Sunset on the Hudson

I don't do many sunsets, but this one made me jump off my bike yesterday to snap a few shots. The sun is about to come out from behind the clouds as it sets over the Hudson, throwing the abandoned pier pylons into silhouette. The sun is setting pretty far south of due west as we approach the winter solstice in a few weeks

Arcade

Ivy on Lamp Post

Parking

The biggest challenge of owning a car in the city is not the traffic but the parking. That's why I leave mine at my father-in-law's upstate house for the winter. I wonder how much carbon is released into the atmosphere from people just driving around the block for an hour looking for a space...

Buoy at Dawn

Nothing new today, a day of rest after a typical Thanksgiving overindulgence. This was taken on the way to work a few weeks ago, biking along the Hudson River Greenway. Didn't think much of it at the time but it's grown on me.

These are essentially parking spots for boats near the 79th Street Boat Basin.

Happy Thanksgiving

Somehow this fat squirrel seems to me to "embody" the general principle of Thanksgiving - get ready to hunker down for the long, cold winter. In ancient times fattening up made sense - food would be scarce and times would be tough. Nowadays, not so much, but traditions die hard...

Green & Brown

Ft. Tryon Park, a small lawn outside the Cloisters Museum, oak leaves.

Winter Fruits

Persistent fruits on the tree lasting through the cold months, or until they're all eaten up by the birds. Not sure what this tree is called.

Underneath the Gingko Tree

They're really nice trees, except for the females that bear "fruit," no offense..

Cloisters Museum

It's been a busy week around here and this is my first post in a few days and the first time I've had the energy or opportunity to go out and shoot. I wish the Parks Dept. would come up with a better solution to protect the shrubbery than these ugly wire fences they put up.

Those yellow leaves framing the tower of the museum are from an incredibly lovely, large, and old Ginko tree sitting in a popular lawn outside the museum. I may have another picture of the tree tomorrow, but it's hard to do it justice .

November Rose

I don't remember seeing roses in bloom this late in November before, maybe I just haven't been paying attention. Took this one on Sunday. Telephoto lens blurs out the dark green background, which turns to black when converted to B&W.

Waiting

An abandoned tennis ball on a court covered with oak leaves.

A Walk in the Park

Love this old Elm tree reaching out over the pathway, but I keep expecting it to fall and hurt somebody (like me, every time I walk under it). The parks are frequently closed during heavy winds and snowfall for this very reason.

Gulls Along the Hudson

Looking across the river to the Palisades of New Jersey. Pulled out the telephoto today for a change in perspective. I like the compression with the trees in full color. Cloudy day, though.

Trump Trees

Taken yesterday from the middle of 5th Avenue, which was closed off to vehicular traffic for the Veterans Day Parade. I'm no fan of Donald Trump, but I actually like the trees growing along the terraced side of this particular building. The facade, though, is typically tacky Trump.

For Gerry, With Apologies

Sorry man, by the time I got to the parade the Navy was all that was left. And some woman in front of me every 10 seconds shouting "Go Navy, Beat Army!"

LOL

Anyway, saw this guy sporting a Nikon D300 and thought of you.

The Final Hill

What goes down, must come up. I live in Washington Heights, and as the name suggests, it is in the highest part of Manhattan. My apartment is close to a park that has a marker designating it as the highest geologic point on the island (Bennett Park). And the climb from sea level (the Hudson River that runs alongside my bike path) to the highest point is a steep one. It's not so obvious from the photo, but this is the final steep leg of my bike ride home. There's more hill after this, but not quite as dramatically steep as this one.

The nice thing about living in my neighborhood is the vantage point - living at the top of the hill has always had certain socio-economic connotations. The disadvantage for a biker is that the early part of the ride is easy, downhill fun, while the last part of my ride, when I'm already tired, is all uphill. Was mich nicht umbringt...

UPDATED: I realized it was too dark and brought out some more highlights, it looks more appropriate now to the time of day, late afternoon, when it was shot.

Bridge Tower, Evening Light

Let me know when you're tired of the bridge - It's just such an awesome structure I keep wanting to shoot it...

Fall Colors in B&W

A ;little fall black & white to mix it up a little. From Sunday.

Bike Path

Like I said, hard to resist these colors.This one taken on foot from a walk yesterday afternoon. Incredible golden light at sundown these last few days.

Bridge Tower in Fall Colors

A lazy shot from the seat of my moving bicycle on the way home from work on Friday. I never want to stop when I'm riding, so it's really not a particularly good way to take pictures, unless I have lots of time and ride to a pre-determined destination, with the intention of parking and walking around.

The fall colors are so in your face right now it's almost impossible not to shoot them.

Water Tower, NYC

Crazy week around here. No time to shoot or post. This taken last week, I think. My brain is clogged :-)