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Better Than Real Because It's Not.


Wednesday March 21st 2012, 8:12 pm
Filed under: General

(Sep 11) It is past 9 PM on a Sunday night. I head into the city with the ubercamera for a familiar journey. I really don’t know much about how to use the camera still at this point (and still don’t), but I got some good results. Again, this may be the last time they do The Lights, and the neighbors must absolutely hate the installation. So, although I have to move in a couple of days, I get on the train.

the journey begins
Brooklyn Bridge, 1:15 AM. That brightness in the distance turned out to be The Tribute In Light.

bastards
Not only did the clouds defile the view, so did the contractor working on the bridge.

aimed in the direction of the statue of liberty
Despite these unfortunate circumstances, the ubercamera remained uber.

the lady herself
Oh how far my new camera has come from the others.

but there in the distance
At this point, I still wasn’t quite sure they were even on.

southwest
A look around… Downtown.

northwest
Midtown, Manhattan Bridge, Empire State and Chrysler Buildings. The top of the ESB is in the cloud cover.

for reals
There it is.

obscuration. didn't know it was a real word until i looked it up.
The clouds were unfortunate, to say the least.

imo, more meaningful than the official tributes
Tributes to the dead.

and the area creepily touristy about nine-eleveny
The new station. It is a big yawn, and no longer opens in a convenient spot (for me).

everything is for a reason
I wonder what that’s lit for.

maybe in this same location?
I do some version of this shot every time.

looks like smoke, right?
Phaser attack?

trinity church
This was the only decent shot out of a dozen in this same spot, which I’ve used in the past.

almost there now
One more “it looks like it’s coming from the building” shot.

the source
This one really is coming from the top of the building. This is the parking garage the installation sits atop.

the embarrassing 'freedom tower' is the name no more
The Lights are not actually at the World Trade Center. There, down the block, is the new One World Trade Center.

they're kind of awesome up close
Up close, and personal.

i took about 300 photos
I don’t like this shot so much, but it is the last one I took for the evening, and thus possibly the last one I’ll take of the Tribute In Light.


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.