Dusk, Madison Square Park

For the first few after I moved to New York I felt pretty claustrophobic whenever I was outside, Manhattan buildings have a way of towering over you when you're not used to them. Here's a stab at recreating that feeling:

Canyons of New York

Central Park

Back in June I posted a photo that I took at Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, with a note that I'd like to go back and try again. A few weekends ago I took a walk through Central Park with the N80 and tried again. This time I was a lot more careful about what I was putting in the frame.

Bethesda Fountain

Fifth Avenue

Tourists outside a church on Fifth Avenue. The depth of field is a bit short, but otherwise I think it's an interesting shot.

Seeing New York

Little Italy

While walking through a street festival in Little Italy over the weekend I came across this guy smoking a cigar and observing the action from a distance. I asked if I could take a photo and he said sure, when I showed it to him he laughed and commented, "I look like a mafioso".

Observing the action

At the church door

On the way to work. I hadn't really noticed this church before, I had to check that it really is a church before writing this!

Watching

Fire escapes

Just something that happened to catch my eye on the way to work. There's something I find fascinating about fire escapes, as I was trying to capture in an earlier photo.

Clouds and fire escapes

Door

The door of a boutique clothing store in Soho. Looks like it's been through a lot.

Weathered

Sixth Avenue

Walking up Sixth Avenue on a Friday evening I came across a line of people outside a store and took a quick photo. What do you think they were lining up for?

Waiting ...

Since Manhattan is a crazy place, they were actually lining up to get into a supermarket! Trader Joe's must be pretty popular. It's a sign of the times that three out of the six people in the shot are using their phones in one way or another, I suppose.

Technically, I'm not happy with the depth of field in this shot, the woman talking on the phone is the subject I focused on, but since I had earlier set the aperture wide (f/2.5) the guy in front is out of focus in a strange way. But you only get to take it once, I should have checked the aperture first.

Time Warner Centre

I was around Columbus Circle on Monday so I stopped by at the Time Warner Centre.

The descent

I went up and down the escalator a few times to get a good arrangement of people in the spot I wanted to photograph, good thing I didn't get caught by a security guard! (I remember being told off once when I was on the balcony with the view over Columbus Circle and I took pictures in the wrong direction, away from the view.)

Basketball

There's a basketball court on the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 3rd Street that always seems to attract a big audience.

The game

The spectators

Times Square

What to photograph in Times Square that hasn't been photographed thousands of times already?

Silhouettes