Tag Archives: hdr This is an underpass in Fort Tryon park, captured on my New Year’s morning excursion. I only realized this morning, long after I finished processing it, that although I’m using the selective blur effect less than I used to, I seem to be using it routinely in shots that feature anything resembling a tunnel. So...   A brief web search for “RIP Rick James Van” reveals that this van seems to live on the lower east side, which is where I found it. I also took some shots from the sidewalk side, but even with my most wide-angle lens (14mm) I couldn’t quite get the whole van in the picture, which...  The Chelsea Wine Cellar is a liquor store that advertises its wide selection of specialty and boutique wines. I was mostly interested in the neon sign, set off against the health food store awning next door. How was your weekend? I had a nice quiet 2 days with family, and also managed to get out...  These Fort Tryon arches are certainly catnip for a photographer like me, and I took additional shots from the other side looking in as well as inside them before I made my way here. This view is actually less interesting, I think, than the others, except for the very sparsely decorated Christmas tree to the...  It’s the gate that caught my eye. I probably should have also shot the building to the left. The plaque honors William M. Beauchamp for being the “Historian of the Iriquois.” The building is the Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Building, being the first building in Syracuse built to house the telephone company in 1899. It...  If the timing were not wrong, I would be certain that this hotel was created when the owner told his design team to build something that looks like a lair for Dr. Evil. As it turns out, the first Austin Powers movie post-dates the building of this hotel. But come on, it even has a frickin’ laser beam coming...  I was on vacation the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and I extended that to include photography expeditions so it was just a week to sleep in and relax. As much as I enjoy getting out to take photos, it does involve some work. But I made an exception when I read a...  Always Have A Backup Plan One of the best benefits of winter photography is being able to sleep in. You can get beautiful light at 7 am that would otherwise require being out at 5 am in May or June. Nevertheless I tend, for some reason, to mess up my calculations in winter as I...  “The Upper Rust” is an antique store on East Ninth Street. It has some interesting window displays, but I was taken with the balconies on the third and fourth floors. Tweet  This is the Flagship Securities Building, about which I know very little other than it was built in 1896 with a Neo-Classical design, and is located in Hanover square in Syracuse, which is really a triangle. I also do not know anything about Flagship Securities, and whether they moved, no longer exist, or operate under...  I shot this using the same technique as in this image of the Hugh O’Neill building about 2 blocks away, allowing me to capture much more in a vertorama of the building than I could in a single shot. And DAMN but I love those stairs. Just look at them. Once upon a time we knew...  It’s back to my tour of St. Mark’s Place, and the storefront, including neon, of Addiction Ink. I do not have a shot of this entire building, but I was surprised to learn while researching this post that it was completely torn down and rebuilt about 5-6 years ago. It looks like it has been...  This might be the goddess Hathor. Apparently we are not certain. One of the things I like about shooting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the lighting. There are abundant lights hitting each piece from several angles, yet not so much light that there is a lack of shadows. Tweet  While the economy has certainly increased the number of boarded up buildings the past 2-3 years, as well as the prevalence of graffiti, I am also certain that I started noticing both more since starting to photograph the city actively. This is at Seventh Avenue and 22nd Street — hardly a distressed neighborhood by any means....  I think I just came up with a great, if obvious, name, for a sports bar at this corner of First Avenue and 10th Street. This is straight out of Photomatix with no changes. I tried a few things but didn’t love them, and I’m short of time, and so here we are. This was...  So sue me, I like puns, and I thought of the title for this image as soon as I saw the store sign. Reason Outpost is a vintage men’s clothing store on E.9th Street around the block from St. Mark’s Place in the East Village. Tweet  Although a perfectly accurate representation of what I saw, this image still feels a bit misleading to me. What you are seeing is not urban decay or disuse, but part of a rebuilding and revival, combined with preservation. This is the building for the Landmark Theatre in Downtown Syracuse, which just reopened on November...  If you are using a lens that creates a lot of distortion, you can minimize its effect by placing your main subject dead center in your frame. You can see that the Flatiron Building here stands straight, while the buildings to th eleft and right, as well as the lamp post, all lean in to...  You might recognize this Post office if you were a fan of Seinfeld. Cooper Station on Fourth Avenue is the Post Office whose exterior was used in the episode in which Newman charges Jerry with a mail insurance scam and brings him in for questioning. The iomage demonstrates a common white balance issue: if you...  Theatre 80 is most famous for premiering You’re A Good man Charlie Brown in 1967. Before the theatre opened, the building housed VI Lenin. I’m going to cut this short, enjoy Thanksgiving, and wish the same to you. But how about that flare? Tweet  |
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