NYC Various

[stingx]

Since I work in the Big Apple and there's no shortage of scenery to capture, I always tote the camera with me. Here are a few shots taken during both commutes. I walk, by the way.

1. Times Square very early AM:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7593818776_1fe0347030_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7593818776/)
The Square (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7593818776/) by stingx (http://www.flickr.com/people/stingx/), on Flickr

2. Broadway
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7259/7593620638_9c8ac378aa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7593620638/)
Midtown Morning II - Slight HDR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7593620638/) by stingx (http://www.flickr.com/people/stingx/), on Flickr

3. Radio City Music Hall
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7594164302_0c54de97cd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7594164302/)
Radio City Music Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/7594164302/) by stingx (http://www.flickr.com/people/stingx/), on Flickr

[Tig]

Excellent work!

Here's something you'll love...
New York Day to Night
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/new-york-day-to-night/
In his series, “Day to Night,” Stephen Wilkes photographs a scene “for a minimum of ten hours, from the same prespective, capturing a fluid visual narrative of day into night within a single frame.”
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1105-520x724.jpg
Careful... you can spend hours surfing the photos in http://www.retronaut.co

[Duffy]

I used to drive a limo all around NYC a few years ago. It is really a beautiful city and there is no other city like it I've been in. I could take you to some awesome places.

I like to listen to that song, "Midnight in Harlem", by the Tedeschi Trucks band, written by Derek Trucks. It brings back some memories. I had a lot of "slack" time in the City and used to walk around, down by the river, right into the ruins of the old piers on the West Side, etc. It is surprisingly easy to drive around in the City too, believe it or not; although finding a place to park can be a real problem depending where you are.

I'd like to see more pictures like these. I can only imagine seeing some of those bands playing in some of those rock and blues clubs. I feel like driving over there and checking some of them out. It is only a couple hours from where I'm at, I-80 straight in.

Thanks for posting those pictures.

[stingx]

Excellent work!

Here's something you'll love...
New York Day to Night
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/new-york-day-to-night/
In his series, “Day to Night,” Stephen Wilkes photographs a scene “for a minimum of ten hours, from the same prespective, capturing a fluid visual narrative of day into night within a single frame.”

Careful... you can spend hours surfing the photos in http://www.retronaut.co

Very cool time lapse capture of the Flatiron Building! I used to work right across the street from it near Madison Park for many years.

[stingx]

I used to drive a limo all around NYC a few years ago. It is really a beautiful city and there is no other city like it I've been in. I could take you to some awesome places.

I like to listen to that song, "Midnight in Harlem", by the Tedeschi Trucks band, written by Derek Trucks. It brings back some memories. I had a lot of "slack" time in the City and used to walk around, down by the river, right into the ruins of the old piers on the West Side, etc. It is surprisingly easy to drive around in the City too, believe it or not; although finding a place to park can be a real problem depending where you are.

I'd like to see more pictures like these. I can only imagine seeing some of those bands playing in some of those rock and blues clubs. I feel like driving over there and checking some of them out. It is only a couple hours from where I'm at, I-80 straight in.

Thanks for posting those pictures.

Thanks, Duffy. I don't go to shows quite as often as I used to but will catch a good band playing in the city now and again. I used to go see Les Paul play at the Iridium every once in a while. If you ever get the urge to come to NYC to catch a good live performance let me know.

[Duffy]

Thanks x. Definitely will.

[The Grand Vizier]

Love those pics stingx, what an amazing place to work, never a dull moment in New York I would imagine. It conjures up so many images in my mind ( jeez I sound like a drug crazed hippy :drool:) Would love to get over to the Big Apple one day.
So much to do & see so little time:cool:

[The Grand Vizier]

New York Day to Night
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/new-york-day-to-night/
In his series, “Day to Night,” Stephen Wilkes photographs a scene “for a minimum of ten hours, from the same prespective, capturing a fluid visual narrative of day into night within a single frame.”
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1105-520x724.jpg
Careful... you can spend hours surfing the photos in http://www.retronaut.co

Thanks for that tip on retronaut, great site. :thumbsup

[stingx]

Cold Morning - buuurrrrrrrrrrrr!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8385273428_85c044d38c_b.jpg

[Bookkeeper's Son]

Very nice stuff! Originally a Philly boy, I've been living in a small town so long (8 years and counting), that I forgot what a REAL city looks like. Hard to believe I haven't been in Manhattan since 20-some years ago.

[Spudman]

Stingx, it's really cool to see these photos. Not only are they nicely composed, but it is such a polar opposite from what I see on a regular basis. Country Boy here doesn't get to the city very often any more.

[Hampus]

Very nice stingx! I especially like the first one.

/Hampus

[sunvalleylaw]

Cool pics! Characteristically, though I like them all, I like the black and white best of all. I like black and white city shots. Somehow it is more dramatic looking to me.

[stingx]

Thanks, guys. I'm glad you get enjoyment out of these.

Spud, as much as I enjoy the entertainment NYC offers, I have the luxury of going home to the burbs and clearing my head. I couldn't live in the city - not at this point in time. I realize I'm not as rural as some but it's far enough away for me and still convenient to get to work.

[stingx]

Very early morning in Manhattan.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8367066215_6eb31b0f5b_b.jpg

[The Grand Vizier]

I'm with sunvalleylaw the black & whites are cool for the big city shots.
Question stingx what sort of transportation do you take to work in the city & how long is your commute?
Cheers & keep the awesome shots coming I love them......... I very rarely travel to the big smoke so the city shots tickle my fancy........
Conjure up all sorts of thoughts...

[piebaldpython]

Great pics stingx. A big city can yield many photographic treasures to one who doesn't mind burning a little shoe leather.

Stingx......when you reply to The Grand Vizier, give him a rough idea of what your daily expense would be if you drove back-and-forth to work (bridge/tunnel tolls, parking, etc). lol

[cebreez]

I got to spend a whopping 4 hours in NYC. And though I'm a country boy I always yearned to go back. Not to live mind you but there was a Mystique about it that just mesmerized me! The picture of Manhattan in the early morning reminded me how if you get out early just as the sun is coming up that you swear you can hear the pistons cranking over as the city gets fired up and running. I still have some family in NJ and friends near Niagara Falls in upstate NY. Got to plan a trip back up there.
Oh and thanks stingx! The pictures are incredible! I want to see more!!!

[stingx]

I'm with sunvalleylaw the black & whites are cool for the big city shots.
Question stingx what sort of transportation do you take to work in the city & how long is your commute?
Cheers & keep the awesome shots coming I love them......... I very rarely travel to the big smoke so the city shots tickle my fancy........
Conjure up all sorts of thoughts...

Glad you like the shots. To answer your questions about my commute...I can take either NJ Transit train or bus. With the latter I have three lines as an option and they all run 10 minutes apart. I prefer the bus because it is substantially quicker and closer to my house. Mon-Fri, there is a bus only lane that goes into Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel on Route 495 (it's actually the fast lane on the OUTBOUND side!). My commute in the morning, via bus, is 45 minutes from my stop to the Port Authority. From there I walk to the office (15-20 minutes without stopping to take pictures). Going home is roughly the same amount of time because I leave around 4pm and completely beat the rush. As for cost, I pay $218 for a monthly, unlimited bus pass that works for any bus in my zone. I also buy some Metrocards for getting around the city quickly but I don't need them for my commute. I buy them for $20.

As I mentioned to Spud, I live by the New York State border and it's very relaxing and scenic where I live - a completely different scenario from where I work and I like the contrast.

I rarely DRIVE into the city but if I do it costs me $8 in tolls and $20 to park.

[stingx]

Battery Park

I took this while taking a training class downtown.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8075408975_76eb298354_b.jpg

[Spudman]

That's great! Reminds me of being down in the bottom of a canyon.


Very early morning in Manhattan.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8367066215_6eb31b0f5b_b.jpg

[sunvalleylaw]

Very early morning in Manhattan.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8367066215_6eb31b0f5b_b.jpg

I REALLY like this one! Great light!

[The Grand Vizier]

Glad you like the shots. To answer your questions about my commute...I can take either NJ Transit train or bus. With the latter I have three lines as an option and they all run 10 minutes apart. I prefer the bus because it is substantially quicker and closer to my house. Mon-Fri, there is a bus only lane that goes into Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel on Route 495 (it's actually the fast lane on the OUTBOUND side!). My commute in the morning, via bus, is 45 minutes from my stop to the Port Authority. From there I walk to the office (15-20 minutes without stopping to take pictures). Going home is roughly the same amount of time because I leave around 4pm and completely beat the rush. As for cost, I pay $218 for a monthly, unlimited bus pass that works for any bus in my zone. I also buy some Metrocards for getting around the city quickly but I don't need them for my commute. I buy them for $20.

As I mentioned to Spud, I live by the New York State border and it's very relaxing and scenic where I live - a completely different scenario from where I work and I like the contrast.

I rarely DRIVE into the city but if I do it costs me $8 in tolls and $20 to park.

Thanks for the info that is interesting... I live up in the mountains out back of the Coast & do around one hundred kilometres per day going to & from work, probably costs me around $80.00 for five days in fuel & its around $1.45 per litre, I have a late model turbo diesel ute or a pickup truck to you Americans..
Forget about using public transport as it is useless & I need my ute for work anyway..
Thing is it is great to get up into the hills after being down amongst the flatlanders all day & its generally five degrees cooler, I'm an outside worker & it has been pretty hot so far this summer with thirty five to forty degree celsius days with high subtropical humidity to match.

[stingx]

From a set I took in June of 2010. I was out for lunch and spotted a naked woman walking along 5th Avenue. I thought the reaction from bystanders was both hysterical and fascinating.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8402456644_e43bd72f17_b.jpg

Full Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/sets/72157632573910441/

[Tig]

I take the bus to and from work even with my night schedule. 27 miles to downtown in the comfort of air conditioning, so I read or listen to music. My house one street away from a park and ride so I can walk if the weather is nice and I'm on time. Luckily my company pays for it since they likely get subsidies for each employee that takes mass transportation.

No driving hassle, fuel, tires, or wear and tear to deal with! My 27 gallon fuel tank takes 6 to 7 weeks to use.

[The Grand Vizier]

From a set I took in June of 2010. I was out for lunch and spotted a naked woman walking along 5th Avenue. I thought the reaction from bystanders was both hysterical and fascinating.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8402456644_e43bd72f17_b.jpg

Full Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stingx/sets/72157632573910441/

Is that a regular occurrence in the Big Apple, did you find out what it was about?
Nobody seems to give her a second glance!

[The Grand Vizier]

I take the bus to and from work even with my night schedule. 27 miles to downtown in the comfort of air conditioning, so I read or listen to music. My house one street away from a park and ride so I can walk if the weather is nice and I'm on time. Luckily my company pays for it since they likely get subsidies for each employee that takes mass transportation.

No driving hassle, fuel, tires, or wear and tear to deal with! My 27 gallon fuel tank takes 6 to 7 weeks to use.

Now that is a big saving each month.
More money to spend on guitar gear I reckon!

[stingx]

Is that a regular occurrence in the Big Apple, did you find out what it was about?
Nobody seems to give her a second glance!

It appeared to me that the woman was ill. She looked very strange so I just figured mental illness.

[Duffy]

I was born and grew up in a very rural, semi remote area of New York state, but it has a tourist town right in the middle of it. I grew up in Lake George, in the Adirondack State Park.

In the Summer many of my friends were seasonal residents and tourists from New York City. Starting at about 14 years old I was influenced by a lot of these New York City acquaintances and the stories they would tell me of life and survival in the Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Some of my best friends grew up in Manhattan.

The vast distance between New York City and the rural and wilderness areas of Lake George was somehow bridged, and you wouldn't imagine how much Lake George and and the Adirondacks are influenced by New York City. There is an invisible connection that has linked these two vastly different places. It's like some psychedelic pattern that's just barely visible here and there, peeking at you from oddly unexpected places. The whole picture only opens up every now and then, and especially on the 4th of July. I'm sure it's an old handshake that goes way back in time.

I really enjoy your pictures because New York City really takes a bad rap a lot, in my experience. People talk about the crime and how the people are cold and only look straight down at the sidewalk; the drivers are the worst in the World, and just how "dangerous" it is in general. It is a really misunderstood place and it is often poorly described by so called hot shot writers that really don't know their *** from a hole in the wall. You can meet some of the greatest people there and most people "don't" look straight down at the sidewalk. On the other hand I'm positive that you can find more trouble than you can possibly handle, if you go looking for it. But you can also find some of the most wonderful things if you look for them. Some of the most "wonderful" things in the World are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The "Black Knight", remember the Black Knight - Nigel somebody? His "actual" suit of armour (no small thing) is on display there, and it's black. Egyptian artifacts of art, going back twelve thousand years are on display. Sculpture from the "Golden Age of Greece" is on display. Weapons so fantastic that you have never heard of or imagined are on display. That's just one place. You can find night clubs with live music that will blow your mind. You can find major acts on any given day that are in "town".

Your pictures conjure up spectacular images. Keep on posting them. "Five Points" from "The Gangs of New York" is down there in lower Manhattan. Cleopatra's Needle, in Central Park, is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk - the real deal, excavated from Egypt and brought to New York. All sorts of stuff like this is in New York City. Grant's tomb is there, overlooking the Hudson River - a huge, remarkable monument and the grave site of one of our most significant military leaders, for what it's worth. Practically every step you take in New York City is a treasure of history or antiquity, whether you know it or not. These pictures contain a lot more content than meets the eye. Broadway is actually New York Route 9 that has its other terminus near Montreal, within a stone's throw of the international border. Battery Park, partly pictured in this thread, is built upon the excavated rubble extracted to build the foundations of the World Trade Center Towers.

These pictures are really cool. I always dig it when you post new ones to the thread. Excuse my rambling, but when I look at these pictures there is, from my perspective, a lot happening that does not meet the eye. Please keep posting pictures like these.

[stingx]

Very cool story, Duffy, and I'm glad you enjoy the images. I go up to Lake George almost every year for Americade :)

[tjcurtin1]

Amazing control of tonal ranges in those b&W shots (well, in the color shots too, but it is more striking in the b&W). Is that an enhancement made possible by digital photography? Did you have to do any post-production work? Working with film, it was always a huge challenge to maintain shadow detail and highlight detail like that at the same time. Nice work!

[stingx]

Amazing control of tonal ranges in those b&W shots (well, in the color shots too, but it is more striking in the b&W). Is that an enhancement made possible by digital photography? Did you have to do any post-production work? Working with film, it was always a huge challenge to maintain shadow detail and highlight detail like that at the same time. Nice work!

Thank you. Unless I deliberately shoot B&W on film, I always shoot color and RAW and do post-production B&W. I learned that lesson the hard way. I shot some very nice images on vacation but had the camera on monochrome and wished I had the color output. I use Topaz B&W Effects plugin and some additional tweaking in Lightroom.

[stingx]

iPhoneography + VSCO 3

This is known as the butt cheek sneak.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v9uZ47WvIwo/UedD1BIbVcI/AAAAAAAABfs/Vala9aPGTwM/w1073-h805-no/cheeks.jpg