The Pretzel

I photographed a yoga class today, and was astounded to see how flexible so many of the young women were. They apparently have been doing yoga for a number of years. I took this photo for me, because I honestly could not tell, at first glance, what parts of the body were where! Honestly! So see if you can figure out the puzzle.

Hamptons Traffic

Huh? What? But those are fish nets. Let me explain... Now that the summer season has arrived, the traffic to the Hamptons is horrific. So after I cross the Shinnecock Canal, I get off of Sunrise Highway, and go south to East Montauk Highway, which runs along the shore of Shinnecock Bay for a bit. I have passed these fish nets many times lately but never stopped. Usually the nets are mostly submerged. They are part of a fish trap. Fish swim along the shore and when they run into the net they head toward deeper water, following the net seaward. At the outer end of the net, there is a maze, and another net which can be lifted into a boat to harvest the fish. This is one of my more quiet photos, but I love the rhythms inherent in the picture.

Car Doctor World

Late in the day, I am driving down Scuttlehole Road in Bridgehampton, and I saw this. What first caught my attention was the brighter patch of light on the front of the building, which was caused by the light mounted on the building. Inertia always being an issue, I kept driving, until I was haunted enough about NOT stopping, that I turned the car around in order to investigate the building and the light. I photographed the scene from several different directions and distances. This is my favorite.

I Have No Idea...

I photographed a theater group in really cool old barn that has been converted to something that looks like part theater, and part artist's studio. When I came outside after the shoot I saw 5 sculptures in a semi-circle off in the distance, in this field. I grabbed the camera and went to investigate. The sky had some complex clouds which added to the photograph, and the sun had already set. It almost felt as if I was on a pacific island. I examined some of the statues, but there was no clue as to who the artist was...

The Back Garden

In the corner of the back yard, I built a one-quarter circle, wedge-shaped garden out of bricks. It is pretty deep shade there so Kathy planted these Hostas. I have photographed Hostas so many times before, but while mowing the lawn today I saw this photograph. Something about the subtlety of these leaves, and the pattern drew me to this composition.

The Old Astronomy Book

The book was published in 1849 and is called "A Short Course in Astronomy and the Use of the Globes" by Henry Kiddle, A.M., Superintendent of Schools, New York. I bought it for a buck at an astronomy convention, I believe. I was looking for a photo for today, and wandered into the living room where the setting sun was illuminating the book on an end table. I opened the book to make it a more interesting photograph.

Happenstance

I was driving through a residential street in Sag Harbor, and pulled over to answer a call on my cell phone (How unusual, that I would pull over...) While talking on the phone, I happened to notice an unpainted wooden fence with a garden behind it. I got out to shoot that, but then noticed the house itself, and these flowers. I sure am glad I pulled over!