Across the East River and Around the World

South Street Seaport
Fulton & South Streets, Pier 17
New York

The Peking, built in 1911, a four-masted barque, one of the last windjammers used in international trade. Imagine traveling around the world and not using one drop of petroleum or pound of coal.

More New York photos here.

My latest photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agrinberg/

The Waves at Mori Point

The Waves at Mori Point, December 17, 2006
Sharp Park State Beach

First Place Winner, Color Category.
Pacifica Fog Fest Photo Contest.

Canon Digital Rebel XT
200 mm lens
1/1250 sec, f/6.3
-0.7ev
ISO 100

7014_Wave

At 8800 Feet, False Hellebore

"At 8800 Feet, False Hellebore"
Taken from the south side of Mt. Tallac, Lake Tahoe area, Sierra Nevada, California
View SW towards Pyramid Peak, Crystal Range.

September 9, 2006, 3:32 pm

Multiple exposure and manual high dyamic range merge of 2 photos in order to capture
the blue sky and the backlit plants. One could argue that this photo is "not real", but it is
what I saw when lying down among the plants.

By the way, anyone know what these plants are? I've heard "Mule Ears", but am not convinced
that is the correct identification.
* Since identified as False Hellebore.

I hiked to the top of Mt. Tallac (9735 feet) and was greeted by 8 yakking women having a
self-actualization session, 4 male cell phone users, and 3 dogs (fortunately not barking).
The walk to the top (5+ miles one way, 3,200 feet altitude gain) was far better than the
"peak experience".

Canon Rebel 350XT
17 - 85 mm zoom (@ 17 mm, 27 mm equivalent)
1/250th Sec + 1/640th Sec, f/8
ISO 100

Achieving Flight

Picture of the Week: Achieving Flight

The week was slipping by with no photo worth sending. Tonight mother nature pulled through and presented this gift. The birds are Brown Pelicans, soon to leave the area for warmer waters down south.

I have more photos of pretty sunsets than you can imagine. This photo reminds me that for a picture to stand out, it must operate on a number of levels all at once. The sunset provides the light that is crucial to any photograph. The clouds show unusual forms. The birds (if you can identify them) add a sense of place, and they also define an instant in time, which is what that shutter click is all about.

For some unknown (to me) reason, when I put this photo in the e-mail, it first looked very washed out, not at all like it looked in Photoshop. I had to return to Photoshop to make adjustments for proofing on an RGB Monitor. So, I hope it comes out looking good for you, and not all washed out or too dark or all purple or something weird like that.

The photo is also on my web site, for comparison if you are interested. I think it looks better on the web.
http://www.alangrinberg.com/photos/pow/200709

September 19, 2007
7:12 pm PDT

Canon Digital Rebel XT.
Lens: EFS 17-85 mm at 85 mm focal length, 136 mm equivalent.
1/320 second at f/5.6
ISO 200

Photo by Alan

PS. In last week's photo commentary, Trying to Fly, I had misidentified the animals. They are Sea Lions, not Harbor Seals. Thank you Carlisle.

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