Two Sides Of Officers Row Canvas Print

canvas prints lighthouse sandy hook new jersey aerial atlantic ocean sandy hook bay officers row historic balance military risk old gateway national recreation area

photographs lighthouse sandy hook new jersey aerial atlantic ocean sandy hook bay officers row historic balance military risk old gateway national recreation area

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An aerial view of Oficer's Row at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. What intreguied me about this scene was the opportunity to capture a wide view of the lof this beautifully landmark and show its location between the Atlantic Ocean at the top and Sandy Hook Bay at the bottom. Sandy Hook is a 1665 square mile peninsula along the eastern cost of New Jersey that was discovered by Henry Hudson in the early 1600s. This peninsula is located at the southern entrance to New York harbor.
After the Civil War Fort Hancock was establish as a military base, armament proving ground and in the 1950s a Nike missile site. Numerous large bunkers that housed weapons to protect New York Harbor are scattered around the peninsula.
Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974 when it was turned over to the US National Parks Service and managed as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Today, Fort Hancock, the proving ground, some bunkers, and nike missile site can be toured as historical monuments of US...

For the past thirty years I have been exploring the many ways photography can be creatively used to record the beauty and interesting qualities of our world. Macro and landscape constitute the largest bodies of my work. Most of all I enjoy bringing out unique interpretations of common objects and scenes that might be missed by casual observation. All images are © GMS Photography LLC and cannot be copied,displayed,downloaded modified or distributed without written permission of Gary M Slawsky.