It’s been a hot summer thus far. Here are two pics from July that I like.
Children cool off in the Washington Square Park fountain on July 6, 2010. Temperature hit 102 degrees.
Lady Gaga performs at Rockefeller Center during the Today Show on July 9, 2010.
An MTA budget shortfall of almost $400 million threatens to affect bus and subway service. One of the lines that was proposed to be cut was the W train, which provides local service in Astoria and in Manhattan on Broadway. Currently the plans are to discontinue W train service leaving just the N train in Astoria. No additional N train service will be added which will create possible crowded trains and delays.
Passengers leave an N train at Broadway Station in Queens on Dec. 16, 2009. If proposed cuts are approved, the N train will be the only train serving Astoria.
The W train’s days may be numbered.
Joe Napolitano is concerned that additional N train service will not be available.
Jamell Frasier takes the W train to work every day. He is worried about overcrowding.
So I wanted to give my shot at doing some incognito street shooting. I geared up with a Leica D-Lux 4 and hit the streets. Here is my first take.
This past week was characterized by tragedy and heat. Always a tough week.
Raul Geraldo Escalante (right) and Yolanda Pablo grieve for their son Axel Pablo at their apartment in East Harlem on Aug. 14, 2009. Pablo was killed by a cab driver on E. 112th Street on Aug. 13, 2009.
Tinkerbell tries to find some shade under Alyssa Martinez of Manhattan at Central Park on Aug. 16, 2009. The temperature hit a high of 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
Children play in the fountain at Washington Square Park to beat the heat on Aug. 16, 2009.
The Puppeteer’s Cooperative perform “Beautiful Princess Rat of the MTA” at the Lincoln Center on Aug. 15, 2009.
I was walking through Washington Square Park and I saw a man covered in pigeons. I went closer to inspect and started talking to him. His name is Paul and he says he’s simply known as “The Birdman.” He is in the park every day to feed the pigeons because he just loves their company.
Not too much doing this past week…
Sailboats sail by the Statue of Liberty on July 18, 2009.
Neillan, 6, and Jayden, 3, of Brooklyn slide down the inflatable set up during the City of Water Day Festival on Governor’s Island, July 18, 2009.
Harriet Fredman of Silver Springs, Md. helps her grandchildren Margot, 7, and Adam, 4, of Tenafly, N.J. pin on a fish she decorated on the “River of Wishes” during the City of Water Day Festival at Governor’s Island on Juy 18, 2009. The fish stated the wishes they had for the New York Waterways.
Itay, 3, of Manhattan marvels at different aquatic life that can be found near New York City. This was part of an Army Corps of Engineers setup during the City of Water Day Festival on Governor’s Island on July 18, 2009.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and NYC Comptroller William Thompson, Jr. joke around while Congressman Anthony Weiner (left) announces that the NYC Pension Funds are selling holdings of approximately $10.8 million in two companies that have business ties to Iran, July 19, 2009 by the United Nations.
So I was curious about the Holga Lens modded to be used on a digital body sold at www.holgamods.com. So I figured why not give it a try. I love it already. Here are four pics from today.
