Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’

Special focus on the Visual Arts (or when I am being extra artsy with the camera) with a side hustle of nature photography

ART EXPO 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Once again (as in then and then and then and then), Ed and I went to the Art Expo (it’s nice to get free tickets), this time not at a pier on the Hudson as previously, but at Pier 36 … Continue reading →

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Central Park at Dusk

Posted on April 5, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The other day I crossed Central Park from West 72nd to East 79th streets just as night was creeping. I had seen a horror film at the movies, and felt inspired to take some moody photos as I made my … Continue reading →

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BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 2

Posted on March 30, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

And we’re back, ambling around the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. Plus a little bit of Red Hook.

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BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 1

Posted on March 25, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Walking around my neighborhood I’m sometimes struck by an image, a perspective, a detail that compels me to take out my phone and frame a picture. More often than not these shots are posted on my Instagram account. I’ll collect … Continue reading →

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ANTICIPATING SPRING

Posted on March 18, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Here’s to the Blooms of the Ornamental Pear Tree Spring is just around the corner, this Sunday officially. The crocuses and the daffodils are already blooming in our garden. But the trees are still bare, for now. The first trees … Continue reading →

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Prospect Park / Grand Army Plaza

Posted on March 7, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

As I was walking in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park towards the Grand Army Plaza exit, I caught this view through the trees and took a picture with my phone. I like this photo so much I decided it is worth featuring … Continue reading →

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Impressions from ASSEMBLY

Posted on February 24, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Fierce and Fabulous If I was allowed just two words to describe the fantastic performance of Rashaad Newsome’s “Assembly” I enjoyed last night at the Park Avenue Armory, those would be the two. Given more words to describe the experience, … Continue reading →

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NIAGARA at Night

Posted on February 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

After the sun sets, Niagara Falls is lit with colored lights. Click here for NIAGARA Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 First views are of the Horseshoe Falls

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NIAGARA Part 3 – Into the Mist

Posted on February 18, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Looks like I saved the most dramatic pics & vids for Part 3… (Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2) We took the elevator from Prospect Point down to the dock where we waited for our tour … Continue reading →

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Wet Snow in the Backyard

Posted on February 13, 2022 by dannyashkenasi
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NIAGARA Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

A Wider Tour of the World around the Falls After our first approach to the falls (see Part 1) we walked south from Terrapin Point around Goat Island, with a special visit to the Three Sisters Island, before returning to … Continue reading →

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NIAGARA Part 1

Posted on February 5, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

The Rapids along the Path to the Falls Pics and Vids taken August 2020 We start on the road along the shore at the left side of this map.

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BRIER PATCH in MADISON SQUARE PARK

Posted on January 26, 2022 by dannyashkenasi
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TELL-TALE HEARTBEATS

Posted on January 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

In all this time writing about my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” I have kept one crucial secret: how are the famous tell-tale heartbeats rendered in this version? It must be … Continue reading →

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Return to LIGHTSCAPE

Posted on January 10, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

New views of Lightscape at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden This Time with Snow and Ice This is a supplementary blog post to December’s “LIGHTSCAPE at Brooklyn Botanic Garden“. For a sense of the full tour, I suggest looking at that … Continue reading →

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MADISON SNOWSTORM

Posted on December 27, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Just a little blizzard in Wisconsin’s capitol…

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