Fishing In The Ultimate Fog
by John Telfer
Title
Fishing In The Ultimate Fog
Artist
John Telfer
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
FAA WATERCOLOR MARK DOES NOT APPEAR ON FINAL SALES
Photographed this boat trying to get out of Manhassett Bay in New York and into the Long Island Sound for fishing. But the fog was to thick and the boat was forced to turn around. Manhasset Bay, New York, is an embayment in western Long Island off Long Island Sound. Manhasset Bay forms the northeastern boundary of the Great Neck Peninsula and the southwestern boundary of Cow Neck (Port Washington Peninsula or Manhasset Neck). On the north side of the bay there are three points, Barker Point at the entrance, Plum Point coming the furthest into the Bay, and Tom's Point in the back bay. On the other side, Hewlett Point forms the entrance nearly a mile from Barker Point.[1] Hart Island lies in the Sound just outside the mouth of Manhasset Bay.
The Manhasset Bay area was first inhabited in the 17th century by the Matinecook tribe of Algonquin Indians.[2] Then the Dutch and the English settled around the bay in the 17th century because of the proximity of fish. The Bay was called Schout's Bay by the Dutch, and then Howe's Bay by the English.[3] Subsequently, due to the presence of cattle raising, it came to be called Cow Bay, and the local neck, to the northeast, "Cow Neck". It finally became Manhasset Bay in 1907. In the 1920s it began to switch from the cow-and-fish industry to support services for commercial boating[3], as it is considered to be one of the best harbors on Long Island Sound with little tidal current except at the entrance and average tidal displacement of only six feet.[4] By the 1980s it was full of marinas and yacht clubs. The Sands Point Seaplane Base on Manhasset Bay was at one time the main airport for passenger service between New York and Europe. At the beginning of the 21st century, it had about 16% of all the marinas and yacht clubs in the whole of Long Island Sound.
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's themed week - H IS FOR HAZE! You are invite to add this to the features archive discussion!
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Pam for featuring my photo in the group, ABC Group - H is for Haze, I appreciate the feature
Mary Ann Weger
Amazing capture of the beautiful white fog! That must have been one hectic fishing trip! l/f
John Telfer replied:
That is an understatement, it took us an hour on the docks with our gear to decide if we thought we could get out of the canal and the inlets, eventually we went for it and within three hours the sun came out and the fog began to lift but we took it at about 5 mph
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Jack for featuring my photo in the group, Yachting and Waterfront Art, I appreciate the feature
Karen Adams
This is so beautiful! I love that you were not afraid of all the negative space here....It makes this a really great image! Love it!....fav/v16
Mike Lee
great capture! you can feel lost in the fog!
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Mike for your compliment I appreciate it that was a scary morning to be out in the ocean
Angela Stanton
Oh my! This is just outstanding! v/f
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Angela for your kind compliment, vote and for favoring my photo I appreciate it
Judy Palkimas
LOL a little foggy so well done great shot! v
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Judy on this day we definitely could not see over to Connecticut, thank you for your compliment and vote I appreciate it