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RECENT BLOG POSTS
  Before I utter one more word, I will say the obvious – the devastation of Hurricane Sandy has been overwhelming. Three branches of my family have strong roots on Staten Island and I also have a 90-year-old aunt who resides in New Jersey.  The loss of life, livelihoods and life savings is unfath...
11/09/2012
Manhattan is so close to Westchester and so easy to access, I often wonder why more people don't migrate north.  From some locations the commute to midtown is easier from Westchester than from points in upper Manhattan.  Anyway,  it took me about 40  minutes to get to Manhattan this day and I was...
10/25/2012
Sometimes stormy weather has a beauty all its own.  Besides, these days if I  waited for a clear day, I would almost never actually shoot anything.  Waiting for the rain and cloud cover to clear is like trying to wait for hell to freeze over - not happening anytime soon. So here is another shot ...
10/23/2012
BOO!!! Halloween is coming and the holiday crossed my mind when I was walking in Riverside Park in NYC with a friend about a week ago.  It was near dusk but I had my camera and tripod.  The weather can only be described as dank and dark  - maybe a bit spooky if you were inclined towards that mood...
10/16/2012
If you live on the east coast and  you take photos - you learn to work with high cloud cover and make it work for you.   Westchester NY is no different particularly if you are photographing something on the Hudson River or the Long Island Sound. This time I used HDR-lite  and allowed myself a bi...
10/07/2012
Haven’t been posting as much lately because I have been very busy.  I’m still busy with clients and working hard generally, so getting to update the blog has taken a back seat. The weekend before last I took a rare day off to  help  a friend move from her upper east side apartment to the her new...
09/24/2012
  One thing I keep hearing over and over again when I read about how people get great photos is simply – ALWAYS HAVE A CAMERA AVAILABLE!  Well, I really have to agree on that one.  On Sat., Sept 8, we had a big storm moving in.  I knew it was coming, but thought I had a while. In fact, I had a qu...
09/16/2012
Last year there was a great deal of hoopla about the 10th anniversary of  the tragedy of 9/11.  The anniversary is always a time to reflect on what happened that day and all that has happened since.   This year was a bit different, Sept 11 seemed to appear almost by stealth. Of course none of us ...
09/11/2012
It's been a week since the beginning of the Labor Day weekend and most of us are back to our old routines.  Although traditionally we celebrate New Year's in January, September seems to be a point of demarkation and renewal for most of us.  The summer is over, if you are a student, you are back ...
09/06/2012
ptember 5th, 2012 by Ruthmarie Hicks Topics: Historic Hudson Valley, Pet-Friendly Condos, Tarrytown, Walkable Neighborhoods in Westchester Lookout Building - Hudson Harbor Over the past couple of years, I have been tracking the progress of Hudson Harbor  which is located right on the Hudson River...
09/04/2012