The Matinecock tribe, a division of the Algonquian nation lived in this area of Queens, New York City. Somehow they borrowed the Chippewa tribes word Kissena which means "it is cold" or "cool water" yet for the Matinecock tribe Kissena translated to "The place where the cool wind blows." and that's exactly why I went to Kissena park on this unseasonably hot day. This set shows a subset of what I saw.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Yellow-bellied slider. Note the eye slit is level and it always will be no matter what angle the head is at
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/2200s800 ISO-0.3 EV
2) Mourning dove with nesting material
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/550s3200 ISO-0.3 EV
3) Cabbage White butterfly
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/400s3200 ISO+0.3 EV
4) Northern cardinal
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/320s3200 ISO0.0 EV
5) Red-winged blackbird
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1100s3200 ISO+0.3 EV
6) American robin
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/2400s3200 ISO-0.3 EV
7) Starling
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1700s3200 ISO0.0 EV
8) Yellow warbler
X-H2SXF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens500mmf/5.61/1250s3200 ISO-0.3 EV
A wonderful set. I especially like the mourning dove image. It feels so amazingly clear and present. Interesting to read about the park. It is very nostalgic for me as I grew up in Queens and my dad would take me and my siblings there in the winter for sledding. Haven't hear anyone else mention it in many a year.
