Archive for February 18th, 2019
utterly bewildered
Getting minimalist at Flushing Bay.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
I found myself out in Flushing again last week, making good on my threat to return there during the daylight hours. Last time that I was in this neighborhood, it was at night, which really isn’t the best time to scout a location properly. This time around, it was a mid day winter’s afternoon.
Ultimately, where I wanted to get to was Flushing Creek, but more on that in subsequent posts.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Have to admit, it was a little odd just waving the camera around without having to do the whole “set up” needed for the night shot process. Funny how something so normative to me can suddenly become alien, sort of like eating the first real meal after an interval with a stomach virus can seem bizarre.
Light, abundant light that I need to cut down and control? Weird.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
That’s a car tire submerged in the surf which has been turned into a colony nest for shellfish, which is something I found neat. Saw several examples of this sort of thing all around the bay and later on Flushing Creek itself. Just goes to show that the mechanisms of nature, given enough time, can adapt to anything.
Back tomorrow with more, and we’ll be exploring part of Flushing Creek for the next few days at this – your Newtown Pentacle.
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