Stark

Bare branches at dusk, starkly silhouetted against a cold yet beautifully colored winter sky

I ventured out on one of the coldest days of the season to date with entirely different intentions, namely to capture a picture of the Big Duck in it's Holiday dress. I passed my turn-off and ended up turning around at a this dead-end street overlooking Flanders Bay. I was enchanted by the evening sky and picked this tree to provide a focal point. Goes to show you that you never know what to expect. The Big Duck pictures didn't come out at all, but this one's fast become one of my favorite landscape pictures of all of 2011!

Tungsten

Yellow light glows warm and inviting from inside a doorway in cool and wet Quebec City

Here's another one from our trip to Canada. A cozy doorway on a cozy Quebec street. There's something incredibly inviting when a light bulb glow yellow behind a window or door. If the outside is blue, I am definitely hooked :) !

Moonlight Sailing

Sailing in the Great South Bay under an almost full moon

I saw this sailboat approaching and seemingly waited forever for it to come into view at the right position. Just when it did, the little turquoise motorboat (you can spot it if you squint), sped up and passed by, then stopped, turned and passed again. I was furious at them for ruining my "perfect picture", but they probably tried to get a similar shot of the sailboat as I. I finally managed to capture this one...

Neon

Eastbay Diner in Wantagh, Long Island

This dream in green and blue is located on Montauk Highway and has had me curious since it first opened it's doors about a year ago. This afternoon I decided to give it a try and was served what must have been the biggest Reuben Sandwich ever. Pretty darn good as well but I only managed to down about half of it. When I left there was just enough light left in the sky to take the shot.

Jaundice

Empire State Building glowing yellow tonight

I know, I haven't posted much lately - too busy with holiday preps and other things. But, I went to the city today for Christmas shopping, dragged my camera along "just in case". Wish I hadn't because now my shoulder hurts and I didn't really take any pics. But when I stepped outside the Manhattan Mall at 32nd and 6th, I couldn't help but be struck by the fact that the Empire State Building was yellow during Christmas season (usually it's red, green and white throughout all of December). But boy, did it look pretty against the darkening blue sky, so here's my shot for today. It isn't all that sharp because instead of my tripod all I had was a bicycle chained to a lamp post to steady my camera at 1/5 of a second. I still like it though, especially because the camera shake makes the moon look full although it wasn't ;). Oh - and why is it yellow? I had to Google that: "The Simpsons Movie DVD release from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment".

No Lifeguard On Duty

Lifeguard Station at Robert Moses Beach

Closed for the winter, these beach buildings are looking peaceful and pretty in the evening glow