"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."

- Ansel Adams: US nature photographer (1902 - 1984

Greetings, I'm Dennis, a retired computer programmer reviving an interest in photography - most notably iPhoneography - living in Brooklyn, New York USA.

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"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."

- Ansel Adams: US nature photographer (1902 - 1984

Greetings, I'm Dennis, a retired computer programmer reviving an interest in photography - most notably iPhoneography - living in Brooklyn, New York USA.

The journals title Gravesende Perspectives comes from the name of the neighborhood where I reside and reflects on my daily musings through the beauty of photography.

Local History of Gravesend
The derivation of the name is unclear. Some speculate that it was named after the English seaport of Gravesend, Kent. An alternative explanation suggests that it was named by Willem Kieft for the Dutch settlement of "'s- Gravesande", which means "Count's Beach" or "Count's Sand". There is also a town in the Netherlands called 's-Gravenzande.

Gravesend was one of the original towns in the Dutch colony of New Netherland and became one of the six original towns of Kings County in colonial New York. It was the only English chartered town in what became Kings County and was designated the "Shire Town" when the English assumed control, as it was the only one where records could be kept in English. The former name survives, and is now associated with a neighborhood in Brooklyn. Gravesend is notable for being founded by a woman, Lady Deborah Moody; a land patent was granted to the English settlers by Governor Willem Kieft, December 19, 1645.
[From: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend,_Brooklyn]

We live within the 4 square blocks of the original settlement - nice quiet quaint area. Lady Moody's house is just down the lane.

Married (1977), 2 girls and a Maltipoo (poodle & maltiese mix) named Oreo.