Tag: New York

Golfing in Snow – at Zero (F.) Degrees!

On By mvschulzeIn Adventure, humor, Photography, Pondering, Vacation5 Comments

25 years ago this week, in 1993, we came across this guy at the Sagamore Resort above Lake George, New York. We were sledding and cross-country skiing (or at least trying,) and HE….was apparently frozen stiff!

The wind-chill temperature on the mountain above Lake George was 0 (F,) (-18C.)!

As always, click on the image for a closer look and if you see his golf ball, contact The Samaore Resort, Bolton Landing, N.Y.                Comments are encouraged…

NYC from the Hudson River – Exceptional Lighting

On By mvschulzeIn Buildings, New York City, Photography, Skyline photos11 Comments

Back last year, while returning by ferry from a day-trip to Manhattan, the lighting was awesome. Being the busy Christmas season of 2016, these images were saved in my computer until… now! Storms to the north and the late afternoon sun brightly shinning in the south-west accentuated the stunning view.

As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments and questions are always welcome.   M 🙂

9 1/2 Minutes at Sea – Ambrose Channel Sunrise

On By mvschulzeIn Boating, Boats, Cruise, Nautical, Photography, Sailing3 Comments

Before the summer memories fade away, here are a few more images from our vacation to Bermuda, – approaching New York Harbor – and as seen from the Norwegian Breakaway’s upper deck, June, 2017.

                 Images taken between 5:25 and 5:39 AM, 6/10/17


As usual, comments are always welcome, click on or finger stretch any image for a close up, and thanks for sharing.   M 🙂

Buffalo, Paris, and Chimney Pots.

On By mvschulzeIn Art, Buildings, Curiosities, History, Mystery, Photography6 Comments

Twenty four years ago I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express on Chippewa and Main in Buffalo, NY,  and was intrigued by the adjoining roof top of an early 20th century two-story building, rimmed with tens of classic chimney pots. 

Years later while in France, the view from the Eiffel Tower brought those chimney pots to mind…

Just for perspective because I like the image, here is a view from the top-level of the Eiffel Tower on September 25, 2012. I wonder how many of these “pots” would be within this view! 

As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂

Perspectives: A Jersey View of the Always Dynamic Big Apple!

On By mvschulzeIn Buildings, Daytrip, Holiday, New jersey, New York City, Photo, Pondering, Twilight6 Comments

This post contains ten images from “President’s Day” last week, underscoring the dynamics of a magnificently changing Manhattan skyline, driven by decades long, mind-blowing construction.  

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Thanks for viewing. Click on or “finger stretch” for a closer look –  and comments are certainly welcome. M 🙂

9/11: Fifteen Years Later… We’ll Never Forget

On By mvschulzeIn 9/11, Buildings, Photography2 Comments

Shortly after the first plane struck the North Tower, my daughter called to ask if I had heard the news that a small plane had crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, tower #1. Her ‘heads up’ was early and sketchy, and not too alarming, …as these things happen, rarely, but occasionally. Soon however, I was enveloped in what seemed like a nightmare fantasy – grappling with my emotions and becoming increasingly stressed and overwhelmed as reports and images from the TV were now almost too surreal to comprehend.

Below are some photos captured from that day and a week later, as the impact and aftermath  of 9/11/01 changed our world forever.

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I recall practically gasping for air as I watched it all unfold on the TV.  Commentators themselves were grasping for threads of understanding,  reporting on near simultaneous events in Washington DC and Pennsylvania. As the onslaught continued I thought: When will it end? Where is this all going?  And “What’s that? A truck filled with explosives heading for the George Washington Bridge????” No, that unfounded report was NOT  true….but what was next? 
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Later afternoon, from an vantage point in New Jersey, about 20 miles NE, the panic and fear was giving way to quiet disbelief and sorrow.
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Returning from the overlook, the quiet was palatable –  the communities slowely absorbing the magnitude of this insidious act of terror.  Contemplative silence underscored the juxtaposition of this otherwise beautifully clear day. 
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9/18/01, 11:31 PM a week later, …a consoling couple silently contemplates the aftermath as the searching for victims continues, as seen from Jersey City across the Hudson River.
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The skeletal remains of Tower #2 is seen fragilely standing, surrounded by dark shattered buildings, cranes, and hundreds of the tireless first and second responders in the rubble below.

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Summer, 2016

As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂

 

Roosevelt Island Tramway – New York City

On By mvschulzeIn Adventure, Art, Buildings, Curiosities, Daytrip, Exploring, New York, New York City, Photography, Travel14 Comments

Thanks to our friend Jessica, a resident of remarkable Roosevelt Island, Jeanne and I enjoyed riding The Roosevelt Tramway located just north of the Queens Mid-Town Bridge, aka the 59th Street Bridge, aka the Ed Koch Bridge. This Post contains nine random images from this past Saturday.

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As usual, thanks for viewing, and comments are always welcome M 🙂

Appreciation for Recognition, to a Traveling Lady

On By mvschulzeIn 9/14/14 post, Buildings, Cruise ship, Hudson River, New jersey, New York, New York City, Photography, Uncategorized4 Comments

An image included in my 2014 post about Hamilton Park, Weehawken, NJ, was recently selected by “Traveling Lady” for inclusion in her “Top 10 Instagram Spots of New York.” See:

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My sincere thanks for this recognition and the company of the other photographers. The original post is at: New York on Sunday – From Hamilton Park, Weehawken, New Jersey. Published 9/14/14. 

As usual, thanks for viewing. M 🙂

 

 

America’s Cup and Crowded Skies – New York

On By mvschulzeIn Boating, Boats, Daytrip, Hudson River, Nautical, New jersey, New York, New York City, Photography, Planes7 Comments

We had the pleasure to see some of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York Harbor last week-end. With crowds lining both sides of (and on) the Hudson, the unique and expensive racing sailboats were impressive. 

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To please spectators, some of the boats paraded under “fast  tow” on their hydrofoils, as shown here with the team USA “Oracle.”

Overcast skies dominated the first of two days, and racing was limited due to less than acceptable wind. 

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Although it looks worrisome from the camera’s long lens, day in and day out “Air Traffic Control” manages to do a remarkable job of keeping these helicoptors  spaced apart within controlled flight paths – a fact underscored by safety records. 

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I captured the official event photographer as he captured us, from our vantage point below the iconic Colgate Clock, in Jersey City. 

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As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂