4/4/11 - "Lakeside Birch B&W"

                 "Lakeside Birch B&W" Art prints.








     The lake would be Massapequa Lake, on the South Shore of Nassau County in New York. The birch, I believe, is a silver birch - although I'm not 100% positive about that.

     This image was desaturated and cropped from a full-color, horizontal photo of the same tree, with more of the lake included in the view. There is a part of the small island in the the center of the lake in these pictures, on the right side of the frame, which is known as Mary's Island.

"Lakeside Birch" Fine Art prints.

     This man-made lake, part of the largest freshwater wetland system of all Nassau County parks, was created in the 1830's by David S. Jones, a member of Massapequa's founding family. In addition to five other lakes and ponds, this park also contains five-mile sections of both the Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail and the Bethpage State Park - Massapequa Preserve Bike Path.

     Having lived most of my life within a two-mile radius of the Massapequa portion of this parkland, I've spent quite a lot ot time exploring these woods - both on foot and by bike. I have also taken many pictures there over the years. But with my new digital SLR - and my first-ever quality tripod - I look forward to re-visiting it more than I have been able to for the last few years.

"Lakeside Birch #2" Fine Art prints.

For Lakeside Birch B&W and Lakeside Birch

Camera Data

Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed:1/197 second
Aperture:F/6.3
Focal Length:82 mm
ISO Speed:50
Date Taken:Apr 2, 2011, 4:00:34 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Sensor Size:66mm

For Lakeside Birch 2

Camera Data

Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed:1/83 second
Aperture:F/4.0
Focal Length:105 mm
ISO Speed:50
Date Taken:Apr 2, 2011, 4:06:56 PM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Sensor Size:49mm