Site Of Queens Fort Photo

Photographer’s Note

Site of “Queen’s Fort”

Statue of Lawrence the Irquois marks the location of Queens Fort.
Built in 1705, as a temple stockade. Rebuilt in 1735, of heavy hewn timbers set on a stonewall ten feet high. Fort was one hundred feet square, with blockhouse at each corner, twenty-four feet square and twenty feet high. Was capable of holding three hundred men.

Entered by a large swinging gate, raised like a drawbridge. Six cannon commanded the approaches from all sides. Open square within, was used as a parade and drill ground.

Taken down during the Revolution, the timbers were used to frame the soldier’s barrack, at the corner of Union and LaFayette Streets.

Tablet erected by Common Council on Centennial Anniversary of Incor-poration of City, March 26, 1898.

yedirenk, mikolaj_kawa, phwall, ChrisJ, snunney, asajernigan, Didi has marked this note useful

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yedirenk (7567) 2009-10-30 13:55

Hi Tom,
a very impressive statue between autumn colours.sharpness,light and vertical format are excellent.eye catcher details..very nice colours and an elegant scene..TFS
Best Regards

Cevdet

mikolaj_kawa (31889) 2009-10-30 15:31

Hello Tom! Very interesting sculpture, original monument. Very nice natural scenery. Beautiful autumnal colours. Perfect exposure and capture. Ideal contrast and sharpness. Well done!

jplebrun (17490) 2009-10-30 16:10

Hi Tom
très belle photo de cette statue bien cadré dans les couleurs de l'automne de l'arbre en arrière.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

phwall (5817) 2009-10-30 20:29

Hi Tom,
An interesting snapshot of the local history in this image. Lawrence looks so proud in the way he has been cast.
Nice shot against the background of fall leaves and buildings. There's that red colour again.
So with Halloween today I guess the pumpkins are there for a purpose.
Don't get too frightened when the ghosts and witches come a knockin.
Regards
Peter.
We just finished putting our treat bags of sweets together, I think I ate half of them already.

rodgerg (25535) 2009-10-31 0:57

Hello Tom,

The vegetation with the warm autumn's colors give a very nice framing to the sculptur. The coloured elements of the house in the BG give a greta depht to the image. Good photowork.
Have a nice WE,
Roger

ChrisJ (70521) 2009-10-31 1:29

Hi Tom

An interesting shot of the Iroquois Indian, with a superb Fall backdrop & good sharpness & framing. Have a nice weekend!

pajaran (4320) 2009-10-31 3:09

Pozdrav.
Obelezje sa istorijom, dobro uklopljeno u celinu sa dobrim bojama i kompozicijom. Lepe jesenje boje, dobar rad.
Lep vikend, Paja.

snunney (35840) 2009-10-31 5:48

Hello Tom,
A good capture of this fine looking statue nicely surrounded by golden autumn trees. I like the presence of the two pumpkins bottom right.

asajernigan (14414) 2009-10-31 5:54

Tom,
Nice shot of this statue framed by the colorful trees. The vertical format works well allowing us closeup sharpness as well as seeing the height of the statue.
The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

Dyerco (9396) 2009-10-31 8:17

Hi Tom
The statue looks great surrounded by the fall colour. Nicely done.
Phil

AROBN54 (10799) 2009-11-01 18:00

Oh, my goodness, that's a nice shot, Tom.
Those statues are hard to photograph and get the right light and shadow combination, but you've done a great job. Marvelous fall color, brilliant detail, excellent composition and I love the splashes of bright red from the shutters in back. That's a great fall shot! Many thanks and kindest regards,
Shelly

Didi (36674) 2009-11-02 4:04

Hi Tom
Nice autumn colour in the background; it's possible to use a tele lens also to give a blur background; it's just a suggestion.
Best regards

npecanhuk (15182) 2009-11-03 1:24

Hello Tom!
The highlight of this photograph was the mix of the autumnal colors and the details of that monument! I can also see two pumpkins down in the right lower corner of this image! It truly pleases me!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

jwmunro (6279) 2009-11-04 18:42

Hello Tom -

A very nice autumn scene. I like the your notes Tom as they provide us with a nice mental image of some of the frontier forts during the pre-revolutionary period. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John