Civil War Battle Reenactment - Old Bethpage Village Restoration

These photographs were taken at a Civil War reenactment that was held at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration (located in Old Bethpage, NY) on July 18/19th. Iv'e adjusted the colors to make it look more like photos of that era.

Machinery of the Civil War

1853 Enfield Rifle

Confederate troops

Confederate soldier

Heading into camp

The first shot is fired!

An Officer oversees the battle.

Redeployed Union soldiers join the battle.

Union Army moves forward.

Confederate soldiers mount a last stand.

One who didn't make it.

South Street Seaport

I took a trip down to the South Street Seaport one day after work recently. This group of images were taken that night.

The first image below is just to the left of where the South Street Seaport shopping area begins.

When I first turned the corner and saw this scene, it reminded me of what someone in the late 1800's probably saw, with the red brick buildings, and the ships' masts towering over the roofline of the building. This is an HDR photo.

The Heartland Brewery had a great carved wood sign, with gold leaf and deep red colors.

The full name of this tug boat is the "Helen McAllister". It used to be called the W.O. Decker, and was built just up river in Long Island City, Queens, back in 1930.

I had seen this sail boat in the distance coming up river, and hoped it would pass along the Brooklyn Bridge, so with some patience, I was able to get this shot.

I stayed past sunset to get some more shots of the Brooklyn Bridge and the surrounding skyline.

I really like how the reflection in the water turned out on these two photos below.

As I was leaving for the night, I was walking back toward the subway and stopped for this shot below. This is the eastern side of the lower Manhattan skyline.

Emma & Bella

Here are some pics of Gerry's dogs; Bella (Goldendoodle) and Emma (Golden Retriever). As you'll see, they love the pool.

Captiva - South Seas Resort

We stayed at the South Seas Resort in Captiva, FL. This is a timeshare resort, that my mother-in-law lets us use each July. The resort has been beautifully redone since Hurricane Charley came through in 2004.


The two shots directly below are from the entrance area of the resort.






This is the "Lands End" part of the resort, so named, because you can't go any further than this without a boat.



Here is the inside of "Scoops" a casual dining place on the resort. The inside is made to look like a 50's diner.




Here's the morning view from the T-dock, looking back toward land.





This is the new pool and slides that were just built last year.



Below is the main pool area, that has two pools, one geared toward kids, and one more for adults.





We spent some time rocking on this hammock in the afternoons.

Sunsets & Sunrises

These are some of the best shots from the sunsets and sun rises I was able to photograph. Because of the angle of the sunrise, there was really only one prime spot for the sunrise pics - the T-dock, so you'll see a few variations on this setting. There was also this crooked tree that captured my attention for two nights, so that is also featured below. As you can see in this first pic, the sunsets were watched by many people.

For a few of the nights, the sky turned a pinkish color, as below. This really made for some great shots.

We arrived on July 4th. Although Captiva did not have any official fireworks, many people brought their own. Here is a shot taken from the golf course toward the beach - where this firework was launched from.

The shot below was taken after the sunset, but while there was still a dim light in the sky. This was a 10 second exposure, which results in the waves turning into just what appears to be a fog over the rocks. I really like this effect, and can't wait to try it in Maine next year.

The image below is an HDR image, which is created by combining three exposures into one image.

This was also taken one morning. The bird had at first been behind me, then jumped over the water to the other side of me. This left him in direct view of the sun. In first seeing this shot, I thought it was going to be too bright, but instead, it came out great. I like the glow off the bird's back, and the reflection of the sun in the water below.