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Photos: LI Photowalk Visits Caumsett State Park

Long Island Photowalk descends upon Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor.

It was a blustery and overcast Saturday, but that didn't keep Long Island Photowalk from descending upon Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor. The amateur photography group, which congregates virtually on the shutterbug website Flickr, got together in person at the former Marshall Field III estate to explore and take photos. Between the well-manicured garden, surrounding woods, horse stables and Marshall Field III mansion overlooking the Long Island Sound, there was no shortage of photo ops. Here's a sampling.

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Camera Man's Likeness Created, Ironically, With Paint

Following Len Totora's death in late February, his friend and artist Erich Preis was inspired to memorialize him in a two-paneled, larger than life-sized mural

"He was all about doing for others." That's the highest compliment artist Erich Preis could think of and he said it about Len Totora, owner for many years of L & L Camera and Video in Huntington Village before his death February 22. To honor his altruistic friend, Preis decided to memorialize Totora in a life-sized, double-paneled mural on a building at one of the busiest corners in Huntington, Park Avenue and East Main Street. Preis said Totora inspired him as the pair worked together to provide support to homeless veterans. Preis often donated his paintings to raise money for homeless veterans as well as drawing or painting commemorative images of fallen soldiers for their families. "There are thousands of homeless veterans right here on…

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Tulip Fest Photo Winners Honored

Photographers whose images were judged the highest 2009 Tulip Festival photo contest were honored at the January 12, 2010 Town Board meeting.

Those who braved near freezing temperatures to attend the Jan. 12th Huntington Town Board meeting were treated to a tantalizing taste of spring as Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and the Board honored the winners of the ninth annual Tulip Festival Photo Contest. The Tulip Festival—which marks the dazzling debut of thousands of brightly colored floral harbingers of spring—is a highly anticipated event which attracts visitors from across Long Island and beyond. Founded by Cuthbertson in 2001, the day of free, family-friendly fun recalls the tulip festivals that the councilman enjoyed while attending law school in Albany. The photo contest, which has always been part of the event, invites professional and amateur photographers alike to capture …

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