Snowstorm

Its been a mild winter so far this year. Temperature has been relatively warm this timw of year. So when the weather forecasters on TV screaming about a snow storm, the first for New York this year, I didnt really think its gonna be much. It turns out to be one of the biggest yet. I think it was like 12 inches where I live.

Release

January hasn't been kind to me. Late night at work is more of a rule rather than an exception. Not to mentioned coming in on Saturdays for 3 weeks straight. So it was quite a release last Friday to get out at 6 (pathetic I know) to be able to get out and shoot, eventhough the next day I still had to come in to work. Here's some street shot around Grand Central Station.

Redddddd

Driving around Fell's Point when I visited Baltimore last December, I spotted a row of vintage beauties. Turns out the area is a weekend hangout for a group of guys almosts as old as their beloved classics. Among them were a classic Chevy Impala, with its awesome red paint job. After a few minutes of circling around it like a vulture, to the amusement of the owner, I got down to business and started snapping picture.

Grand Central Panorama

This is my first experiment with stiching a series of 3 images in Photoshop CS2. Its still crude so bare with me. The idea struck me while I was walking around Grand Central station trying to get a decent shot. Note to self, never use too wide a lense for stiching purposes. Correcting distortion can prove to be a nuissance.
So here it is. Its a work in progress, hopefully the next ones will be better. Click on it for a bigger version.

Off the ground

"Take my picture while I jump" my wife ask. Huh? I don't know about that. "Come on,it'll be fun"...ok...she's the boss...but wait...it looked great at 17mm in my viewfinder. So here's the result.

Lexington & 53rd

My first post in 2006 :). The building where I work at 5th Avenue has a subway station right under it. Still a lot of times I choose to walk 3 blocks to Lexington and 53rd to catch the train home from the station under the Citigroup Center. I get some fresh air, a bit of an exercise, and a view like the series below:

Fell's Point

I spent the Christmas weekend visiting friend's in Baltimore, MD. We had brunch on an unusually warm winter day to Fell's Point, Baltimore's up and coming waterfront. Took the opportunity to test drive a borrowed Nikkor 12-24DX...gosh I miss ultra wide angle :)