Theme # 331 "Times Gone By"

If you have been reading my previous posts then you will remember that I am heavily involved in the shooting sports. I feel that I must add that I do not hunt any more as there is no need to provide food from the wild on my table. I belong to a sportsman club here on Long Island that is probably one of the premier clubs on the East coast. Our facilities is situated on the Peconic River hence the name "Peconic River Sportsman Club. The history of the grounds and buildings is fascinating. In the early 1920's this private estate was sold to the Woolworth family. In the early 1930's it was enlarged for Woolworth Donahue ( his wife being TV celebrity Mary Donahue). It consisted of about 400 acres and was used primarily as a hunting retreat and had a 75-acre private lake stocked with fish, along with small bore and hi-power rifle ranges. Over the early years it was expanded and many more buildings added. Woolworth's hunting lodge on Long Island was known to the select few as just Riverhead. The very large Room called the Adirondack lodge became a trophy room supporting the vast elephant head hanging over the imposing stone fire-place . The trophy room also contained some of Africa's greatest treasures including prize animals that Woolworth bagged in his hunting episodes. This image is just one small portion of what the interior looked like. The days of so called "Camps" of the ultra rich are "Times Gone By" with the advent of almost instant travel to any where in the world. I just love the simple elegant design of wooden beamed ceilings. This view is looking up at the ceiling of the main entrance into the so called "Elephant Room".

Date/Time: February 1, 2009 @2:09PM
Camera: Nikon D-90- .
Lens:Nikkor 18-200 VR
Shooting Mode: Aperture Preferred
Image Format: RAW
Metering Mode: Matrix
ISO: 800
White Balance: Auto
Shutter Speed/Aperture: 1/60sec. f/11 Focal Length: 32mm
Technical Notes:
Flash:SB-800
Location:Long Island
Editing Software: Adobe Lightroom 2.2, CS-3, PSE-7

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