Page 6 - Boca ViewPointe - November '19

Page 6, Viewpointe November 2019
The Photo Corner: On Assignment

– October – Mother Nature’s Most Colorful Month

By George Steinman Great White Horse
Driving north
Before I present my from my home in
monthly photography Old Bethpage on
article, Susan and I both Round Swamp Road,
wish all our friends and I was about to pass
families and Boca Pointe the Thomas School
residents a most happy of Horsemanship.
and joyous Thanksgiving. This happens to be
It’s a very happy holiday a famous school for
time and just enjoy, enjoy, horsemanship. Out of
enjoy! the corner of my eye,
Yes - it’s that wonderful colorful time of the year I caught a glimpse
when Mother Nature displays her most beautiful colors of a white fence and
with the changing of colors of the leaves - from green to a white horse and
yellow, orange, and red. For the outdoor photographers some orange leaves. I
it’s like a dream come true. We don’t see it here much in pulled over on to the
Florida but up north, the scenes are spectacular. And from side of the road, so
what I remember, everyone had their own special perfect as not to trespass on
location. Also some of the weather television channels the school’s property.
helped out by continuously tracking the changing color I saw the white horse
locations. One of my favorite locations was Manchester, at the end of the white
Vt. with spectacular colors and shooting there was fence with orange
always great as there was typically a white church steeple leaves still on the trees
extending upward past the top of the tree lines, thereby and orange fallen to Great White Horse
adding to the beautiful scenes. Going south, the 16,000 the ground. Yes, it was
acres on the West Point reservation were incredible. And show time. I used a telephoto lens to capture this peaceful
further south to my old ‘neck of the woods’ on Long scene and also certainly not to disturb the horse. And you
Island, there was Bethpage State Park with acreage for see it here.
five golf courses (including the Black course where the Long Island Red
US Open is played) and lots of hills and valleys and Driving up to the Miracle Mile in Manhasset on
colors. And I was fortunate to capture some really neat Northern Boulevard was usually a treat as you passed
photographs close to my former home in Old Bethpage. by some of the old famous estates including the Whitney
Yellow Leaves Estate. And the main street is lined with beautiful trees,
Like it was yesterday, I remember driving about a with leaves that turn bright red in the fall. You see a
mile or so to the north side of the LIE into Huntington to typical sample here which I took while I stopped for a
do some shopping at a famous farm for fresh fruits and red light. If I had more time then, which I didn’t have,
veggies. As I got out of the car and turned around, I saw I would have used a wide angle lens to photograph the
this terrific tree scene across the street. Wow. Perfect. scene with red leafed trees on both sides of the road, and
Yes - I had my camera with me as usual. I adjusted my not one tree, to really show its beauty. Maybe someday.
camera settings and polarizing filter and really took my Always remember to have your camera with you all
time in photographing the scene from several different the time as you may see something that you have never
angles. This was a real winner. I loved this photograph. seen before and might never see again. And always
You see it here. remember to be careful where you stand for your safety
and photo composition. Also don’t forget the Peter Lik
philosophy “It’s not what you see. It’s how you see it.”
Follow the light and photograph everything that light
makes beautiful. May the light be with you always. And
most important, always make photography fun.

George Steinman is a resident of The Palms and can
be contacted at sgphotollc@gmail.com.  Long Island Red

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