Shot at JFK while waiting for take-off.
iphone, edited with Snapseed
Archive for the ‘New York’ Tag
Ready for Take-Off Leave a comment
Where in the World am I? 3 comments
iphone, slight edits in Snapseed.
A Dirty Welcome to New York 4 comments
Caught this ‘welcome committee’ at the international arrivals hall at JFK today.
From Union Station to Union Station on Amtrak 172 1 comment
This ride from Washington, DC to New Haven, CT on Amtrak will leave you thinking that all of America consists of refineries, construction sites, abandoned factories, parking lots and water towers. Nevertheless, I was fascinated by what whizzed by my window. Click on any picture to view in slide show format.
Porters at Union Station, Washington DC
Union Station, New Haven
Green Light District 1 comment
If you’re driving in Manhattan, it feels like there are never enough of these….
Iphone, Hipstamatic
Spring Reflection in New York 4 comments
Finally a sunny day – and green buildings add to the feeling that Spring has finally arrived:
Canon Powershot G12
HDR, ColorEfexPro
Beautiful Curves 2 comments
Yes, there’s even beauty in freeway overpasses:
iphone, Hipstamatic
film: BlacKeys
lens: Lucifer VI
Packed House at the US Open Leave a comment
Despite rain delays, the stands were packed for the Federer match. Even people on the other court tried to get a peek of the match:
The stands were full to the very top:
Standing room only:
Rainy day at the US Open 1 comment
Spectators taking cover during a downpour at the US Open.
Checking Email in the Wrong Place 1 comment
The sign is clearly telling her where to go…
And can you call it ‘Street Photography’ when you shoot indoors?
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/4.5
1/6 sec
Watchyalookingat??? 1 comment
Waiting for the bus with attitude. Caught in New York City, 41st Street.
iphone, Hipstamatic
Newlyweds in Grand Central Terminal 2 comments
This couple chose the busiest place in New York to have their wedding photos taken. Romantic, yet very frustrating for the photographer who wanted no people in the background!
iphone
Keep Children on a Leash at All Times 6 comments
Walking a child in Manhattan — much like walking a dog:
iphone, Hipstamatic
New York Vertigo 4 comments
You don’t have to stand on top of a building to feel dizzy in New York — just looking at the angular and glass-clad office towers along 6th Avenue is enough:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/320 sec
Jazz in Madison Park 2 comments
Sat in Madison Park yesterday before lunch, and enjoyed an impromptu trumpet concerto while enjoying the warm weather and the view of the Flatiron Building, one of my favorite buildings in the world.
iphone, Hipstamatic app
Cemeteries Worlds Apart 6 comments
Mt. Zion Cemetery in Long Island, New York, overlooked by an industrial plant and flanked by a highway overpass:
Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, shaded by giant chestnut trees:
Rushing to Work Leave a comment
Caught while walking through New York, where nobody walks slow enough to get a shot that’s sharply focused. That’s New York: you blink and you miss it.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: John S.
film: Ina’s 1969
Evening Light Leave a comment
Caught this next to St. John’s Cathedral in New York.
iphone Hipstamatic
lens: John S
film: Ina’s 1969
Moonset over New Jersey 3 comments
This was caught one late afternoon from my window in Manhattan – looking towards New Jersey, just across the Hudson River. The moon is setting over Columbia Terraces in Weehawken, NJ.
Canon EOS 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/11
2 sec
Atlas Didn’t Shrug Leave a comment
…otherwise he would have dropped his universe right on top of me (I know, bad pun. And I haven’t even read the book). This is a sculpture in front of Rockefeller Center in New York City.
Canon EOS 7D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO 400
f/4.5
.3 sec
Nighttime stroll in Manhattan 2 comments
At night, and away from the tourist attractions, there are plenty of good photo opportunities in New York. Click on any picture to see the photos in slideshow format (trying out some new WordPress features).
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- New Yorker Office in the fog
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- Gas station (yes, they exist in Manhattan)
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- On-ramp to nowhere
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- In front of the largest store in NYC
Calling Batman 1 comment
Well, he certainly didn’t answer the call last week when I walked through Manhattan:
And while the Batmobile is cool, this ride is waaaay cooler!
Canon EOS 7D
ISO 200
18mm
f/8
30 sec
Christmas Season in Manhattan 3 comments
I love the festive mood that all of New York gets into before the holidays. It’s especially nice on a crisp, cold fall night. Here are a few of my favorite spots in mid-town. Happy Holidays!
Times Square Memories (part 3) 1 comment
Despite the cold weather, Times Square is teeming with tourists during the holiday season. These pictures are part of an ongoing project I’m having fun with: all the various ways people memorialize their visit to New York, and to Times Square specifically. The full series is in a gallery on my photography site.
Central Park at Night 3 comments
Faster, Higher, Bigger 3 comments
I had the privilege of seeing last week, from my window, three icons of modern day transportation lined up next to each other: The Concorde (fastest passenger jet ever), the Space Shuttle (highest altitude orbital space craft ever), and the Queen Mary 2 (largest Ocean Liner* ever built):
The Space Shuttle is on the deck of the aircraft carrier (now museum) Intrepid, while the Concorde is on a pier right next to it, in between the Space Shuttle and the Queen Mary 2.
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Canon EOS 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 400
18mm
f/4.5
*There are now some cruise ships that are bigger than the Queen Mary 2, but she remains the largest Ocean Liner (a vessel that has a set route between two ports – in this case Southampton and New York – and is built to withstand rough seas).
I Love Bakeries! 3 comments
And sometimes I can’t help myself and I just HAVE to pull out my camera and take a picture of these mouth-watering delights. The first one is my favorite bakery in New York: Amy’s Bread on 9th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Their Miche is to die for! The second one is a market in Stowe, VT. What’s your favorite bakery?
Reflections at 9/11 Memorial 1 comment
Although surrounded by ear-numbing construction on all sides, the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan is an oasis of peace and quiet. Even the fountains didn’t seem to make any noise.
All photographs taken with Canon EOS 7D, 24-77mm EFL f/2.8
Bridges of Brooklyn 7 comments
On a recent walk through Brooklyn’s DUMBO district (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), I found lots of interesting views of both the Brooklyn Bridge as well as the Williamsburg Bridge. The district is New York’s 90th historic district.
All photos taken with Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm EF
Jane’s Carousel 2 comments
This is Jane’s Carousel, an antique carousel (built in 1922) lovingly restored by Jane Walentas in her studio in Brooklyn. It now sits in a dedicated structure at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, is open year-round, and enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Canon EOS 7D, 24-70mm
ISO 100
f/4
1/30 sec
New York’s Finest is also New York’s Nicest 3 comments
Who would have thought that the New York Police Department has time for photo opportunities? But they do, and they endure the onslaught of tourists in Times Square gracefully. This is a continuation of my Times Square series I started a few weeks ago.
Captured with Canon Powershot G12, modified with Silver Efex 2
Times Square Memories (part 2) 3 comments
I found these moments of vacation snapshots more interesting than the actual splendor (or squalor, depending on your point of view) of Times Square. Check out the first post in this series.
All photos taken with Canon Powershot G12, modified with SilverEfex 2.
New York’s most beautiful building Leave a comment
The Flatiron Building will always be my favorite building in New York:
Here are a few other views:
Manhattan Solstice 7 comments
Manhattan Solstice or ‘Manhattanhenge’ is one of two days every year when the sun sets exactly in line with the crosstown streets of Manhattan. Because New York’s grid isn’t aligned exactly along East/West, this phenomenon doesn’t occur on June 21 (like in Stonehenge), but on two days spaced evenly around summer solstice (this shot was taken on July 11, 2012).
Canon EOS 7D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L
ISO 250
200mm
f/5
1/125 sec
Fire Escapes Leave a comment
These escapes seem pretty useless when there’s no escape from the 105 degree heat in NY.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/4.5
1/60 sec
Our buildings are real… Leave a comment
and they’re spectacular (probably not the best ad to endear itself to New Yorkers…)
Shot with iPhone, in NY.
Wish upon a carousel Leave a comment
This little girl watched with envy as her bigger sister rode the carousel in Bryant Park. I hope she got her turn later.
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 100
f/3.5
1.0 sec
A stolen kiss 1 comment
I don’t think these two really cared whether anyone noticed. Caught on a viewing platform of New York’s High Line.
Blissful peace in Times Square 2 comments
I happened upon this massive yoga session in Times Square yesterday. Unfortunately the organizers didn’t know that it would be 95 degrees at 7pm. Nobody seemed to mind though, and for an hour, Times Square was an oasis of peace.
New York Vertigo 2 comments
Looking up in New York never gets tiring, even though most New Yorkers don’t. That’s how you can tell who is a tourist and who is not. I still look up all the time.
All photos shot with Canon Powershot G12
The Billion Dollar View Leave a comment
Well, maybe not everyone at Goldman Sachs is a billionaire, but everyone there can enjoy this view from the 43rd floor of their Manhattan offices.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 100
f/5
1/250 sec
Graffiti and Gelato 1 comment
The surroundings didn’t take anything away from this couple’s enjoyment of their ice cream. Captured in New York, 18th Street.
Shot with Canon Powershot G12
ISO 400
f/4
1/5 sec
Checkmate in Bryant Park Leave a comment
As the evenings get warmer, Bryant Park, located behind the NY Public Library, becomes a gathering place for lovers, strollers, and chess players.
A fountain offers calming background sounds:
As the lawn slowly fills with people and people watchers:
All shots taken with Canon Powershot G12 and mini-tripod, multiple exposures
Gotham City Skyline 24 comments
Taken from the roof terrace of my building on 52nd Street and 10th Avenue.
Canon PowerShot G12
ISO 200
f/7.1
6pm
Walk on the High Line 4 comments
A late afternoon along the High Line in New York yielded some nice photo opportunities. The High Line is a 1-mile New York City linear park built on a 1.45-mile section of the former elevated New York Central Railroad spur called the West Side Line.
All photographs taken with Canon Powershot G12, various exposures combined.
Where cars go to sleep in New York City Leave a comment
A follow-up to my post about where cars go to party in NYC, here’s where they go to sleep:
This was shot as seen from the High Line (check back tomorrow to see what that is):
Where cars go to party in New York City 2 comments
I took these shots while walking through my neighborhood in the evening, struck by the fact that these sights are pretty rare in Manhattan.
Shot with Canon Powershot G12
ISO 400
f/4.5
multiple exposures
Who’s taking who to work? Leave a comment
Caught on my way to work today: father and son on Park Avenue.
Long Island Rail Station 1 comment
Felt Edward Hopper-like when I saw this scene looking out of my train window on my way to Manhattan.
Graffiti Extremis Leave a comment
Shot from the #7 subway while crossing Brooklyn.
Canon Powershot G12
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 
