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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. 

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags bw, grass, heckscher state park, medium format, sky, tree, lionly
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The Road Home

March 26, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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So, at first, this tiny little house in the middle of this huge field looked kind of cut off - there was no way to get to it, until I went to the other side and I saw this sand/gravel road. Its not much of a road, but still is enough to get to that house. Together its the perfect sight for the end of a long journey on a tough road - to be able to see the end, a nice cozy house waiting for you...

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags barn, caumsett park, green, lloyd neck, new, tree, york, caumsett
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Solitary Confinement Part Deux

March 25, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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The tree I liked so much last summer has had its branches sawed off :( I was really disappointed to see that, but at the same time I noticed this other tree in a similar predicament. Another symbolism of spring - out with the old, in with the new...

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags caumsett park, green, lloyd neck, New York, tree, caumsett
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Solitary Confinement

March 24, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman

Caumsett State Park has a lot of trees, but usually they are bunched up together - other than some trees near the entrance, which are less grouped together - but this is the one of the few trees that is totally by itself - not sure if it was shunned by the other trees :). This is also one of my first HDRs - and I wanted to test how far I can go to stretch the colors - this is by no means a natural look - and not meant to be either. Taken last summer.

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags caumsett park, green, lloyd neck, New York, tree
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Resurrection

March 22, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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I went back to Caumsett Park today the first time after the snow. The Drowning Tree that I saw during that trip is making its comeback - symbolic of the first weekend in spring. Very soon, there should be leaves...

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags cold spring harbor, green, New York, sunset, tree, caumsett
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Division

March 13, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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I named this Division, because with everything white and gray, the only thing keeping the sky and the land apart in my eyes was the barn and the trees - hence the title... Snow day in Caumsett State Park, Huntington, New York.

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags caumsett park, lloyd neck, New York, snow, tree, white, caumsett
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White on White

March 12, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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The barn at Caumsett State Park, Huntington, New York

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags bench, caumsett park, lloyd neck, New York, snow, tree, white, caumsett
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The Drowning Tree

March 10, 2009 Mahbubur Rahman
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Another picture to show the vastness and overshelming nature of snow. The tree is like is drowning in it, struggling to stay afloat - and another cold, cold portrait of Caumsett Park, New York after the snow storm.

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In Long Island, Travel & Places Tags caumsett park, lloyd neck, New York, snow, tree, white, caumsett
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About

Mahbubur Rahman, a #part-time traveller and a full-time #wanderer, wandering about the globe as much as possible, logging the experiences here.

Projects

The Tattoo Project
In this project, I have tried to take portraits of people with their tattoos, proudly showing the part the tattoos play in their lives.

Bangladesh
My country gets a lot of bad rep, and the only news you hear about it are about floods, cyclones, tragedies, political turmoil, etc. Its not what I remember growing up. I wanted to show a country that has so much more to offer than the sum of its statistics.

 

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