Maybe it’s just me, but this summer has been pretty awesome in terms of overall weather condition and everything. I just loved it over here in your city [NYC]. This is one of my favorite snaps which I took walking across the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Even though I have to go back and I do look forward to people over there in Berlin, I am also gonna miss this place a lot, lot, lot, …
The other night we were hanging out at Brooklyn Water Park, which is basically underneath the Manhattan Bridge. The view on the surroundings is pretty good, and popular. I snapped this shot of one of the infamous NYC waterfalls. They are pretty hideous, no? :)
Ventured to the Apple store in Mid-town. Shot this with a 1950’s Leica M3 (seen on my flickr page) and a 1970’s leica 35mm Summicron lens. Analog in a digital world.
I captured this from a wall in Chinatown, and it kinda got me thinking. I feel like sometimes, the message is simple and strong. I wish there was more like that.
NYC has it’s own distinct protest group that brings along with them a giant blow up rat. They stand outside a particular location, often a business, to make the public aware of something they find rather awful. In this case I was in Union Sq. by the Kids ‘r’ Us. They were handing out fliers for the company removing asbestos on the building. The leaflet they were handing out was touting the removal company was more interested in lining their pockets than doing safe or environmentally responsible work.
I don’t know enough about this organization to say much more. I recall that somehow non union labor has something to do with it. This is not the first time I have seen the Rat Squad.
Have you seen the Rat Squad?
Last week I went to the free concert put on by the New York Philharmonic in Central Park. There were approximately 60,000 people there according to the conductor’s announcement. I arrived just after 7pm to the great lawn filled with throngs of happy people spending the wonderful evening with their loved ones and picnic baskets. I maneuvered my way to my friends about 3/4 of the way back from the stage and partook in the mass quantities of food and drink. Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Hendrix were among the composers who’s music graced our ears. Wait, what? Hendrix? As in Jimi Hendrix? Yup, that’s right, they finished the evening with Purple Haze (which by the way, is about one of Hendrix’s favorite bars, NOT marijuana). My favorite was Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, mainly for sentimental reason as I used to flop around on the living room floor when I was 7 when the cannons would fire. I would highly recommend heading out to one of this summer’s free concerts. A list can be found here of the next few shows, including another on July 15th in Central Park at 8pm!
Originally uploaded by Atom Moore
Went to a Yankee game this past week. It was awesome to see the Yanks beat the Blue Jays in their last season at Yankee stadium! It was raining a bit but no problem. On the way home, wading through the massive crowds getting on the 4 train towards Manhattan I spotted this little boy on the train. His dad let him sit down before he could, and he immediately struck up a conversation with the nice ladies sitting around him. It went something like this. “I just saw a baseball game!” lady: “Oh, did ya now?” boy: “Yeah! Now I’m sleepy.” lady” (looks up at calmly watching father for approval) You just go ahead and sleep then.” Which the boy took immediate cue from and conked right out. The next stop arrived and the lady on the other side got off and made sure the father got the seat right next to him. The little boy continued to sleep all the way home. I love seeing the kindness of strangers, I love New York City.
Shawn is a my brother in law from Philly. He came to NYC this weekend for the NYC tattoo convention. He let me photograph him between the rain drops on my roof. Taken with Canon 5d.
This van immediately caught my eye. It was a flash of color that drew me in from across the street. Taken with a Sigma DP1 at ISO 800.
Here is a shot from the other night walking down 2nd Ave. across from the hospital. The moon caught my eye. Taken with a Sigma DP1 ISO 800.
