Long week in Manhattan

Up Sunday at noon, back Friday at noon. Photo Ops on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. The rest of the time occupied with clients. Sunday walk from the Algonquin to the Hudson and back along the 40's, Tuesday along 44th to the east up Lex from Grand Central to Citicorp Center, then a zigzag route back to the Algonquin. Only about 250 snaps over both days — not many for me. Forgot the Mac at home so only some inital post processing done on the iPad with Photogene up there. Actually wasn't too bad. A7r Wifi and the Sony IOS app got the snaps into the iPad.

All with the A7r and the Nikon 20 f/2.8 AIs and finished in VSCO faux Tri-X 400 — cropped square. Most of the crops from the center which is what I am trying to compose using the grid in the Sony viewfinder.

Click on the day Sunday and Tuesday or the snaps below to head off to the smugmug galleries. Basically contact sheets, so a fairly large number of snaps in each.

Sunday afternoon Tuesday evening

Quick trip to NYC

Up late monday afternoon — back down just before 6PM on Tuesday. Two photo opportunities and a client meeting. All the photos with the a7r and the FE 35mm.

First group, right after arriving at the Algonquin, along 44th Street and 5th Avenue from 44 to 54th. The second while they were retrieving Charlotte from valet parking.  Most from Bryant Park, a few from Fifth and a few more from 44th. The rest out Charlotte's open windows and sun roof until the battery quit around 23rd Street. Click on the snaps below to check out the galleries — including several mirrored selfies. Hah!

Rock around 30 rock

Erstwhile Needle Park

Empty Sky dawn

Was back at Empty Sky this AM just before this morning's 7:09AM sunrise.  Was there about 45 minutes.  Click here or on the snap below to be taken to the smugmug gallery which also includes several of snaps of Lower Manhattan at sunrise.

Monday's noon shots re: the last blog item can be found here on smugmug.

Maybe the best of the AM

Chiaroscuro

Holding hands, from behind at the Heavenly Body Works, West 22nd Street. From the High Line.

Boat to Governors Island

Awesome terminal on the Manhattan side across the street from 125 Broad Street, formerly known as 1 American Express Plaza, where I had an office on the 26th floor for several years in the mid to late 1970's.

Hard times — come again no more...

Well life must be tough in endorsement circles.  I actually applaud Tiger taking it on the chin but Leonaro! Really! See what happens with a Liberal in the White House.  Water Street, Lower Manhattan. 

Pearl Street Diner

Pearl Street Gin Mill

Wall Street Neon

Now it is four something...

4:43:43 on the Weather Deck of a St. George's bound Staten Island Ferry.  Will add some more snaps from the ferry to and from.  This one done up like those sold on the street all over Manhattan.  Again the 5D Mk II and the 24-70.

The whole enchillada

It's two something on a Wednesday

actually 2:19:02 on the High Line (new northern section) in Manhattan.  5D Mk III, 24 - 70 f2.8L @43mm, bumped 2.75 EV.

It's Six o'clock on a Wednesday...

actualy 06:23:16, in 602 in the W Hotel in Hoboken.  5D Mk III, 24-70 f/2.8 @ 65mm and f/2.8.  Finished with a touch of Glamour Glow. Original width cropped to 5x12.

After B&H

The apotheosis of St. francis of Assisi — St. Francis of Assisi, West 31st Street, Manhattan

So... a quick trip into B&H this afternoon to get a battery charger to make sure tomorrow is not a snapless Wednesday.  Great conversation with Andrew, who sold me the stuff, about B'more, his daughter, the MICA grad, who stuck around to teach art at a charter school.

On the way back after some gastronimic drama, this popped out the 5D Mk III just before the Path. actually the last shot of the day.  5D Mk III, 35 f/1.4L, f/8.0 at 100 ISO, handheld.

X100 at the W Hoboken

Not much to say. 35mm (obviously) at ISO 200, f/2.0, 1/58

DLW, the North River, Lower Manhattan — from 1115 The W, Hoboken