Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Theme # 354 "Water's Edge "


This beautiful scene was taken at "Camp Hero" State Park, Montauk, NY. This is the first time I have been here and it was quite the treat. The Light house you see in the top left corner is the famous Montauk Point Lighthouse located at the eastern most tip of Long Island. Needless to say as you look east you are looking at the Atlantic Ocean towards our friends in Europe. As you can see the coast line here is hilly and rocky. No where else on the Atlantic coast of Long Island is this true. Just a few miles west of this spot the shoreline is beautiful, with sandy beaches famous word wide like the Hampton's where the pompous rich and famous live and have their summer compounds (who cares) with the like of the Kennedys, Speilberg, Billy Joel etc, etc. Camp Hero a former military base was originally a coastal defense installation during WW-II. During the cold war it served as a Antiaircraft Artillery (AAA) training site through the 1950's. It also served as a Revolutionary War Canon site during that era. The Park itself consists of over 400 acres with miles of heavily wooded trails, picnic areas and the historic military buildings. It is a beautiful place to take a long hike on Long Island.
Nikon D90 2009/04/26 17:30:13
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 12-24mm F/4 G
Focal Length: 17mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/30 sec - F/20
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A

5 comments:

  1. That is really pretty, Eddie. Interesting that this place is so geographically unique for the area. Do you plan to show us the Montauk Light in more detail at some point?

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  2. Just beautiful, what a pretty scene. I had to look very closely to see the lighthouse, I'd love to see more of it!

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  3. What a shot! I'm so surprised how wild and how high the bluff is.

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  4. a wonderful spot to sit and think and watch the water---where is everybody? : )

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