Today’s View – 11/16/2021

Amsterdam, New York

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Goddess of Mercy Temple

A Walk in the Park

Today was the first time I left my house for something other than once a week shopping in over two months. The pandemic lockdown is slowly relaxing. Montgomery County, NY is among a few that are allowed to open in phases. With the gorgeous weather today, I ventured out to Riverlink Park. It was great to get out and smell the flowers and feel the sun on my skin again. Riverlink Park did not disappoint.

Photos were taken with the new Fuji X-T4 camera with both the XF 16-55 f/2.8 and the XF 50-140 f/2.8 lenses.

The View From Here

Photography is the art of capturing light. Light is the factor that can make an average or mundane scene spectacular by adding splashes of color and contrast.

The Covid-19 pandemic and its enduring lockdown has limited photographic subjects. My home happens to have an interesting view that comes alive with each sunrise or sunset, lit by either reflective or direct light.

Here are some images taken from my kitchen window over the past few months. The first was taken today, May 4, 2020.

 

Buddha’s Birthday 2019

The City of Amsterdam’s Buddhist population celebrated Buddha’s Birthday on May 11th.  Holy Master Ziguang Shang Shi blessed the attendees as they bathed the Buddha signifying the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha. The celebration took place in Freedom Square just opposite the Five World Buddha Temple.