Joe Turic Photography

The New Paltz Regatta

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Since New Paltz isn’t Newport, I’m usually met with confused looks when people ask what I did this past weekend and my reply is, “I went to the New Paltz Regatta“.  I think most don’t even realize there’s a river that runs through town, let alone enough crazy people to spend all the time and energy making a water craft that may or may not even float when it’s finally dropped into the Walkill, only to paddle it a quarter mile and often have it fall apart by the time it reaches the finish line!  It’s a great day that begins with a parade of all of the “boats”, as well as music, food and tons of people.  I didn’t get too many shots of the parade, and since it was so crowded in town, I was buried in the woods during the race.  Here are a few of the shots I was able to grab.

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New Paltz in 5

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New Paltz is an amazing town.  I’ve probably said something to this effect before on the blog, but, there have been plenty of weekends where I get home on a Friday and don’t get back into my car until Monday, all the while being able to hike, bike, eat, drink, shop and see live music within a comfortable walking distance from home. Often I’ll wander around town with my camera, looking very touristy, especially on the high traffic weekends.  There’s such an interesting mix of people and things to see in such a small town, like a roving troubadour playing guitar along the rail trail yesterday, that I feel the need to document it a little more than I have been.  Since I usually shoot landscapes, this is a nice change of pace and a great way to show others some of the beautiful things I see around here every day.  Here are 5 shots from the past couple of weekends — New Paltz in 5!

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Telephoto Fun!

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For years I’ve wanted to get into telephoto photography.  Since I mostly do landscapes, my Canon 17-40 f4 L was my workhorse lens.  I recently got a Canon 70-200 f4 L IS and have been really excited to explore the possibilites that the new perspective will give me.  A week ago I was driving into work and spotted a window washer on the side of a building.  I was so excited, a perfect opportunity to use my new lens.  I parked my car a good distance away from him and zoomed in, first framing the building, window washer and the sky, but then deciding to just frame him, against the windows.  I ultimately chose this capture, shot at 144 mm, a reach I definitely didn’t have before.

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I also wanted to take a moment to bring something to your attention, especially if you’re reading this post via an RSS reader.  In July, Google will be shutting down Google Reader.  In the past week I’ve been trying out Feedly, another online news reader.   It will import your Google Reader feeds, has a modern interface as well as excellent iOS and Android apps.  All free too!  Check it out at www.feedly.com.