Empire State Building

Always so much architectural details to see and marvel at when I stop to look- really look - at the Empire State Building.

JHS 12

Taken from a passing bus... near the intersection of Jackson, Grand and Henry Streets. The park is behind the old Junior High School 12 (aka Corlears Junior High).

Cleaning Up

If my arithmetic is correct, we've had snow on the ground for about 55 consecutive days in NYC, since Dec 26. It's almost all gone as of yesterday. Luckily, the Dept. of Sanitation (DSNY) has been able to switch back from snow clearance to trash pickup. This is outside the old Seward Park High School building on Essex Street between Grand & Broome - taken from a passing bus.

Stuyvesant Town Sky

Two from Stuyvesant Town around sundown last night under a busy sky - #1: an unusually empty First Avenue (for rush hour) and the seemingly endless buildings of Stuyvesant Town & Peter Cooper Village. #2: The moon peeking thru the clouds above one of the Stuy Town buildings. #1 is HDR (fusion) and #2 is HDR (tone mapping) + slight painterly effect

Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Sara D. Roosevelt Park - a 7.8 acre park in the Lower East Side with areas for soccer, basketball, gardens, playgrounds and more. This is at its northern end, looking towards Houston Street. The park is named after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's mother.

The Met

The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The fronts of the steps, in the foreground, electronically display current and upcoming events, etc. I used HDR processing to be able to see thru the windows of The Met despite the bright daylight outside. Normally, I would not do this with so many people in the scene (moving people and multiple exposures don't really mix well because their positions change from exposure to exposure). But, I figured I'd get away with it in this case given how insignificant the people look against the larger subject behind them. There are a few "trouble" spots around some of the people. But, overall, I think it's an acceptable compromise in this case.

Fill 'er Up!

One of the hardest-to-find things in Manhattan - a gas station!