Tag: NYC

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Photography

Herd of Newspaper Dispensers

A group of newspaper dispensers on the sidewalk junction at Canal and Thompson Streets and Sixth Avenue.
A herd of newspaper dispensers on the sidewalk junction at Canal and Thompson Streets and Sixth Avenue.
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Places

Union Square Farmers Market, Wednesday

Photograph of the Farmers Market at Union Square, Manhattan, NYC.
Union Square Farmers Market. Closing up at the end of the day. Wednesday 26 Feb. 2014. (©2014 David Altman)
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Blogging

Colossal Media – Hand Painters of Giant Murals

I was walking along 7th Avenue this afternoon and saw a young woman overseeing a digital SLR mounted on a tripod. The camera was aimed up at a building that is situated across the avenue. On the side of it, a giant mural was in the process of being painted and the camera was taking time-lapse photos of the process.

The mural was being painted by Colossal Media which “is the largest hand painted mural company in the world.” I realize now that I should have made a few photographs of my own in order to document the documentation of mural-in-progress. Next time. Instead, check out the video that I’ve included in this post. It’s a brief introduction to their work.

So, the next time you are in NYC, keep looking up and see if you can spot a hand painted mural on the side of a building. It just might be painted by Colossal.

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Photography

Up Above

Ariel photo of south east corner of Central Park, NYC
The intersection of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street and surrounding area as seen from a passenger jet flying to Laguardia Airport.

I made this photograph when I was flying to LaGuardia Airport. The plane was flying right above the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I was seated next to a starboard window and had a good view of the city below. We were flying the full length of the island, from The Battery to The Bronx. Seeing the city from that height fills me with childlike delight and wonder, as it always does when I get that opportunity. Each time I get the chance, I try to absorb all the details. The movement. The point of view. The ground illumination by streetlights, traffic lights, vehicle headlights and brake lights. City of lights. The evening light providing just enough illumination to see the buildings contained by avenues and roads and streets and lanes. It goes by so fast.

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Food Photography

Friday Lunch at Barney Greengrass

Photograph closeup of wooden table and metal fork and spoon on china plate
Detail of a fork and spoon on an emtpy plate on one of the wooden tables at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)

After having a final meal at Popover Cafe before it closes this Sunday Jan.  5, 2014, I had a craving for some other comfort food at Barney Greengrass which is right next door to Popover’s. It was a mid-afternoon lunch for two and it was delicious.

photograph of a table of food at Barney Greengrass
Lunch is served at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photo of a plate of the Nova Scotia salmon appetizer at Barney Greengrass.
The Nova Scotia Salmon Appetizer at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph of plate of eggs with sturgeon, salmon and onions
The Combination of Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon with Scrambled Eggs & Onions. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Red Salmon Caviar with Sour Cream and Fixins
Red Salmon Caviar with Sour Cream and fixins. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph of a small bowl of red salmon caviar
Red Salmon Caviar at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph of red salmon caviar and sour cream on a piece of bialy
Red salmon caviar and sour cream on a bit of bialy. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph of a bowl of matzah ball soup
A bowl of Home Made Matzo Ball Soup at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph closeup of wooden table and metal fork and spoon on china plate
Detail of a fork and spoon on an emtpy plate on one of the wooden tables at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)
Photograph of table top after a lunch was eaten.
The scene of another successful meal at Barney Greengrass. (Photo ©2014 David Altman)

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Photography

Times Square, New Year’s Day 2014

  • Times Square, NYC looking north on New Years Day 2014
  • Times Square, NYC looking south on New Years Day 2014

Times Square was still teeming with tourists in the early evening of New Year’s Day 2014.  Aside from shopping, most people were meandering along the sidewalks and the swath of Broadway that is  now a pedestrian mall.  Cameras, mobile phones and tablet computers (mostly iPad’s) could be seen popping up capturing photos and videos of friends and families.  Tourists going solo were making selfies with the variety of landmarks that make up the canyon of Times Square as their backdrops.  And all the while, traffic was making its way south along Seventh Avenue.