effect and flattened image. 

Doubly mirrored, panned image.  Mirrored first image horizontally, then used that image and mirrored it vertically.

 Applied sprayed strokes effect.  Started to clean up the water using the clone tool and decided to keep going for an implied waterline and a more graphic effect.

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Glen Rock High School Graduation 2013

Thursday evening, June 20, I had the pleasure of capturing the graduation ceremony for the Seniors of Glen Rock High School.  Of the 173 graduates, 168 have been accepted to college and two will be joining the Armed Forces.  Below are some of the images of the day .. Please click here to see all 72 photos as posted by Patch.com.  (Click any photo below to enlarge).

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