Favorite Things

Assignment for the photography club that I advise at school. Tough subject, I could have spent a little more time on this one but there's that word again, time.

B-Sides: NYC Skyline

My head is full - even when I make the time to go out all I can think about is work. This was taken a few weeks ago looking south. You can barely make out the new One World Trade Center, the bright building a bit left of center with the spire on top.

B-Sides:Pushcart Vendor on Break

You know immediately the object of his gaze. Taken earlier this summer.

Crackled Sign

Brick Protrusion Pattern

B-Sides: Amy's Bread

A great little bakery & coffee shop in Hell's Kitchen (they have 2 other locations now, but this was the original). What makes them great, in addition to their substantial skills:

We serve the New York City area, and make all of our freshly baked products every day.  We don’t parbake and freeze, and we don’t pre-package our items.  We believe that the best bread and pastries are made in the Old World way - by hand and enjoyed within hours of being freshly baked!

And the leftovers that don't get eaten within hours?

Every day we donate our extra bread to Fountain House and City Harvest (8000 lbs per month gathered from our 3 stores!).

Re-post: Union Man

Happy Labor Day and a salute to labor unions. President Obama gave a speech today commemorating the occasion without using the word "unions." It has become a dirty word in our politics, and unions are becoming less and less powerful, such that even democrats are slinking away from them.

This picture is from the Occupy Wall Street series I did a couple of years ago, when they still occupied Zuccotti Park.

B-sides: Electrical Conduit

Limited shooting at the moment, so I thought I'd throw in some shots that I considered and rejected from recent walks. As with old 45's, occasionally the B-sides are better than the A-sides, so maybe some of these will resonate.

Bus Terminal

Another frequent subject of mine, the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. I just like the clean sky and warm evening sun at the right position to open up the shadows a bit under the overhang. From Saturday.

Back to school this week, so posting will become sporadic again. I hope to avoid going completely offline this time around.

Time & Reflection

From a stroll around Fort Lee, NJ, yesterday evening.

Salt & Pepper

International Street Photographers Day

It's not what I do, but for the occasion I bit the bullet. To borrow from Charles Darwin, I felt like I was committing murder. OK, a little over the top maybe - more like theft.

Niagara 2008

I was looking for something else in response to s.c.'s post today, but I couldn't find anything publishable. I did find this from our 2008 trip to Niagara Falls, a shot I didn't think much of at the time but now I kinda like it - not really sharp, taken from a boat, but I sharpened as much as I could, hopefully not overly so.

Signs

It's been a while since I posted any signs, and here it was really just an excuse to get in the color of that painted brick.

Framing the Flag

I'm really not the flag-waving type, and frankly I'd be just as happy if a city like New York would display flags from around the world from the million or so flag poles erected in about every park and multiple buildings, including schools, hospitals, fire and police stations, post offices, libraries, etc. I do like a dash of color against the otherwise clear blue sky and here I liked the framing by the oak branches at this tiny abandoned fort (?) in northern Central Park - with no signs or plaques to explain its significance