p s e u d o r e a l

Better Than Real Because It's Not.


Tuesday August 19th 2008, 8:45 am
Filed under: General

They’re tearing the street up, it’s going to be closed for two years. I suppose by government standards, that’s pretty snappy.

fulton st. M station

under the pavement
Scary-looking infrastructure.

mosaic of ships
There are a lot of mosaics underground, many are very themed and elaborate.

mosaic of ships

mosaic of ships


Tuesday August 12th 2008, 8:08 am
Filed under: General

anthony
Black is so green.

train
LIRR service replaced by buses until September. Bleh.

just smile
Advice from the Hipster sages of Willamsburg.

beardthingy
That ladies and gentlemen, is the face of a serial killer.

spam!
Then up in the Bronx, further proof that spam is everywhere.

look down not up
On a 4.2 mile journey through Williamsburg, Bed Stuy, and Bushwick, the Williamsburg Bridge spoke to me.

theremin
Viza, Joe and I went to a free concert at the Winter Garden.
Dorit Chrysler played the Theremin.

schnauss
Ulrich Schnauss.

ugh.
Right after this, I shaved.  It didn’t make me look any better really.


Saturday November 03rd 2007, 4:32 pm
Filed under: General

The original plan, as usual, was to go to the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, but as usual, that wasn’t to be. Wednesday morning involved wrapping up a nearly sleepless mess that began Sunday. The best I could do, was follow-through on plans to photograph a lit Empire State Building at dawn. Normally the ESB lights are turned off at midnight, but for Young Frankenstein on Broadway, it was left on overnight.


my halloween 'costume'
At long last, my nightmare was over.orange
Frau Blücher would approve. (cue whinny)

the light of dawn
The first sign of dawn was just before 6:45am.

blue
The clouds clung to the darkness

reflection
Downtown sparkled in the sunrise

esb in front of clouds
Facing midtown, it was still pretty dark


Rising by the Manhattan Bridge

the colors!
The colors were striking

letter
Another letter to someone. I see a lot of those here.

push
The sun continued to push its way up.

higher
The light chased the darkness from the clouds.

fading
In the west, you could barely see the orange lights anymore.

the day begins
Although the sun itself was yet to be visible from the bridge, it was time to go.


Monday May 21st 2007, 12:50 am
Filed under: General

I needed to go to a client’s office down by City Hall. On a whim, I decided to walk back to Brooklyn.

don't get attached to this bridge!
Developing feelings for the bridge will get you a ticket.

i found osama bin laden!
I discovered Osama bin Laden hiding on the bridge in plain sight.

lazy sunday early evening

manhattan bridge

bridges, roads, cars

brooklyn bridge

steel cabling

empire state building, chrysler building

early exit


High St. was somewhere under there… somewhere.


Monday May 14th 2007, 5:38 am
Filed under: General

Last night, because I’m sick of being sick, I decided to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

carroll gardens
Out of towners might be surprised to learn this is Brooklyn

lady liberty
That’s the Statue of Liberty out there in the harbor

bridge

brooklyn bridge

traffic

empire state building
The Empire State Building in yellow and the Chrysler Building

sunday evening in manhattan
A lazy Sunday evening downtown Manhattan

red means stop
The end of the journey


Nights like this, I wish I had a better camera.