![(This was taken as a handheld, 3-image HDR composition. It was taken from the northern side of Bryant Park, looking west towards an office building on the corner of Avenue of the Americas and 42nd Street.
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I've signed up for a photo workshop called "New York at Twilight" at the International Center of Photography next month, and we were given this assignment to be carried out before the class starts:
"Please take 20 to 40 photographs – choose from a variety of subjects – people, self-portraits, your home, a car, cityscape – at twilight, dawn or when it’s completely dark. Bring 4”x6” prints or JPEGS on a flash drive or CD to class so we can see them. It’s good to select your best 10-15 photographs to show during the first class."
I'm not sure what I'll end up with for the assignment, but I thought I would include a few post-sunset, twilight views of the NYC skyline. I'll add more to this set as ideas come to me...](/Landscapes/NYCtwilight/i-h4fwp8V/0/Ti/NYCtwilight%20%20009-Ti.jpg "(This was taken as a handheld, 3-image HDR composition. It was taken from the northern side of Bryant Park, looking west towards an office building on the corner of Avenue of the Americas and 42nd Street.
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I've signed up for a photo workshop called "New York at Twilight" at the International Center of Photography next month, and we were given this assignment to be carried out before the class starts:
"Please take 20 to 40 photographs – choose from a variety of subjects – people, self-portraits, your home, a car, cityscape – at twilight, dawn or when it’s completely dark. Bring 4”x6” prints or JPEGS on a flash drive or CD to class so we can see them. It’s good to select your best 10-15 photographs to show during the first class."
I'm not sure what I'll end up with for the assignment, but I thought I would include a few post-sunset, twilight views of the NYC skyline. I'll add more to this set as ideas come to me...")
![This was a typical scene at the end of the day on the north-facing beach at Galley Bay. The setting sun shone in from the left of the photo -- and while it generally didn't produce any spectacular sunsets in our litte area, it created a peaceful combination of clouds, water, and sand...
Note: this photo was published as an illustration in an undated (mid-Dec 2010) blog titled "Photos of St. John's, Antigua, and Barbuda ( http://thepaperboy.com/antigua-&-barbuda/st-johns/photos.cfm?WOEID=56220 ) ." And it was published in an undated (early Nov 2011) Veezle blog ( http://www.veezzle.com/photo/997401/Beach-umbrella-at-sunset-Antigua-Mar-2010 ) , with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written here on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Mar 11, 2012 blog titled "Medical Tourism: Should You Travel Abroad for Medical Care? ( http://healthonabudget.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-medical-tourism/ ) " It was also published in a Jun 26, 2012 blog titled "Eine Generation unter Druck ( http://ottoazubiblog.de/index.php/2012/06/menschen-bei-otto/eine-generation-unter-druck/ ) ."
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After three months of rain, snow, and freezing temperatures, we finally decided that we had had enough of winter in NYC; and when some friends told us they had enjoyed the peace and quiet of a low-key beach resort in Antigua called Galley Bay, we decided to try it out.
It definitely was low-key: except for a brief period around Christmas, children are not allowed. So the beach was filled with an assortment of ThirtySomething couples, as well as retirement-age folks from Canada, England, and various other places. There are three restaurants at Galley Bay, and they were mostly full for every meal; but the beaches weren't crowded at all, and I never did see anyone using the grass(!) tennis court.
The weather wasn't spectacular: lots of clouds, and brief periods of light rain almost every day. But there were also periods of partly-sunny and all-sunny skies, and the temperatures were mild and pleasant. All the usual TV channels were available, so we could keep up with the news back home; and a flaky Wifi network made it more-or-less possible to stay connected to the Internet.
But mostly it was very quiet. And very peaceful. And very relaxing. And we'll be returning a mere one week before the official arrival of spring in New York City ... which means that the worst of winter is over. All I can say is: good riddance, winter...](/Other/Sunsets/i-js3FPGX/0/Ti/Beach%20umbrella%20at%20sunset%20-%20Antigua%2C%20Mar%202010_4435260688_o-Ti.jpg "This was a typical scene at the end of the day on the north-facing beach at Galley Bay. The setting sun shone in from the left of the photo -- and while it generally didn't produce any spectacular sunsets in our litte area, it created a peaceful combination of clouds, water, and sand...
Note: this photo was published as an illustration in an undated (mid-Dec 2010) blog titled "Photos of St. John's, Antigua, and Barbuda ( http://thepaperboy.com/antigua-&-barbuda/st-johns/photos.cfm?WOEID=56220 ) ." And it was published in an undated (early Nov 2011) Veezle blog ( http://www.veezzle.com/photo/997401/Beach-umbrella-at-sunset-Antigua-Mar-2010 ) , with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written here on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Mar 11, 2012 blog titled "Medical Tourism: Should You Travel Abroad for Medical Care? ( http://healthonabudget.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-medical-tourism/ ) " It was also published in a Jun 26, 2012 blog titled "Eine Generation unter Druck ( http://ottoazubiblog.de/index.php/2012/06/menschen-bei-otto/eine-generation-unter-druck/ ) ."
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After three months of rain, snow, and freezing temperatures, we finally decided that we had had enough of winter in NYC; and when some friends told us they had enjoyed the peace and quiet of a low-key beach resort in Antigua called Galley Bay, we decided to try it out.
It definitely was low-key: except for a brief period around Christmas, children are not allowed. So the beach was filled with an assortment of ThirtySomething couples, as well as retirement-age folks from Canada, England, and various other places. There are three restaurants at Galley Bay, and they were mostly full for every meal; but the beaches weren't crowded at all, and I never did see anyone using the grass(!) tennis court.
The weather wasn't spectacular: lots of clouds, and brief periods of light rain almost every day. But there were also periods of partly-sunny and all-sunny skies, and the temperatures were mild and pleasant. All the usual TV channels were available, so we could keep up with the news back home; and a flaky Wifi network made it more-or-less possible to stay connected to the Internet.
But mostly it was very quiet. And very peaceful. And very relaxing. And we'll be returning a mere one week before the official arrival of spring in New York City ... which means that the worst of winter is over. All I can say is: good riddance, winter...")
Sisters Folk Festival volunteers remove the chairs from the Village green venue after the final performances at the Village Green venue.
Sisters Folk Festival volunteers remove the chairs from the Village green venue after the final performances at the Village Green venue.
See photo in original gallery.