Theme And Variation is a photograph by Angelo Marcialis which was uploaded on December 15th, 2021.
Theme And Variation
It has been said, that the third time is the charm, and in this case, I could not agree more!
My first visit back in 2015, yielded some nice... more
Title
Theme And Variation
Artist
Angelo Marcialis
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
It has been said, that the third time is the charm, and in this case, I could not agree more!
My first visit back in 2015, yielded some nice images, but there was no sky drama, nor mist, foliage color, etc. I returned in 2020, and came away with some magical captures that were loaded with mystical fog, mist and much color in the foliage, but however, no sky action.
This time around, Sky Mother was smiling down upon me.
As I eagerly got set up, I almost dropped my neutral density filter into the drink below me in the waning moments of the blue hour. As the sun began to wake up from its night slumber, the sky began to light up, which was being reflected and absorbed by the waters of the Croton Reservoir, as well as softly illuminated the foliage and mist in the trees above the cliffs. The use of the ND filter allowed me to shoot in a slow shutter speed, enhancing the rapids as well.
The title of this capture was influenced by my past life as a music teacher/musician.The theme being the sky and the variation being the reflections on the water's surface.
Croton Reservoir/Dam Background Info:
The New Croton Reservoir is a reservoir in Westchester County, New York, part of the New York City water supply system lying approximately 22 miles (35 km) north of New York City. It is the collecting point for water from all reservoirs in the Croton Watershed.
In 1842 the Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River, was impounded by the Old Croton Dam to create Croton Lake.[citation needed] New York City's first source of water beyond its city limits, its waters traveled by aqueduct to the Croton Distributing Reservoir in midtown Manhattan.
In 1905 the New Croton Dam was completed, expanding the existing impoundment into the New Croton Reservoir, then the largest in the Croton Watershed, and thus one of the largest in the New York City water supply system to that point. It has a 57 square mile (148 km²) drainage basin, is approximately 9 miles (14 km) long, and can hold 19 billion US gallons (72,000,000 m3) of water at full capacity.
Its waters flow into the New Croton Aqueduct, then into the Jerome Park Reservoir in The Bronx. Water from the Jerome Park Reservoir is normally distributed to parts of Manhattan, The Bronx, and western Queens.
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December 15th, 2021
