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The End of this Blog.... 27 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
I went up to the roof this afternoon and took a photo of the Empire State Building. Then I looked down and took a photo of people crossing the street. I noticed how many berries were on the tree o....
Gray Day in DUMBO 12 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
I hadn't been to DUMBO (down under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) for about ten years. Then, I bicycled there. This time I came on the subway. Friday was overcast and gloomy. Everything in Dumbo was over...
Sunday in the Park with Jo 6 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
It's embarrassing how rarely we get to Central Park when it's not difficult to get to at all. I always forget what fun it is. So, yesterday we descended the long steps that lead to the pond... and f...
Beach 2/Robert Moses 31 Jul 2013 | 09:44 pm
Those of you who read this blog pretty often will recall many happy days at Field 3 of Robert Moses State Park. So this post is just one in a series of many pretty similar ones. However, Hurricane Sa...
July Cornucopia/Union Square 25 Jul 2013 | 09:27 pm
No sooner do I start thinking I'm interested in black and white photography than the world is ablaze with color. Frances and I were at the green market yesterday. Such a stunning time with everything...
Brooklyn/ Sunday 22 Jul 2013 | 07:43 pm
Not quite so hot...but still sticky. We take the L train to Brooklyn so we can look at Manhattan from afar. I'm trying out a new Instagram lens which make things look a bit more gloomy than it actual...
Robert Moses Beach/ First Visit This Year 18 Jul 2013 | 04:21 pm
At last! We finally managed to get to the beach and were delighted to find it mostly unchanged. However, on closer inspection, the power of Hurricane Sandy was evident in the angle of the beach - whi...
Uptown 14 Jul 2013 | 03:43 pm
A teapot and Alladin's lamp ... transport us... to the 20th floor of a building on 57th Street. Vertigo inducing to look down on the little people scurrying about in the traditional ant-style. Fun...
Wet Day then Fireworks (and a Giveaway!) 6 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
So what happened to wanting to do black and white...? Um, I discovered it was difficult. Herewith last week's Wednesday monsoon... taken from a bus going down the East Side. What charming distortion...
Colorful 30 Jun 2013 | 07:25 pm
Lime bloom almost larger than life. Since getting back to New York, I've been thinking a lot about black and white photography. Cait O'Connor mentioned Vivian Maier whose amazing work I wasn't famili...
