christmas in new york-cont'd

The holiday is getting close now. The presents are all wrapped, the stockings are hung, and now we are in pre-preparation for our trip to Louisiana for Christmas. The only question is how in the world are we going to fit all of these gifts into the CR-V? Anyway, another NY shot. Later.

13 days and counting...!

Faced the mall today for one of the last few gifts we need. I worked on our Christmas card this evening...an annual tradition to make each year's card better than the last. The coffee's on and the excitement of the coming holiday is seeping into everything. School is nearing the end and the boys have endless guesses on what it is wrapped under the tree. To quote Sam the talking snowman, "I love this Christmasy time of year."

big apple-big ornaments

Christmas in New York-continued... More to come!

city snow flakes

This may be a repeat image, but it's one of my favorites from New York during my honeymoon. The snowflakes were synchronized to Christmas music playing on the street stretching high up to the top of the facade of the building. It's a pretty picture, but really can't capture how awesome it was to watch in person.

sub-statues

I'm sure there's a story to these little sculptures that were scattered about the subway station we were at, unfortunately I don't know it. I have a clue to what they may represent, but I won't speculate here, I will just post them for your viewing pleasure and you can take them for what they are. Cute little New York people.

mr. chairman

I hope everyone has enjoyed some scenes from NY. I've got a couple posts left and then I think it's time to move on to other subject matter. I've got some engagements and a bridal shoot coming up just around the corner that I'm really excited about.

Today's post falls into that cliche category of some of the weird stuff one finds while walking through such a diverse city. Yeah, I didn't ask why he was wearing a chair, he actually looked to be in quite a bit of a hurry, so I just focused my camera and shot.

tiles

While riding a bus across town we ran into these tiles that kids decorated in memory of their moms and dads and all those who died in the two towers. Everyone has their favorites, but the shot as a whole made more of an impact.

china town

A typical day in chinatown. Even though the sheer crowd of people that forced themselves on the streets here are not well represented (there at the bottom of the photo) I still love this shot because of the composition.

the city from brooklyn

The view of Manhattan at night from across the water in Brooklyn.

firehouse

One night we went by ground zero to see the actual site and visit the 9/11 museum. This is a shot of the firehouse that still stands nearby the site. It was night and dark outdoors, but all the better for this photo taken from outside the building. I really like this shot.

the skating rink

A view from central park of the city that ends abruptly at it's border. From here it was like watching a movie screen, standing outside of the city, looking at the view movie cameras film for us before the story that takes place within it's streets, alleys, restaurants, and apartments unfolds. This photo is surreal for me.

the empire state building

One of my favorites taken of the building during the trip and with the Holga. The colors are just perfect, the tilted angle, a perfect view of the building. Greatness.

greenwich village

Street level. Greenwich village, New York. Circa January, 2009. It was a clear, brisk, afternoon. We were headin' to John's Pizzeria, the best pizza pie in town...

central park

As promised: Holga pictures! Here's the first-a nice, crisp, cold, creepy day in central park. More to come.

coke tower

Among the dozens of pictures I took of Times Square, this one I loved because of the color and the angle and the interesting composition. I took a panoramic photo of the intersection but it is so wide that this blog won't support the format and you still be able to see anything. What I really want to do is print a few panoramic views I shot while in New York and put them in my house-but where? Anyway, I hope everyone's not too tired of my New York shots-I've still got plenty to post. Up next: Holga NY!

snow globes

On the way up to see the view from the empire state building there are these little snow globe window displays inside the atrium. I photographed them for a little photo montage much like what I put together for this blog. Cool.

village view

After finishing off the best pizza on Manhattan island we crossed Bleaker Street to eat the best cannolis you'll ever eat in your life. This was the sky that day, 'round five in the evening...

street creatures

Four of these "mail men" were just hanging out on the street. Rather quiet they were, but creepy. They just stood and stared, never moving, always watching, never blinked or made a sound. Every now and again someone would walk up to them and insert things into the back of their head. Creepy.

ol' flatiron

Yes everyone it is the Flatiron Building! The second most popular and photographed building in Manhattan! Sorry you have to see it again here, but I did photograph it and am proud I did so! More creative photos to follow...

atlas

This photo of Atlas taken at Rockefeller center took me by surprise. The mixture of orange, blue, and white lights came together to make quite a dramatic photograph.