Photos 21 Dec 2008 08:54 am
Weather
- The last week has been a deluge of weather. All kinds – wet, sun, more wet, snow, more wet, ice and cold sun. I started taking random photos last week in all this weather, and found some pleasant (not professional) results. For want of better, here are some of the stills.
Visiting my mother, last Sunday, waiting for a train in the cold rain, I occupied myself with photographing the glimmer.
(Click any image to enlarge.)
I like the colors that came through. It just looked dark
when I was shooting it.
I saw the film, Defiance, and met director, Ed Zwick, at a screening room
across the street from Bryant Park. While waiting to go in, I shot the top of the park.
Because of the activities in the park, it felt like Christmas – in the rain.
This was followed by a dinner in Rockefeller Center, across from the tree,
which felt more glamorous than captured, here.
In Rockefeller Center, Spongebob, the Grinch and Santa posed with tourists.
(Heidi grabbed a hug and I shot it before the guy came over to ask for a donation.)
The diamond district, 49th Street, was lit with images of diamonds (quel
appropriate.) I guess the hassid’s of this area want to feel included.
The Chrysler Building in the snow (you can’t see the snow.)
The Empire State Building in the snow.
This motorcycle could have used a tarpaulin over it.
Of course, I couldn’t pass up the Madison Square Park tree
in the ice and rain after the light snowfall.
Here’s a closer shot.
Then there’s the crèches of St. Anthony’s church.
Jesus will join them on Christmas.
Heavy snow was falling outside the manger.
The snow made it hard to find a decent focus from the other side of the street.
Finally, here’s an agglomeration of trees shot yesterday in Union Square
on a little traffic triangle which was set across from the market of Christmas craft shops.
The trees are covered with the last bit of snow prior to today’s storm.
on 21 Dec 2008 at 4:38 pm 1.David Nethery said …
Ah, it feels like Christmas is coming now ! I always miss the cold and snow around this time of year (you’d think after 23 years living in Southern California and Florida I’d have gotten over it , but no ).
I’ve got to get back up to NYC sometime during the holidays.
Thanks for sharing.
on 26 Dec 2008 at 4:01 pm 2.Jenny said …
God! I miss NY.