Scanning History 4

This was a fun assignment that led to this cool photograph.  It was a whaleboat race out of Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy.  The boat in the foreground is from Kings Point.  I am not sure if the boat in the background is from there too, or if this is a race with the New York Maritime College which is nearby.  What is cool about this race is the weather conditions.  It was howling out there, as you can see from the spray flying  around the boats.  What is really cool is having the Throgs Neck Bridge in the background, and then the Whitestone Bridge is in the distance.  It was so cool to find this negative!

 

Sewing Up A Storm

Kathy has been having so much fun making quilts!  Back in May I showed you a photograph of the rainbow-colored baby quilt which she sent to Amy.  But for this trip, Kathy made another quilt to take with her for Vivian.  She has been sewing up a storm, working on it for hours and hours each day, anxious to get it done so she could bring it with her.  And it is such a beautiful quilt.  I love the pink elephants on the top and bottom of the quilt, and the multi-colored ones with their green balloons in the center!  Certainly a perfect quilt for our new baby.

Scanning History 3

This is another "weather" shot for the paper, only in the winter.  I went up to Morgan Park in Glen Cove just to look around, and maybe see if I could find a scenic photo if there were no people around, with the trees and the snow.  I remember wandering around and then suddenly seeing this scene in the distance!  I couldn't believe my eyes!  I quickly put on a 200mm lens and waited and the woman kept feeding this squirrel that climbed up her cane.  After I was sure I had the shot, I went up to the woman.  I asked her about feeding the squirrels and she said they now know to climb up her cane when she arrives!  I was blown away!  So it may have been a slow news day, and I think this may have run on page one of the paper.  What was wonderful was how this touched a number of people, who wrote to the paper.  The letter I remember, and may still have around here somewhere, was the person who said how nice that a woman could take the time to feed the squirrels in the winter, AND that Newsday took the time to tell the story!  Wow, talk about connecting with our readers!

Happiness Beyond Measure!

Kathy arrived in California last Sunday afternoon.  So it has been 5 days of seeing Vivian from across the room.  So Kathy and Liz decided to go get Covid-19 rapid tests.  They came back negative, which is wonderful.  I am thrilled that Kathy didn't get infected from the trip on the airplane.  So the net result, is that Kathy and Liz can now hold Vivian!  I cannot imagine the joy for both Liz and Kathy to finally be able to hold her!  Happiness beyond measure!

 

Scanning History 2

One of the things that newspaper photographers do, is that on some days an editor will call and say "get me a weather shot."  That meant driving around and trying to find a photograph of people doing something outside that shows the weather wether it is raining or snowing or freezing or if it is sunny.  This may be one of the best weather shots I ever did - four boys on a Sunday afternoon hopping from rock to rock down at the beach, backlit by the sun!  Brought to you from out of the past through my Nikon scanner that works once again!

 

Scanning History 1

So this is one of the black & white negatives that I thought that I had lost forever.  It was in a folder titled "important negatives."  I am so glad I found those negatives!  I can't remember what year I took this photograph, but it was in the early days at Newsday because I was shooting black & white.  There was a huge snowstorm, and so I went out to the airport and was told to fly around (with an instructor pilot) and look for photographs showing the effects of the storm.  I cannot remember any other shot I took that day, but this was a keeper!  I remember the feeling of circling the tree and watching the shadow and the line of the fence, and then at THIS moment, I clicked the shutter and too, one of my all-time favorite photographs.  I am sure glad I got that Nikon scanner working again!

No Dunkin' Donuts - Week 25

Who would have imagined, when the governor of New York said it was important to shelter in place, that we would still be doing that, after 25 weeks.  So maybe we are allowed to be out and around a bit more, we just need to wear masks and be careful.  So Kathy has flown to Los Angeles, and has gotten to see Liz and Amy and Vivian up close!  No touching and 8 feet away, but she is hanging out with everyone and really enjoying herself!  Liz has been cooking all the meals for her as well, which is a treat.  Of course today was Tuesday and I had a ritual to take part in - Dunkin' donuts at the beach, but I had to do it alone.  It wasn't as much fun...