New York Visit
 

I just got back from my brother's graduation in New York City, and took a few pictures.

A view from our hotel. My condo's market value is insane, but I bet it wouldn't be a down payment for one of these roof units.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17371515/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos12.flickr.com/17371515_bbba902c2b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Roof Gardens" /></a>

I just thought this was a pretty cool looking building. Nothing complicated, but nice.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17371778/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos9.flickr.com/17371778_a6a0027b57.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Blue" /></a>

My camera (or my operation thereof) isn't great for night shots. I wish this had focused better, but I think it's a pretty good shot anyway. It's from the roof of my hotel.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17384386/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos11.flickr.com/17384386_9981f21f7a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Queensboro Bridge" /></a>

This shot, also from my hotel roof, works much better. My brother and I met an Australian tourist up on the roof, and we had an interesting discussion of American foreign policy and Doctor Who.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17384811/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos12.flickr.com/17384811_b0820751d1.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="NYC Night Askew" /></a>

I wish I had done a roof shot in Vegas. Shooting through the dirty window was uninspiring.

BTW, as far as American foreign policy and Doctor Who, do you think Bush is influenced more by the Daleks or the Cybermen ? :p

Nice work, HM. :thumbsup:

HM,
that bridge at night is sweet. It's better that is it soft. The night is soft.
or is it do not go softly into the dark night? Whatever. Kudos!

Thanks!

Cybermen. He'd rather they join him, but he's willing to kill if they don't surrender.

Central Park

The Alice in Wonderland statue:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17477746/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos11.flickr.com/17477746_6afe2102ff.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Tea Party" /></a>

Some details:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17478312/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos9.flickr.com/17478312_0cbd5af9ad.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Dormouse" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17478009/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos12.flickr.com/17478009_9579922f3e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Mad Hatter" /></a>


Belvedere Castle
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17588530/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos12.flickr.com/17588530_9a7561416f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Belvedere Castle" /></a>

A cormorant was sunning itself on the side of the pond.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/17589413/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos11.flickr.com/17589413_3fd51c566e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Castle & Cormorant" /></a>

I was back up in New York over the weekend, to see the new Broadway show:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happymonkey/25067817/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos22.flickr.com/25067817_27bff70225.jpg" width="500" height="296" alt="Spamalot" /></a>

It was pretty good, and some worries I had over my tickets turned out to be unfounded. They were pretty close to the best seats in the house - front row balcony. Tim Curry (Arthur) and Alan Tudyk (Lancelot, French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter) were excellent, as was Sara Ramirez (Lady of the Lake). David Hyde Pierce (Sir Robin, Guard I, Brother Maynard) wasn't quite so hot - he seems to have the same act no matter what role he plays. A couple of Python bits from outside the Holy Grail were brought in, and there was a good deal of new stuff. Very enjoyable altogether.

I am currently a lovely shade of Kelly Green with envy.

NYC is one of my dream destinations. Hope I can visit it soon.

Billy, if they are worried about you coming back, I'd be glad to be a hostage over there. Just give me some time to buy a bunch of cards for my camera. ;)

I'm going to NYC in about a month. I'll post a few pics when I return. <evil snicker>

Some nice churches in my brother's neighborhood:
(you can click, then choose "ALL SIZES" to get bigger views)

(note the street signs)
http://photos22.flickr.com/25069757_14c663964c.jpg

http://photos21.flickr.com/25822764_679f4e7761.jpg

I also got some shots of Manhattan from Brooklyn.

Day:

http://photos21.flickr.com/25824491_9abd9e06a3.jpg

and Night:

http://photos23.flickr.com/25826374_d03b409efe.jpg

The night shot is from the roof of a warehouse-turned-apartment-building that a few of my brother's friends live in.

The shot with the flare from the sun is very cool! All the shots are good. Thanks for allowing me to experience NY without actually having to go there.

Good name...it looks like a damn fort.

I'm hittin up NYC this weekend for a couple days with my brother to see the Dave Matthews/BNL concert, if anybody wants pics anything in particular let me know and I'll do my best. Otherwise I'll just shoot stuff that's interesting to me :cool:
..how I love my 512mb SD card..mmmm

Bullitt--can you get some street shots? Just average-Joe stuff, a typical day? I love that stuff.

Hey I know that one ... three of my friends live in the same area.

Just as a shot in the dark, are they in the same house, and are the initials of one of them JB?

Sorry, not them. But that'd be pretty cool, no? Actually, this city is so small - I see people I know allll the freakin time. Scary.

Oh, well. It was a long shot. But things like that certainly happen - While visiting Greece I met someone from my high school Latin class.

Growing up there, and now visiting almost every week, makes me feel kind of guilty that you all think so highly of it while for me, it doesn't blow my skirt up.

It really is an amazing city, each neighborhood quite different from the next. It has changed so much in my life. I remember as a kid having my dad take me around to see all the sights. He realized things wouldn't always be the way they were and he wanted me to see certain things before they were gone.

For those of you familiar with NYC and the Bronx (da bronx) When he was a kid Bruckner Blvd was a dirt road with wild raspberries and strawberries growing alongside it. He rode on the third avenue El before it was torn down and sold as scrap to Japan. When he was in Saipan during WWII, he and his buddies would refer to incoming shells as "here comes the third avenue El back at you"

It has been a long time since I lived there and I feel a bit estranged from the place, Everytime I go there I feel like I have to numb myself emotionally and psychically just to be able to deal with the level of general wackiness.

Still, it is a remarkable place.

The first time I ever went to Yellowstone Park, we pulled up in the Lower Falls parking lot, and parked right next to a car with a city sticker on it from Grandview, where I lived (and still live).

Yeah, how does that work? I mean I went to see a show and ended up in line next to a guy that lived down the hall from me in my freshman year of college ...

To paraphrase Steven Wright:
It is a small world, but you still wouldn't want to have to paint it.

The size of NYC and the number of people scare me. I'd love to visit sometime, but I'd be hopelessly lost as soon as I got off the plane. I'm one of those ppl who pay the windshield washer guys because they look like they need help.

On the other hand, I can wander for miles in the mountains and at the end of the day, usually make a beeline back to the truck/camp. I wonder if city people and outdoors people use the same part of their brain to find their way in their respective environments.

/sidetrack

mrnoodle,
I think it is the same. I feel equally comfortable in both places. (though I prefer the woods) I think this poem is appropriate to either place.


(Lost)

What Do I Do If I’m Lost In The Woods?

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you,
If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.


David Wagoner

Great images HM. I dont care for NYC but the photos you took are impressive. Looks like you have a little variety in the collection too.


slang

Thanks. I'm not sure I'd want to live there, but it's a great place to visit.

Sure, a couple landmarks and a sense of direction will keep you informed of your relation to what's around you, city or country. :)

Just in the wilderness, it's, "There's that ridge," and "There's that lake." Here in New York, where we don't have the benefit of easily locating the sun, it's "There's that crackhead bum," "There's that bodega," and "There's that place where I puked outside of the cab."

Right, people underestimate the importance of Pimp turf wars. Continuity is crucial to cabbies and pigeons. :biggrin: