Night for Day in Times Square
There is something gorgeous about shooting at f/2.8 for two minutes during the daytime.
And since my Petzval hasn't gotten a lot of love lately, I played around a bit with the waterhouse aperture plate with a star. Fun bokeh in a place as shiny as Times Square.
NYC in the Dead Hours
In NYC, the bars close at 4am and the trains north start running at 6:30am. This are the dead hours, and I love shooting it. It's quiet, slightly dangerous, and like a thick blanket was thrown over all the sounds the City usually makes. Muffled, sleepily proud. Quiet vigilance. Desperate, unseen and for some, lonely.
Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2009
For me, this is the tenth year out of 11 shooting the Mermaid Parade. It's history, and I love doing it. Here's some choice picks from the entire set.
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