montauk lighthouse

montauk light 2, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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While organizing my photos, I've created a new gallery of Iconic Long Island shots.

Landmarks and Icons of Long Island

See it here!

This is the type of photo that people often look for, to print and give as gifts. They are the "postcard" images!

My email is filled with such requests!

Personally, I don't consider these images "art", but yet, it is just the kind of iconic Long Island image that people want.

Art is so subjective, isn't it?

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Deep Hollow Ranch

Deep Hollow Ranch, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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Beautiful day today! Beautiful!!

We took a ride to Montauk Point, walked the ocean beach and it felt like early summer. 

Coats were removed because it was just too hot to walk around with a coat.

On the way home, we past the Deep Hollow Ranch. 

It was on my list of photos to take.

 Some people have "bird lists" and I have a Long Island "photo list."

√ Check √

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Square Format

The photo above, Montauk Fishing Fleet, has been cropped to a square format.

It seems to be the current trend. Check out the frame department at your local shop.

Square frames are the rage!

Why is this important to me and other photographers?

Well, the camera doesn't shoot square, unless it is one of the special cameras.

Some older camera shoot square, like the old box cameras, but that's another era.

Today's digital camera shoot to a ratio of 2:3.

So they enlarge to 4x6, 8x12, 12x18, 16x24....well, you get the idea.

So, what's the big deal?

The ends get cut off!

And sometimes, important detail and composition disappear.

Just thought I'd mention that since I am struggling to crop some of my older photos to be square.

What end do I cut? How does it look with more sky or more ground or sea?

How will the resolution be compromised?

Will it print as well?

Hmm, I'll just have to work on that and I'll keep you posted!

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See the original below...

If you have an opinion about this, please leave a comment!

I read them all and I'd like to know what you think!

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Montauk Point

Montauk Point, Long Island

Fog is not unusual....Montauk is at the end of Long Island, away from the mainland, surrounded by water. After all, fog is part of the nautical environment.

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Clear day in Montauk

You can see many fishing boats....and in this photo, the Coast Guard Station.

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Fishing in Montauk

Just one of the many activities that are available to everyone on Long Island!

Fishing!

From my recent trip out to Montauk Point...

Montauk Lighthouse escaping the fog.

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Montauk Fishing Fleet...

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Fishing Boat and Fish Traps...with the morning fog.

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Montauk Point and May Surfing

Water temps about 55 degrees F, rocky shore, and fog.

The lighthouse is nearby but who can see it?

Montauk surfing in May.....

this is NOT California surfing!

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Montauk Point and the Fog

It has been quiet foggy on Long Island these past few days. My husband and I went to Montauk Point for some relaxation...yea, right, like I need to relax!

...anyway, we really went to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.

Ten years, and they went by so quickly.

Well, getting back to the fog...

I wanted to take photos of the lighthouse. Not just any photographs but, great photographs.

...the fantastic shots that can be "calendar" photos.

My plan was to wake up at sunrise to see the light as it changed from red to yellow.

Well, that didn't happen!

We woke up to a thick, dense fog; went to the lighthouse and could not see the top of it or the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

I did manage to get a few shots on the second day, but no sunrise or sunset shots.

I guess I'll just have to go back another time. :-) Poor me!

I want that calendar shot.

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We did have a nice dinner at Dave's Grill. We haven't been there in a few years and the food was as good as I remember.

We shared the mussels; there were more than enough!

(Probably the BEST mussels I ever had!)

For entree, I had the cod fish, marinated in a miso sauce, with bok choy.

Yummy, as that famous lady says!

All in all, it was a great few days, even if there was fog.

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