A Love Story Told In Pictures
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NYPD- Search and Rescue Team on the job
The NYPD Helicopter was frantically searching the water while the divers sped up the Hudson River on the police boat, probably to save another boater who had too much to drink and tipped off his yacht.
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NY- Museum of Natural History- Asian Peoples Exhibit
If you walk in the main door of the Museum of Natural History and go left until you pass the big elephants, you will find a pretty cool Asian Peoples Exhibit. It’s not as crowded as the dinosaurs so you can take your time meandering through the displays of all the main cultures of Asia.
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NY- Sunset over the Hudson River
It was a colorful night. The sun lit up the sky over the Hudson and the boats were lined up on the river all the way to the George Washington Bridge.
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NY- Up On The Roof
Friends of mine live in a building that just added a roof deck. It has great views of The George Washington Bridge, The Riverside Chapel, and The Empire State Building. We had dessert up thier on Saturday but unfortunately the rolliong thunderstorms cut our party short.
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NY- King Ladyslaw Jagiello Stands Guard over Turtle Pond
After The invasion of Poland in 1939 this statue was moved from the Polish pavilion at the World’s Fair in Queens’ Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to storage. In 1945 the Polish government in exile donated the monument to the City and it was rededicated at its current location standing guard over Turtle Pond in Central Park.…
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NY- The Great Lawn in Central Park
In exchange for allowing Disney to premier its’ animated movie “Pocahantas” on the Great Lawn the studio donated enough money for the city to completely restore the fields on the Great Lawn. Now it is a haven for sunbathers and sports nuts alike who co-mingle on the grass all summer long.
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NY- Jogging the Central Park Reservoir
One of the most popular jogging paths in New York City encircles the Central Park Reservoir where you can get get a great shot of the city skyline while sweating it out.
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NY- A Storm Whips Up On West 70th
I walked outside in the swelterring heat to shoot some nightshots with my new Nikon D80 and within minutes the temperature dropped 20 degrees, the wind kicked up and the sky started crackling with lightning. Being that it was only my second time out with my new camera I was having a hard time getting…
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NY- Some Like It Hot- Sunbathers in Central Park
As the temperature approached 91 degrees today I expected everyone to be inside in thier air conditioned apartments. I was wrong. These hearty souls were soaking up the rays in Central Park today. Maybe they were getting thier bodies used to the heat since every day is supposed to be as hot as today in…
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NY- Artists at Merchants Gate- Central Park- Columbus Circle
Great artists must think alike. How else can explain the onslaught of easels and painters at the USS Maine Memorial at the Merchants Gate in Central Park.
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NY- Columbus Circle Fountains at Twilight
I took a walk to Columbus Circle because they were setting up lights for a shoot at the unopened Museum of Arts and Design. I figured I could mooch off thier equipment but they had already left and the museum isn’t scheduled to open until September so I took some pictures of the action at…
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NY- Window Shopping on Columbus Avenue
I have never seen a street that is in a constant flux like Columbus Avenue is. It seems that almost every restaurant that I used to get takeout from has been replaced by a new restaurant or become a womens boutique.