2017 « Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART

What do you do when the bird takes off but you have too slow a shutter speed for action, the wrong AF point selected, and no chance of fitting the subject in the frame?

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We tried for the godwit early on Saturday morning at Heckscher without success. No sweat, I figured, we can photograph some gulls in the parking lots. No gulls in the parking lots. Let’s try Captree. No gulls in the parking lots. Lets try Robert Moses. No gulls in the parking lots. We finally did […]

The Times They May Be a Changing ...

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Midday on Friday I visited my 62-year old sister Arna in a nursing/rehab home. She is not doing well at all. It is a long story. That afternoon Anita North and I were off to Heckscher State Park where as many as five young Hudsonian Godwits had been hanging out for a month. Last […]

On the Benefits of Being Truly Ready ...

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A Bronx Tale was great. Amazing music and a terrific cast, especially the young “C.” As expected, I cried almost from the opening number through the standing ovation. I had seen the movie for the first time a few months back.

Anita North and I met my B&H friends Izzy Flamm, Yosef Brown, […]