On my last full day in Seattle, I took a ferry over to Bainbridge Island and as the boat left for the island, I looked back over and took this photo.
This photo was taken on October 2, 2010.
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Times Square Valentine 2011
Looking for a novel way to share your love this Black Monday?
The heart is a ten-foot diameter lightweight construction with an open weave fabric that allows wind to pass through, but still captures and reflects light. The main structure is constructed of aluminum elliptical loops radially arranged with rotating connections. The fabric skin integrates the cross-grain substructure of flexible ribs with the main loops.
Without volunteers, the heart lies flat on the ground. Only when the group lifts up the structure does it become a heart!
Basically, it’s an art installation comprised of red fabric stretched over elliptical steel loops that, when held up, looks like a heart. Happy Valentine’s Day indeed.
This photo was taken on February 11, 2011.
Papaya Dog
I’m reminded of a time when $2 at one of these Papaya places would get me two hot dogs and a soda. Sadly, these recession specials (at least at that low price) are few and far between. This one at the corner of 6th Avenue, Cornelia Street, and West 4th Street is a Papaya Dog, not to be confused with Gray’s Papaya or Papaya King or whatever else there is.
This photo was taken on January 22, 2011.
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Last year’s Chinese New Year fell on the same day as Valentine’s Day so it was a nice way to ignore Black Sunday. This here are the remnants of plenty of confetti from those sticks that send them flying out when tapped.
This photo was taken on February 14, 2010.
Snow Falling at the Manhattan Bridge Entrance
Yet another blizzard hits New York City! That’s quickly becoming a regular occurrence around here. At least the city was prepared this time and most people knew to stay off the roads. Of course, that doesn’t mean that it still wasn’t an adventure trying to get around. Just take these people trying to cross Canal St at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge – a long crossing, especially when snow is flying at your face.
BTW, this is the first photo posted here that was taken with my brand new Canon 50D DSLR. So happy.
This photo was taken on January 26, 2010.
Chicago Harbor
I spent three days in Chicago in August 2009. The first day was a beautiful, warm, late summer day. The last two? They were miserable, rainy affairs. Still, one has to make do with what nature deals them. It can’t be too bad – after all, I did get to see a Cubs game that was played in a tight window between periods of deluge. On my last morning, I just wandered around The Loop and ended up on the harbor, watching all these boats rocking left and right, back and forth, as the wind whipped and the rain began to fall. A rainy, but oddly beautiful, end to my all-too-short visit to Chicago.
This photo was taken on August 27, 2009.
Seattle Underneath Aurora Bridge
After dinner at Book Bindery, I decided I wanted some nice Belgian-style beers before calling it a night. That’s how I found myself crossing a bridge and then staring to my right at another, much higher bridge. The cool thing was that I had a nice overhead shot of part of Seattle – the lights on the ground and the light reflecting off the river at night.
This photo was taken on October 2, 2010.
Yup, More Snow
Not to get all Old Man McCrankyPants but, seriously? More snow when we’ve yet to entirely do away with the last blast of snow still lingering on our sidewalks? Sure, it’s not Mother Nature’s fault that the city’s slow response is mostly responsible that there are still reminders of the last storm – the remaining, greying snow and the garbage bags lining the curb – but it’d be nice if she’d be a little understanding. Perhaps a one-month reprieve? Is that too much to ask? Then again, maybe she’s taking pity on us because, as I type this, it seems like the snow is starting to taper off already.
This photo was taken on January 7, 2011.
Cookie Monster and Elmo Hang Out in Times Square
This is easily the most popular photo I’ve ever taken if my Flickr stats and numerous Gothamist appearances are any indication. This wasn’t my Project 365 photo for that day and it really was just a throwaway shot, at least in my mind it was, but I thought it was funny enough to post. I didn’t know the origin of these guys being in Times Square, that they were essentially scumbags who wanted money for photos.
This photo was taken on November 29, 2009.
The Bartender in the Mirror
After a frustrating darts game in which I had a chance to win twice but couldn’t double out on my first try and subsequently lost on the following turn, I walked over to the bar and saw Lesli’s (the bartender) reflection in the mirror. All this time I spent at the bar and I never even noticed there was a mirror behind the bar – that’s how in the zone I normally am. Anyway, inspiration struck and I wanted to see how a photo of her facing the mirror, away from the bar would look. Not bad, I think.
This photo was taken on January 3, 2011.
