tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66926178277515780672024-03-13T10:46:45.968-04:00Mary Ann GlassMary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-84948732280013510802014-04-30T13:07:00.000-04:002014-04-30T13:07:07.493-04:00Weekend Openings: Beacon and Millbrook NY<h3>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have two big events going on this weekend. Artist Galina Krasskova and I are renting a truck to show our work during </span>Beacon Open Studios.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> We are part of Truck City - a pop up art venue in the parking lot of Spire Studios. Maps are available at my gallery, RiverWinds, at 172 Main Street. In the truck I'll be selling my paintings and in a bin, photographs for $20 each - any size. Galina also be selling her paintings and travel photos. The truck will be there </span>May 3-4, open from noon to 6 pm.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal;">Also this month I'm part of a fabulous </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">group photography show - Many Visions - at the Millbrook Free Library, Millbrook. NY</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal;">. The opening reception is Friday, May 2, from 6-7:30 pm, and the show is up all month. I've been part of this group - the Advanced Photography Seminar at Barrett Art Center - for a number of years. It consists currently of about a dozen very talented photographers, each with his or her own point of view. The show will be awesome! If you are interested in photography, you should take the time to see it.</span></h3>
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Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-43763880296634491812014-04-26T12:25:00.000-04:002014-04-26T12:25:16.110-04:00Early Spring the Bronx Botanical GardensI found myself at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New York City yesterday because I needed a parking space and to pass some time! The day was perfect - in the 60s, with the first bloom of spring flowers and trees. I love the early spring buds on the trees, before the leaves unfurl. So this is how I spent my time (ok, I did a little shopping in the gift store too).<br />
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All these images were taken with my iPhone and brought into Snapseed photo app for fun adjustments.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buds just beginning to appear. Bronx Botanical Gardens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnificent flowering pink tree echoed in the reflecting pool</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-10251214702466158202014-04-17T21:19:00.000-04:002014-04-17T21:19:25.112-04:00One Photo: Two TreatmentsBelow is one photo, treated with two different iPhone photo apps. I'll be teaching how to use these cool apps next <b><span style="color: #e06666;">Thursday, April 24, from 6-8 pm at RiverWinds Gallery in Beacon, NY</span></b>. It's a fun class - the apps are inexpensive, easy-to-use. I'll show you the best of the lot! This class is good with iPhones or iPads. Contact me if you are interested.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudson River view, with cool tones</td></tr>
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One image capture - two different images!Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-22681401116274136602014-04-16T13:55:00.001-04:002014-04-16T13:55:59.955-04:00Spring!I am printing up some spring photos for my gallery, RiverWinds Gallery, in Beacon. These were taken in previous years with my Nikon, and then I used Glamour Glow in the Nik Filter series to soften and, well, make them glow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Spring - trees just budding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolias have just bloomed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beacon, NY - looking towards Mt. Beacon<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-61966696362951403462014-04-15T21:34:00.000-04:002014-04-15T21:49:18.046-04:00Before & After with the iPhone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The iPhone has become my camera of choice. It's always with me, and I love the photo apps - so cheap, so easy-to-use, so fun. And I've enjoyed teaching these tools to iPhone users. <b>My next workshop is April 24, from 6-8 pm, at RiverWinds Gallery in Beacon, NY.</b> If you're interested in learning how to bring your iPhone shots up to the next level, contact me for more details. I promise--you will learn a lot and have fun!<br />
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Before iPhone photo apps:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 charming girls, looking at the Hudson River, taken with my Nikon D7000</td></tr>
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After running the image through some phone apps:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For me, this treatment adds a universal element - it's not Jennie and Alice, but the essence of 2 young girls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking the Hudson River: photo taken with my Nikon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the feeling of age and time in this image</td></tr>
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The iPhone apps enable me to express the history of photography - they throw back in time. I was a history major in college, so I guess this kind of time travel has always appealed to me!</div>
Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-15420533003204829682013-08-02T11:26:00.003-04:002013-08-02T11:26:28.457-04:00Image of the Day: Simple Summer BouquetFrom my garden. Roses. Bee balm. Echinacea. Old bottle. On my porch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer bouquet: roses, bee balm, echincacea</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-61006674845776536222013-07-31T15:28:00.001-04:002013-07-31T15:28:23.653-04:00Images of the Day: Beacon NY WaterfrontWhen Rita Pignato, a wonderful photographer, visits me, we always go out and photograph around the Hudson River. We were running a bit late - no time to drive too far -- light wasn't wonderful - so we went down to the Beacon waterfront to see what we could see. We didn't walk more than 50 yards in all -- we found plenty to compose - water/trees/logs/rocks/clouds. The basics. <br />
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The color at mid-afternoon was subdued -- definitely not the golden hour. So as I worked on this, I kept to a neutral palette, except for the bottom photo, which I'm not sure I like...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudson River, looking at Hudson Highlands, Beacon, NY</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudson River, Beacon NY waterfront.</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-76654296493012019152013-07-17T12:19:00.000-04:002013-07-17T12:19:48.962-04:00Image of the Day: The View from BoscobelOne of the benefits of attending the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Company's plays at Boscobel, NY is the opportunity to take sunset photos of the view - one of the most famous/photographed/painted views of the Hudson Highlands. Usually the grounds close at 5 - way too early for sunset shots. So while waiting for King Lear to begin (excellent production) I took this photo with my trusty iPhone.<br />
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This view encompasses Constitution Marsh (lower part of photo), West Point (on the right, nestled in the hills) and the Hudson River looking south. <br />
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-64108957580223693932013-06-27T13:52:00.001-04:002013-06-27T13:52:20.485-04:00Image of the Day: Summer RosesI have one rosebush that doesn't get black spot and the tiny critters don't chew on it. And it blooms a lot. A sublime rose bush, except it doesn't have an aroma. Oh well - no one's perfect. But these roses come close. This cluster is all from one stem! The vase is an old cobalt blue, milk of magnesia bottle. The location is my front porch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer roses in a cobalt bottle</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-73986761264785962022013-06-13T13:37:00.000-04:002013-06-13T13:37:03.433-04:00Image of the Day: VanderbiltOne of the Gilded Age mansions built by the Vanderbilts overlooks the Hudson River in Hyde Park, NY. This was a summer cottage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park, NY</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/vama/historyculture/index.htm">For more info: http://www.nps.gov/vama/historyculture/index.htm</a>Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-76106540894381719332013-06-06T20:48:00.000-04:002013-06-06T20:48:24.760-04:00Painting Class: Day 4Still painting at Touchstone Craft Center in Pennsylvania. I have a terrific instructor - Tara Zalewsky - <a href="http://www.tarazalewsky.com/">www.tarazalewsky.com</a> - who always has an answer to 2 questions: what's wrong with this onion/pitcher/flower/garlic/background? and what can I do to this to make it better?<br />
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Tiring a tad of vegetables, I plucked some irises on my way to class. In retrospect, I wish I had picked a simpler flower, but I used what was available! Tara had this wonderfully graphic black and white stripe tablecloth and we set up the still life with a water glass from the dining room. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">original oil by Mary Ann Glass</td></tr>
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And I also took a photo (much higher comfort level on this project)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tree tops</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-24187220213147031372013-06-05T20:48:00.000-04:002013-06-05T20:48:34.145-04:00Painting Workshop: Day 3I'm at Touchstone Craft Center in Pennsylvania, taking a water-based oil painting class -- my first painting class. The insructor is good, the food is excellent, the class is small but collegial and encouraging. Doesn't mean I'm not taking photographs. I shot this farm this morning, using my iPhone and stitching together 55 images.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pennsylvania Farm</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Have done about 5 paintings -- this was todays still life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver Pitcher with Lemon</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-86408099286885755762013-06-03T22:04:00.001-04:002013-06-03T22:04:21.562-04:00Road Trip: Farmington PA<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackie's Cafe, Cumberland County, PA</td></tr>
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Signed up for a painting class (!) at Touchstone Craft Center in Farmington, PA. A mere 7-hour drive. So here we stopped for some junk lunch car food, in Cumberland County.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fort Necessity, Farmington, PA, with little black bird</td></tr>
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Then a look at Fort Necessity -- George Washington's first command, when he was 22 or so. Not a very distinguished beginning to a military career. The small fort - just a circle of vertical logs - placed in the middle of a meadow - didn't hold up very well against a French force shooting from the trees. Washington - at that time a British officer - had to surrender. But he did get the last laugh.Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-91723045879873067972013-05-26T00:08:00.002-04:002013-05-26T00:08:48.556-04:00Image of the Day: The Bedford OakOn Route 22, near Katonah and New Bedford, NY is a magnificent, really really <i>really</i> old tree. At the corner of The Hook Road and the old Bedford Road (now Cantitoe
Street) stands a majestic and venerable white oak tree, "Quercus alba". It
is estimated to be over 500 years old, its girth is more than 30
feet, and the spread of its branches is 120 feet from tip to tip. I've photographed it before, but I don't think photos do it justice -- hard to envision the scale of this mighty oak. It is not only quite old - its branches spread out harmoniously and graciously.<br />
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-92070469804543640922013-04-18T14:57:00.000-04:002013-04-18T14:57:34.832-04:00Come Visit Me in Truck City This WeekendThis weekend is Beacon Open Studios. More than 60 artists are
showing their work, and I'm one of them. I'm sharing a truck with oil
painter Virginia Donovan, and we would love to see you! You can pick up
a catalog and map at RiverWinds Gallery on Main Street. I will be selling some of my Roman Wall photo encaustics as well as iPhone images and parts of my Italian portfolio. I have my Square and I'm ready to swipe...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees at Locust Grove - iPhone image</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-16164317797532414952013-04-03T16:22:00.002-04:002013-04-03T16:22:29.681-04:00Image of the Day: Central Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Park, NYC</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-37349851677909808622013-03-28T12:35:00.000-04:002013-03-28T12:35:11.537-04:00Marian Chapel: DetailsYesterday, on the way to somewhere else, we stopped at a Marian Chapel in West Haverstraw, NY. On spacious grounds were a school, some shrines, a soccer field, a bookstore, a huge statue of Mary, and a small modern chapel with a few statues and small Stations of the Cross making a circuit around the room. These are a few images from the chapel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madonna and child</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Joseph</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Station XIV</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-47448232301774367202013-03-26T12:17:00.001-04:002013-03-26T12:17:06.274-04:00Choose One<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the public parking lot at Woodstock, NYMary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-83156036398895202452013-03-17T15:54:00.000-04:002013-03-17T15:55:11.528-04:00A quick view of Iona Marsh <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Iona Marsh is a protected wetlands that has long been a favorite haunt of painters and photographers alike. It's right on the Hudson River, nestled below Bear Mountain. Even in winter, it has great weeds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weed reflections, Iona Marsh</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-83256223147657889992013-03-07T16:12:00.001-05:002013-03-07T16:12:43.419-05:00An Afternoon in Central Park, New York City<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I spent an afternoon at one of my favorite places, the Conservatory
Garden in Manhattan's Central Park. The garden is at 105th and 5th
Avenue and is beautifully designed and maintained. I have taken many
many photos there, and it remains photogenic, even in February! All of
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Secret Garden statue, in the perennial section of the Conservatory Garden, NYC</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-15945576497343817712013-02-21T17:01:00.000-05:002013-02-21T17:08:05.449-05:00Winter Dreams: A Book of iPhone Images<div style="text-align: left; width: 450px;">
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This is my latest book, which features iPhone photos I've taken in the last month. Most of the images are from Locust Grove, but there are some Connecticut locations as well. Click on the arrow to flip through the entire book. Needless to say, it is for sale - you can choose softback/hardback/different paper stock - whatever suits you.<br />
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I love making books and find the blurb.com software relatively easy to use. An advantage to blurb is that you can designate your book as either private (no one can see it) or public, which places the book in their bookstore. You set the price, the size yourself. And you can share it on all the social sites, email, and blogs. Plus it's fun.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">FYI</span></b>: I'm starting another photography class March 1. Gentle, personalized instruction. All levels welcome. All cameras, including smart phones, are ok. $115 for six weeks instruction. My schedule is flexible -- I can adjust instruction to meet your schedule! If interested, contact me and we'll set it up <a href="mailto:shotglassphoto@aol.com" target="_blank">shotglassphoto@aol.com</a></div>
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Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-78184759186444251882013-02-13T11:14:00.001-05:002013-02-13T11:14:21.894-05:00Image of the Day: Urn in Winter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">winter at Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie NY</td></tr>
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This is another iPhone image from the foggy Sunday at the Samuel Morse estate in Poughkeepsie. I used a bracket app to get detail in the darks and in the snow, then worked on the image in Snapseed.<br />
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Three of my Locust Grove images are on view at the Wells Fargo offices in Rhinebeck, NY - 2nd floor of Montgomery Row, on Rt 9, across the street from Gigi's. The artists' reception for the group show -- Tranquility -- is from 5-7 this Saturday. Lots of wonderful photography and painting in this show - it will be up until April 23.Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-50331115562639722172013-02-06T12:34:00.001-05:002013-02-06T12:34:41.810-05:00Image of the Day: Dreams of Winter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trellis at Locust Grove estate, Poughkeepsie, NY</td></tr>
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This is another iPhone image from Locust Grove - the Samuel Morse (yeah - the code guy) estate in Poughkeepsie, NY. It has beautiful grounds overlooking the Hudson River, and a garden particularly famous for its peonies. I went there on a foggy day with even grey light and some snow still on the ground.<br />
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This was taken with autostitch that put together about 6 photos to make this one image. Then I put it into Snapseed and started fooling around with all its features.Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-9287262233904033832013-02-04T13:45:00.003-05:002013-02-04T13:45:48.120-05:00Bannerman Island: 2 Ways<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bannerman Island, from the train, with Snapseed app</td></tr>
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I took this photo with my iPhone from the moving train on my way to Manhattan. It's actually the best view of Bannerman Island from the land. One of the most picturesque sites along MetroNorth's Hudson River line, the tiny island has an armory and a residence, both built in the style of a Scottish castle.<br />
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Bannerman was kind of an army/navy surplus guy, who bought up a lot of armaments and other artifacts from the Civil and the Spanish American wars. He built the castle as his armory. The buildings were abandoned, there was a big fire, and they now stand as ruins. For more information (or to give a donation to help stabilize the structures!) check out <a href="http://www.bannermancastle.org/">www.bannermancastle.org</a>.Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6692617827751578067.post-76629932671532885772013-02-02T12:57:00.001-05:002013-02-02T12:57:44.820-05:00Image of the Day: February, in a nutshell<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Took this photo with my iPhone this week while driving a friend to New Milford, Connecticut. Loved the sunflower profile, and then a flock of geese appeared!Mary Ann Glasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346773369701459042noreply@blogger.com1