Bare Trees

19Feb12

Catskill Winter Photographers Weekend IV Trees are beautiful every time of the year and to me that includes winter. (The Fleetwood Mac album cover, Bare Trees always comes to mind.) Living sculptures, each one unique and wonderful. I never tire of looking at trees. Since we did not have snow on our ‘winter’ Catskills trip […]

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Tags: bare trees, barn, Catskills, deciduous, Greene County, New York State, trees, winter

Birch Tree Bonanza

14Feb12

Catskill Winter Photographers Weekend III It seems that birch trees are a subject that people appreciate. After my Fall trip to the Catskills I posted a few shots of birch trees that were fairly straight forward and I received a lot of favorable comments from friends. While scouting for the Winter tour I found a […]

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Tags: abstract, birch, Catskills, panning, photography, trees, zooming

Old and Abandoned

11Feb12

Catskills Winter Photographers Weekend II There’s no shortage of old and abandoned buildings in the Catskills and one doesn’t have to look hard to find these forgotten places. Some were left behind long ago to be weathered by the elements creating fascinating photo subjects. While the Catskills are still a popular tourist destination today, I […]

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Tags: abandoned, All Souls Church, buildings, Catskills, deteriorated, ghosts, haunted, hotel, New York, New York State, photography, Saugerties Lighthouse, weathered

Frozen Fun

08Feb12

Catskill Winter Photographers Weekend I Along with the company of 15 participants in last weekend’s photo tour we found no snow … but the ice was nice! I had fun looking for and photographing some of the frozen subjects we found along our way. Bastion Falls (which is below Kaaterskill Falls) looks different every time […]

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Tags: abstract, catskill, Catskills, cold, freeze, frozen, ice, icy, lake, landscape, mountains, nature, New York, New York State, NY, photography, photos, scene, waterfalls, winter