You’re surrounded…(summer edition)

July 1, 2010 Mahbubur Rahman

Fire hydrants, like benches are anotherobsession of mine. No, I wasn't a dog in my former life. Whenever I see them, they are usually in a place that is not immediately surrounded by anything else, except space. They seem very alone at times, and at other times they seem to be overwhelmed by the space around them. Usually you see them on street sides, but this was in the middle of the beach, and was surrounded by tons of sand, so I thought it to be a special hydrant. Note: I had to sneak in to a closed park to get this picture without any people around. It's also one of the parks that will probably close most of its facilities this summer due to New York state budget cuts.

Imitation

June 24, 2010 Mahbubur Rahman

When you see this picture, you may immediately think of many others very similar to this shot by masters such as Michael Kenna and Josef Hoflehner. You may also think this is not very original, and its been done many times before. If I ever sold this photo or if it was ever displayed in a gallery, there would be art critics complaining that its plagiarism.

The Left Shoe

April 14, 2010 Mahbubur Rahman

Wandering around the parks near where I live is a favourite pass time of mine. This pass time is now under attack, as New York State will close many parks this year, and curb spending on a lot of other amenities at these parks. For lack of more eloquent words, this sucks big time.

Caution: Artists at Work

April 6, 2010 Mahbubur Rahman

A walk through a few towns in the North Fork of Long Island.

Brown and Yellow

March 21, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

This is my friend's dog, Moses. Moses is a pretty cool dog - and by cool, I mean hip. Everytime I see him, he reminds me of a care-free, laid-back dude, one of those guys that makes everything look easy. He is a dog with personality. Recently he had a stroke, and was unable to walk around by himself, but with some support straps and such, he is doing good. This picture is pure moses, totally unaffected by the fact that I am taking his picture - and decided to pose in front of a nice yellow wall. The brown and yellow is a classic color combination and so I snapped :)

Reflections

March 20, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

Summer Preview: I love sunsets - I mean, who doesn't? I love sunrises, too, but a morning person I am NOT. Anyway, sunsets are the reason I got into HDR, because I always had trouble capturing all the colors in the frame - something was always underexposed or overexposed - to make a long story short, I found out about HDR, and this is one of the first HDRs that I made. Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Citadel

March 19, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

This is one of the few buildings in Heckscher State Park in Long Island, New York. When I first saw this building it reminded me of the US embassy back in my country in Bangladesh. I was going there for my student visa, already nervous about it - and then I saw the building, which seemed huge at the time, as I was much younger. It had high walls made of concrete and outlined with blood red bricks, and four tall corner posts with guards - totally indimidating - all I could think about was how much it looked like a fortress. In retrospect, I saw the building again this year after 12 years - it's not that big :). This building is nowhere near as intimidating, but this angle reminded me of it and along with the dramatic sky, it looked a little menacing :)

Three's a crowd

March 17, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

Summer preview: Fire Island, New York, 2007

Time Warp

March 16, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

Freud would have a field day with this. The recurring bench theme makes its appearance again. This time its a little surreal, like when you work or stay up all night, and night blends into day and/or vice versa, hence the title 'time warp'. West Neck Beach, Lloyd Neck, New York.

Pocketful O' Shells

March 15, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

A short summer preview - summer reminds me of the beach, and beaches reminds me of sea shells (amongst other things). West Neck Beach, Lloyd Harbor, New York.