THE SHORELINE LONG ISL AND, NY
PHOTOGR APHY BY JIM LENNON
THE SHORELINE C O A S TA L V I E W S F R O M LONG ISL AND, NY PHOTOGR APHS BY JIM LENNON
FOREWORD BY SANDY CHAPIN I have cherished my years living on the water at Point Lookout, Huntington Bay and Fire Island. Jim Lennon’s beautiful book Shoreline celebrates the special magic of Long Island’s waters; the music, the dappling lights, the shifting tides on the vast and endless Atlantic to the patchwork islands checkering the bays
THE WAVE I float, incessant waves sweep stray undulating curls over sand and brush my day.
and the Lighthouse stands’ silhouettes against the sky. I trace the sea. toes probe the tide, the rolling surge, the tumbling chase and slide, dive into the peak, crest atop the wall, alert to hold the break, waver, stall and fall, ride and feel the wake, this single form’s last stand forever gone, one lovely rise and splash upon the sand. —Sandy Chapin
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Copyright © 2020 Jim Lennon All Rights Reserved PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jim Lennon DESIGN BY Morey Creative Studios www.moreycreative.com PUBLISHED BY Jim Lennon Photographer, Inc 175-H2 Commerce Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788 www.jimlennon.com COVER PHOTOGRAPH Captree State Park
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has encouraged and supported my love for photographing the landscape of Long Island. My family has always been the rock that I stand on. They are there whenever things seem shaky and they keep me in check when ever I get stiff-necked. My extended family of cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends help provide the levity and insight that keeps my mind open. A special thanks to my late brother Jackie who put my first SLR camera on his credit card and let me pay it off over time. Thank you to my dear friend Sandy Chapin for the beautiful prose and poetry she wrote in the forward. A special thank you to Jon Sasala and Morey Creative Studios for their design andproduction expertise. Thank you to the late Danny Farrell of the Daily News for his guidance when I started out. As a friend of my Dad’s he was the example of how successful a professional photographer can be. I have dedicated this book to my mom and dad, Jack and Marie Lennon, for being the shining example of what kind and loving is and for encouraging all of their children to pursue what they love and believe in.
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Dedicated to Jack & Marie Lennon
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PREFACE Long Island is located in the Southeast part of the U.S. State of New York, just across the East River from Manhattan. Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City (Queens and Brooklyn) and two of which are primarily suburban neighborhoods (Nassau and Suffolk). The term “Long Island” often refers to Nassau and Suffolk counties in order to differentiate them from the New York City boroughs. Images in this book represent all four Long Island counties Current census estimates Long Island’s population at 7,838,722, the most populated island in any U.S. state or territory. Its population density is 5,595 inhabitants per square mile. If Long Island were a state it would rank 13th in population and first in population density. Geographically, Long Island is in its own unique territory stretching Northeast into the Atlantic Ocean between the Connecticut coastline and New York City. At 118 miles long, 23 miles at its widest point and surrounded by the ocean and Long Island Sound, it’s almost impossible be anywhere on this island without feeling the influence of the sea.
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INTRODUCTION The fragile existence of an ocean community that is primarily made up of Sea, Sky and Sand is the source of both beauty and heartache. As scientists and politicians argue over the causes, it is an indisputable fact that the Earth is getting warmer. A warmer environment puts more water into the atmosphere and more water in the atmosphere gives us more intense weather. Some of the more recent weather has left our neighbors devastated and has forced many to refigure or reconsider their place by the sea. While our buildings and structures may need to change, our hearts remain in love with the place where the Sea, Sky and Sand converge. The images that fill these pages capture moments and places that define the beauty of a coastal region where you can always find your own place to take it in. Finding a place to enjoy the scenery is easy on this island, being there when the light turns magical takes patience. All over the island you can find people by the shore patiently waiting for the magic. The visual pleasure of this island home is never ending. It’s a special place.
Enjoy!
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TECHNICAL INFO The 94 Images in this book range from 1974-2019. 22 of the photos were taken using film and 72 were digitally captured. 35mm cameras were used for 87 of the images, Medium format cameras for 6 images and a 4x5 view camera for 1 image. From 1974-1980 I used Minolta SLR and Rangefinder 35mm Cameras. From 1980-2019 for Film and Digital I worked with NIKON SLR , KODAK DSLR, NIKON DSLR & Leica Rangefinder 35mm cameras. Medium format cameras used are: Hasselblad V and H system for Film combined with KODAK Digital and LEAF Digital Magazines. For 4x5 Film: Toyo 45AX Field Camera, with Schneider and NIKKOR Lenses Aerial Images were taken from Helicopters with the assist of Ken-Lab Gyrostabilizers. Currently I use NIKON Digital Cameras and NIKKOR Lenses for all my 35mm Photography. For Medium format I work with Hasselblad H and V System Cameras combined with Leaf Digital Magazines. For off tripod Image Stabilization I now use The Moza Air 2 All images Š1974-2019 Jim Lennon | The Wave Š2020 Sandy Chapin
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Pg 1.................................. Title Page Pg 2-3.............................. Forward, Info Pg 4-5.............................. Acknowledgments, Temple Ave Beach, Flanders Pg 6-7.............................. Preface, Introduction Pg 8-9.............................. Goose Creek, Southampton Pg 10-11.......................... Camp Hero, Montauk Pg 12-13.......................... Indian Hills, Northport Pg 14-15......................... Coney Island Pg 16-17.......................... Orient Point Lighthouse Pg 18-19.......................... Norman Levy Park, Merrick Pg 20-21......................... Indian Island, Riverhead Pg 22-23......................... Lloyd Neck Pg 24-25......................... Fire Island Lighthouse Pg 26-27......................... Wading River Pg 28-29......................... Hashamomuck Beach, Southold Pg 30-31......................... The Meadow Brook, Merrick Pg 32-33......................... Mill Creek, Southampton Pg 34-35......................... Huntington Harbor Pg 36-37......................... Montauk Point Pg 38-39......................... Meschutte Beach, Shinnicock Pg 40-41......................... Jones Beach Pg 42-43......................... Peconic River, Riverhead Pg 44-45......................... Indian Creek, Oakdale Pg 46-47......................... Long Neck Beach, Flanders Pg 48-49......................... Long Beach Pg 50-51......................... Greenport Pg 52-53......................... Reeves Bay Pg 54-55......................... Smith Point Pg 56-57......................... Long Beach Park, Smithtown Pg 58-59......................... Cupsogue Beach, Moriches Pg 60-61......................... Oysterponds Creek, Orient Pg 62-63......................... Dune Road, Bridgehampton Pg 64-65......................... Long Island Sound, Eatons Neck Pg 66-67......................... Greenport Pg 68-69......................... New York Bay, Brooklyn Pg 70-71......................... Temple Avenue, Flanders Pg 72-73.......................... Mill Creek, Southold Pg 74-75.......................... Pine Avenue, Flanders Pg 76-77.......................... Carmans River, Brookhaven Pg 78-79......................... Triton Lane, East Quogue Pg 80-81......................... Norman Levy Park, Merrick Pg 82-83......................... Shinnicock Inlet Beach Pg 84-85......................... Orient Point Pg 86-87......................... Alewive Brook Landing, Easthampton Pg 88-89......................... Reeves Bay Pg 90-91......................... Great Sout Bay Bridge Pg 92-93......................... Oaks Avenue Pg 94-95......................... Dering Harbor, Shelter Island Pg 96-97......................... Ponquogue Beach, Hampton Bays Pg 98-99......................... Cold Spring Harbor
Pg 100-101.................... Steeplechase Pier, Coney Island Pg 102-103..................... Riverhead Pg 104-105.................... Mount Sinai Pg 106-107..................... Jones Beach Pg 108-109.................... Bay Avenue, Flanders Pg 110-111..................... Mattituck Inlet Pg 112-113..................... Manhattan Bridge Pg 114-115..................... Easthampton Pg 116-117..................... Jones Inlet, Point Lookout Pg 118-119..................... Great Peconic Bay Pg 120-121.................... Meadow Lake, Queens Pg 122-123..................... Dune Road, Hampton Bays Pg 124-125.................... Montauk Pg 126-127.................... Ponquogue Bridge, Hampton Bays Pg 128-129.................... Eaton’s Neck Lighthouse Pg 130-131.................... Orient Point Pg 132-133..................... Havens Beach, Sag Harbor Pg 134-135.................... Flanders Bay Pg 136-137..................... Great South Bay Pg 138-139.................... Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island Pg 140-141..................... Northport Bay Pg 142-143..................... Meeting House Creek, Aquebogue Pg 144-145..................... Point Lookout Pg 146-147..................... Ponquogue Beach Pavillion, Hampton Bays Pg 148-149..................... Manhattan Island Pg 150-151..................... Flying Point, Watermill Pg 152-153..................... Great South Bay Bridge, Robert Moses Causeway Pg 154-155.................... Scott Cameron Beach, Bridgehampton Pg 156-157.................... Coney Island Pg 158-159..................... Great Peconic Bay Pg 160-161..................... Greenport Pg 162-163..................... Birch Creek, Southampton Pg 164-165.................... Roanoke Avenue Beach, Riverhead Pg 166-167..................... Moriches Inlet Pg 168-169..................... Sag Harbor Pg 170-171..................... Meadowbrook Parkway Pg 172-173..................... Montauk Point Pg 174-175..................... Robert Moses State Park Pg 176-177..................... Shelter Island Yacht Club Pg 178-179..................... Peconic Bay Pg 180-181.................... Captree State Park Pg 182-183..................... Goose Creek, Southampton Pg 184-185.................... Greenport Pg 186-187.................... Jamesport Pg 188-189.................... Fire Island Pg 190-191..................... Red Creek Pond, Red Creek Pg 192-193..................... Joey and the Big Fish in the Sky, Flanders Pg 194-195..................... Technical Info, Index Pg 196............................. Author Bio
JIM LENNON is a Photographer based in Long Island, NY who has been working for Regional, National and Inter-National clients and publications for over 40 years. His work has been recognized with awards from Kodak, The Association of the Graphic Arts, The Long Island Advertising Club and Graphic Design Magazine.
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