Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Riverhead, Long Island

Riverhead, Long Island by Alida's Photos
Riverhead, Long Island, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Winter on Long Island

Suffolk County Park in Riverhead

Indian Island, Suffolk County Park
The marsh at Meeting House Creek

Belvedere in Central Park


Autumn in Central Park and the Belvedere Castle

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

the Falconer in Central Park



[Unveiled 1875]

Sculpted: 1875
Sculptor: George Blackall Simonds
1844-1929 • England

On the top of a large rock overlooking Terrace Drive or the 72nd Street Cutoff, is the dynamic bronze statue of The Falconer, one of the most spectacula statues of Central Park.
The sport of falconry or the training of falcons and hawks to capture wild game or fowl is elegantly depicted by Simonds' masterful eye.
Often unnoticed from the ground, is a figure of a young hunter dressed in an Elizabethan costume. His left arm is extended into the air while perched at the tip of his fingers is a large falcon spreading its wings in readiness for flight. To get a much better view of the statue one must climb the rock to observe its intensity.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Dakota Hotel

Dakota Hotel by Alida's Photos
Dakota Hotel, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

Ricketts Glen

little falls by Alida's Photos
little falls, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

The News

The News by Alida's Photos
The News, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.


The outside plaque reads: New York Daily News Building, completed in 1930 from designs of John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. This structure was cited in 1957 by the Municipal Art Society and the Society of Architectural Historians "For originality in design and influence on later work."

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Melk Abbey Spiral Staircase


Spiral staircase in the Austrian Benedictine abbey. In the town of Melk, overlooking the river Danube adjoining the Wachau valley.

Melk, Austria
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melk_Abbey

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Art exhibit

Muttontown Preserve by Alida's Photos
Muttontown Preserve, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

This photo is for sale, on canvas, 14x14", at the Phoenix Gallery, Bellport. Canvas wrapped and ready to hang, profits go to the Brookhaven Arts Council.

Click here for address and directions:
Hope you will stop by and see the amazing photography of NWPLI, the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island.
Thank you!

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Stars and the mirror

Stars and the mirror by Alida's Photos
Stars and the mirror, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.


A project for creativity: photograph-

1. stars
2. something that starts with the letter M
3. shallow depth of field