That famous Hamptons light

As I continue to play around with Instagram and my amateur photography I've gotten new appreciation for that phenomenon known as "that Hamptons light". As an art director for years, working with some famous photographers and cinematographers, I'd always heard about how the light out here is different, special, unique. The lore is that because you have the light bouncing off the Atlantic AND Long Island Sound, it mixes in the ether and lands perfectly on the South Fork in all its magical quality splendor. But don't take my word for it. Many celebrated artists have sung it's praises. There was an article about it last year in the NYTimes, you can read it here.
This all came to mind when I snapped this shot on my kitchen island this morning...the light was clean, pure, so very Hamptons.

"Seaglass"

Whales of Sag Harbor #4

This one is in front of a shop on Main Street; I guess you have to take their word for it!

Oh! Tannenbaum!

I'm on a bit of a budget this year so instead of getting a real tree as I usually do, I thought I'd make use of the 'trinket tree' (see post from 9.20.15). I think it came out pretty good...I goes you could say it's a contemporary/mod take on the traditional Christmas tree shape.

In addition to various ornaments that I've collected over the years I festoon each year's tree with homemade ornaments made from old Christmas cards I receive. I feel it's a way to bring all those past Christmases into the present.
One of my favorites though is not made from Christmas cards. I call it 'The Hollywood Nun Ornament.' It features the faces of 20 actresses who've played nuns in movies over the years...Audrey Hepburn ("The Nun's Story"), Deborah Kerr ("Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison"), Meryl Streep ("Doubt"), Rosalind Russell ("The Trouble With Angels"), and on and on. I love it. Here's a closeup of several angles...can you identify the actresses shown and their nun role?

Instagramming

Okay, I know I'm fairly late to the Instagram party. Call me a Luddite.
But a friend suggested it to me last week saying it was the fastest growing social medium.
I tried it out and got hooked. I especially love the square format and the different lighting settings you can choose from. (I'm sure this is all passé news to most of you but, hey, better late than never, right?)
So take a look at my page. Even follow me if you want. Some shots have already been posted here, some are new. I'm just getting started. Wish me luck in the 21st Century, LOL.
Find me on Instagram here.

Some of my recent shots.