Walking under the new moon

I saw the lovely crescent moon and thought I'd get a photo.  Hooked up the old Minolta lens, dug out the tripod and out I scurried.  It wasn't until I saw the enlargement on the computer that I noticed the family walking toward me.  Somehow, that made the so-so photo of the moon worth it.  The 'star' under the moon is an internal reflection.

Lens	Minolta MD 50mm f1.4
F Number	1.4
Focal Length	50.0 mm
Exposure Time	3.2
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	100
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Theme day - Shadows

It's the first of the month, and that means that it is Theme Day for people in the City Daily Photo community. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

This is me, standing on the remains of the old fortification on the Mohawk River in the Stockade district. The stone blocks I'm standing on used to be the basis of a fort protecting the river. Fort might be too generous here - gun emplacement might be more accurate. Anyway, there is a similar stone setting across the river and a long chain was stretched between them in order to block passage of hostile boats. I'm not sure how many hostile boats there were back then, or how many times those guns were used, but today, this spot is a fine place to watch the river.

This particular photo was taken just after the last ice moved down the river. There is so much silt in the river from all the melting snow that it almost looks like soil! Sometimes, when the ice jams up on the bridges downstream, the spot where I'm standing is covered by the swollen river. Thankfully, no problems this year.

Sunrise at St John's

Sunrise at the back side of St John's cemetery. It's a quick walk from my house. Just beyond the fence is a quiet world, so very different from the hustle and bustle of the city on this side.