The Garage

Another bit of neon on a slick rainy evening.  

The Garage

Chinatown Hydrant

It was nice that someone went to the trouble of painting a brick wall red.  This was in Chinatown and the light came down in a pattern caused by a fire escape.  

Chinatown Hydrant

Shadowed

The shadow of the man kind of reminds me of the Alfred Hitchcock shadow on his show.  

Shadowed

Snow Dust

Just a touch of snow on the New York streets... at the cemetery:

Snow Stake

Some slushy streets... (where's her head)?

Duomo

By the cones of the Post Office.

Dusting

The Court

The New York Criminal Courts building has an imposing colonnade that have been shown in many movies.  I have taken many pictures from the front down the steps.  But, I always found those shots rather routine.  I took a different approach this time and went up the steps behind the columns.  

I thought of an admired photographer friend in Rome, Enzo De Martino, and his success in isolating individuals within the geometrics of the Roman architecture.    This was the result.  

I'm sure many times the influences of photographers through the years has subliminally influenced me, but at this moment, I was think of a specific style and tried to emulate it.  

Check out Enzo's work at enzodemartino.com. 

Court Spot

Shadowed Patterns

Bright days and patterns creating rhythmic shadows.  The first is a protective scaffolding on Barclay Street.  The second is the promenade along the Hudson River.  

Barclay Patterns

Hudson Comb

Candy and Eye Candy

I frequently take pictures of newsstand, but I rarely get anything which is of any interest.  I was transfixed by this guy's gaze though, and wanted to see what I could do here.  It was afterwards that it occurred to me that his sales were totally advertising candy and magazines with attractive women on it.  This is especially relevant since this was the week of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.  So, we have "candy and eye candy".  

Candy and Eye Candy

Faux Vintage

The are observations that sometimes just suggest days of yesteryear.  Adding a treatment or tone can help point that out.  I was originally just going to focus on the man with the coffee cup on the mail box with this shot, but the other workers and their distracted looks I think adds to it.  

Mail Men

I pass this abandoned factory every day in Harrison, New Jersey.  I think this particular day, the motorcycle pointed out a composition to me.  

The Factory that Was

Cherry Lollipop

Here's one in the "Decisive Moment" category.  I was really focused on the sign's shadow, so sharp and mirrored by the shadow edge of a building to the left of it.  I was just looking for various people to be well positioned for the shot with the shadow.   I always like red on people as it pops, so I grabbed a couple of this woman.  But, when she landed right one the shadow, I was just lucky.  

Cherry Lollipop

The Castle

Here's another one with a backdrop of the Federal Reserve building.  Maybe a solo version of "The Encounter". I've used this for many pictures, the blocks create the look of a castle.  

Below the Castle

I'm still a bit timid about taking pictures in the building's direction, as I reported in my post "Click Away" since I was stopped one time, but this is a bit further down.  Lots of great patterns in this building.  

Barrier Smoke

Rockette Dreams

This one was a gift.  I thought it was a nice composition with the man sitting alone on the benches.  Then, suddenly he start lifting his legs one at a time.   Guess it was some kind of exercise.  But, it gave me plenty of time to get a shot at just the right moment.  

Rockette Wannabe

Fifth Avenue Night

Some shots down Fifth Avenue on a rainy night....

Center Stage

Three Corner