Foot of the Bridge Photography I, The Manhattan Side

This post is a collection of scenes from the foot of the 59th / Queensboro / Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge on the Manhattan side of the East River.

Crowded skyline view full of fire escapes, bridges, pylons, signs, cables, and air conditioners.  Taken from 60th street, near 1st Avenue.

I have to admit, the wonderful blur here was actually an accident, courtesy of a large smudge on the lens.  Taken at the corner of 60th and 3rd.

The Roosevelt Island skyline, Roosevelt Island Tram, and the bridge taken from the East River Waterfront Esplanade. 

Demonstrating the scale of perspective that is New York City.  Manhattan, the FDR, East River, Queens, Brooklyn, and many other NYC items all under the watchful eye of the Queensboro Bridge.

Light-Vomit II

Blurry and overexposed in the East Village.

C Train Blur I and II

See the oldest subway car in revenue operation, coming into that station where Michael Jackson shot his “Bad” music video.  Living in the past today, and whenever possible.  For those not familiar, this is an R32 subway car at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in downtown Brooklyn.

The Subway Scene from Pitch Black (which was cut in post-production)

Taken from the 62nd /New Utrect subway complex near the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst and Borough Park.

Myrtle Live Poultry Pollo Vivo

Taken on Myrtle Avenue where  Bed Stuy borders Bushwick in Brooklyn.  This photo contains quite a bit of detail, click the image to view larger sizes,

Greenpoint Winter Flashback

There may not be snow on the ground this time around, but it feels just as cold. Taken from Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn.

The Great Subway Swamp-Ass Stamp Out

This would probably be much more appropriate in the dead-middle of July, but you never know when the malady might strike.  Like anything, the Goldilocks principle applies; not too dry, not too wet, but just right.  Fresh graffiti in the Bowery Station on the Nassau line in Manhattan.

31st Street Surreal Lights and Rail

Low horizon, winter lighting always delivers interesting photos. These photographs were taken on 31st Street, between Astoria and Ditmars Blvd in Queens.

An Amtrak train from the foot of the Hellgate Bridge as it passes over an N Train coming into the Astoria-Ditmars station.

An old interlocking/signal station that is still standing, a much more substantial one is now over at the terminus station by Ditmars.

Brrrrrrrrrrrooklyn

Well ok, its in the mid to upper 50's today, but when this photo was taken a few days ago, it was much colder. Taken at the corner of Boerum and Dean, where the neighborhoods of Boerum/Cobble Hill neighborhoods border each other.

Colorful in Queens

Its been a while since I posted anything relating to trains, rail, stations or transit of any kind, so here we go. This saturated shot was captured from the platform of the 82nd Street station (7 Train) in Jackson Heights.

Winter-Deli

A very cold day on Bedford Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn...

AutoCondo

I typically find parking garages to be a monotonous necessary evil within cities.  There are however, exceptions I’ve spotted in many different places I’ve visited.  This parking garage on Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan is one of those exceptions.  Unlike many distinctive garages that sport an architecturally distinctive façade, its minimalistic and dense (but slender) frame gives it a certain grace.  In my humble opinion of course.

Come On, Lets Go

A dog waits patiently as his owner spends an extended amount of time giving attention to his other pet.  Taken on Smith Street, near Bergen in the Boerum/Cobble Hill area of Brooklyn.

Its All Here

Just about every classic architectural New York City feature is composed in this photo. Taken on Nassau Street, near Fulton in Lower Manhattan.

Yellow Means Hurry

The Brooklyn Bridge gets all the glory, but the Manhattan Bridge gets to be the subject of my photographs.

One WTC, Going Up

The current progress of One World Trade Center as of late-December, 2011.

Coney Island Skyline

Taken from the Steeplechase Pier…

Sexiness on the East River

Taken under the FDR, near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan...

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Holiday Greetings from the South Street Seaport

Taken from the corner of Pearl and Fulton Street, in one of the oldest and most preserved historic districts in New York City.

Its Sexy…

Time has been a commodity that has been in short supply as of late, so in response to this, many of my photographs have been taken in my own neighborhood.  This shot is no exception.

Taken near De Kalb in the Bedford Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn.

Gotcha

Anyone familiar with this blog probably knows that candid shots don't make regular appearances. I have trouble being discreet in just about everything I do and lets not even discuss my timing, but I do like the way this one came out. Taken in my neighborhood in Brooklyn.

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Near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn.

Invocation of the Two Way Dialog, OR: Sophomoric Display via a Sharpie

 

Let embark on yet another journey of that which is fit for the lowest common denominator.  Ad defacement is a way of life in the New York City subway system.  Their presence in the system proper is so ubiquitous in fact, that these defacements are really the only reason I notice the ads to begin with.  Some of these graffiti artists that end up getting busted make claims that what they do goes beyond mere vandalism of public property, but since we get bombarded with these ads, they claim to turn them into a two way dialog.  I, yours truly, doesn’t quite know about that, but I will tell you that some of these lowbrow scrawlings have been known to lighten up my commute.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, some of the material here may be considered offensive by some individuals.  If you are one of those types, you may want to look away from this one.

Ooooooh, how subversive.  You could have just drawn a basic phallus and left it at that, but you sir (assuming the artist is male) are a complicated man.  Admittedly, I do kind of see the logic in this; the expression of the subject bares that of a subtle wince of someone who is receiving micturition from a third party (relationship notwithstanding).

More vulgar subway a defacements involving women!  This ‘gem’ was found at station in my very own neighborhood.  Hmmm, I wonder what the artist is trying to express here?  Perhaps it’s someone conveying their dissatisfaction with the crass commercialization of Christmas?  Maybe it’s the work of a tortured misogynistic soul who compulsively scrawls on subway ads?  Could it be a sophomoric teenager with Satan worshiping tendencies sporting a broad tipped sharpie?  Either way, how could I once again resist the lowest common denominator.  Needless to say, you will probably have to view this photo large.

Air travel with an enlightened, accepting philosophy.  Forget politics and legislative changes promoting equality, the only thing the LGBT community really needs is someone with a sharpie riding on the C Train.  This photo should also be viewed large to see the detail.

Post-Parade 7th Avenue Wondering

About the time we completed our Thanksgiving lunch on 6th Avenue, the Parade was clearing out on 7th.  The street was still blocked off and people were taking advantage of that…

Happy Thanksgiving

Coney Island Boardwalk after Dark

The Rock

Taken from Queens Boulevard in the Elmhurst area...

Autumn Come to Coney Island

 

Coney Island can become extremely crowded during the hotter days of the year, but now…Its quite serene.  Walk around in mid November  at sunset and you will find fisherman, joggers, and fellow photographers.

I definitely wanted to get a shot of waves breaking and Steeplechase Pier in the background.  What I didn’t want to do was underestimate the tide and have freezing water soak me up to my knees (which, if you haven’t figured out already, happened).

Many of the shops (including Ruby’s) along the boardwalk are in the process of being evicted to make room for development.

Jetty and Seagull I

Jetty and Seagull II

I offer my apologies for the sparse blogging, I’ve been crazy busy as of late.

Alone at 18

Along the Culver Line (F Train) in the Borough Park area of Brooklyn.

It was a Brief Autumn

Taken a few days before the snow came…

Caution

Light paint attempt, exposure fail.  I had the shutter improperly configured, so the effect was very faint.  I did however, like the way the shot came out, so I kept it.  Taken in the 5 Pointz/Court Square area of Queens.

G Tain Rocks

Any regular of this blog can tell you, I love grime.  I deliver to you, the discriminating viewer, yet another scene from the Crosstown Line; the best damn subway line in the city of New York!!!

Twilight Sidewalk

Its gets a little cold and dark under the 7 train (noisy too).  Taken in the Court Square area of Long Island City, Queen.

Red, White, Green, and Black

This seems to be the pallet on this 3rd Avenue, Midtown street corner; taken in the lower '50s.

The Alter

Best if viewed large, click the image to do so...

Homer Simpson Malady

Eh a Homer, don't think the nuclear power plant is right for you. This shot was taken with some friends (links to their Flickr Photostreams below), who are in town to document Occupy Wall Street. They introduced me to light painting, which admittedly, I've never tried until now. Its requires lots of extra gear and prep work, but its a blast.

DoctorTongs' Photostream

BlaisOne's Photostream

One Way to the Moon

Yes Alice, Ralph never made good on his blustery, empty threats to send you there, but must you goad him so? Putting humorous portrayals of threats of domestic violence by classic icons aside, this was taken at the location stated in the photo in the Long Island City area of Queens.

Its Bad...

Waiting here for the next train to arrive for 45 minutes at 2 AM is bad, but this the abandoned platform where Michael Jackson shot the 'I'm bad' music video. This platfrom also served as terminus for special express train service to JFK several years ago. Shot at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn in downtown Brooklyn.

A Breaking

Taken from Queensbridge area along 21st Street in Queens.