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Scarsdale Reds

Since Oct. 24, 2005 I've been shooting in Raw (Raw+Jpeg actually). I decided to do this after last years PhotoPlus exhibit at the Javits Center and saw all the wonderful things that could be done with Camera Raw and converting to DNG. I've been pleased with the results so far and generally I just tweak the auto setting that Camera Raw makes. For the most part Camera Raw tends to brighten too much and not add enough contrast and flattens the shadows. With some adjustments the results are better than the Jpegs that accompany each shot. But todays post I just couldn't get the right balances to show the colors that I'd capture. The Jpegs though were spot on. I'll have to examine the jpegs more thoroughly from now on. Working with them saves steps and time.

Bx River Stroll

Its still early fall in New York. The colors have just started but the cool and crisp air makes you want to be outdoors as much as possible. Freak storms like the one in Buffalo make you appreciate these days even more.

Bronx River Parkway Graf 2

This area is north of Gunhill Road on the West side of the Parkway and the bridge is on the east side and just north of th Cross County.

Bronx River at Mount Vernon Station

Now I know what your saying "Where is the Bronx River?". Well it's there in the second shot. That little dark valley in the foliage is it. Truth of the matter is that they just recently cut the tall grass on the east side of the Bronx River Parkway just north of the Bronx border and exposed all the graf. The only place to shoot it, is from the platform of the Mount Vernon station. I was afraid they would soon paint it over like they did along the Metro North wall in the Bronx so I took what I could get.

Bronx River at Westchester Ave

The first bridge to cross the Bronx River is the Westchester Ave bridge. At one time, it was quite the hub in the Bronx. The Bronx Queen,which sank off of Coney Island and some other boats which may have been The Viking I and II, sailed daily from these docks loaded with hopeful fishermen. At the end of the day they would sell their daily catch on the bridge. The rail line that passes through here was once part of a commuter line as evidenced by the abandoned RR stop. Concrete was also a thriving business in the community. Now it only provides canvases for the graf artist. Happy Puerto Rican Day!!

Bronx River at Hunts Points

The mouth of the Bronx River is at the end of Hunts Point. The end of the Bronx; the most southern landmass of the only part of New York City on the continental United States. It empties out into an area where the Long Island Sound meets the East River known as Hellgate. At one time the only activity here was the Sanitation Dump where miles of garbage trucks lined up to load their haul onto barges that were dumped who knows where. It is now home to a floating prison which was supposed to be temporary but is starting to look as permanent as Rikers Island.