Martial arts

Over the weekend I went down to Columbus Park in Chinatown and took this shot of three guys doing martial arts practice. Getting a good action shot took a while.

I'm going on holiday for the next few weeks so there won't be any updates until mid-April, but I plan to take a lot of photos while I'm away!

Accidental meeting

This guy was selling CDs to passing tourists on a street corner in Soho, and while I was waiting for the lights to change I decided to take a photo of him, unexpectedly he looked right at me at the moment when I pressed the shutter. Instant portrait.

Beach with flag

The collector

March for Tibet!

A few Saturdays ago there was a loud march by supporters of Tibet going uptown a block away from our apartment. When I heard it I went out with my camera and a zoom lens to try and get an "in the midst of the action" shot.

Cigarette and coffee

After I snapped this photo she said, "I'm not really a smoker, my friends don't know I'm out having a cigarette".

Trenchcoat and shades

The hat makes the man

Live in Soho

These singers attracted quite a crowd in Soho last weekend, apparently they're regulars -- I showed this to another photographer and he immediately said, "yeah I've seen those guys". As you can see, the lead singer realised I was photographing him and gave me a good shot!

Converging lines

Central Avenue station in Bushwick, taken at 5pm on a recent trip out to Brooklyn. I was aiming for lines converging from each corner of the photo, and it didn't turn out too badly (the sunstarts don't hurt either). In retrospect, it might have turned out even better if I had asked the guy on the platform to walk a few metres closer. Next time!

Delicious Refreshing

Street lunch in Soho

I was out in Soho on Saturday with a photography group and took a lot of people photos, somehow being around other photographers brings out my competitive streak! It will take me a while to work through them, but to start with, here's a shot of some guys eating lunch on the street that happened to catch my attention.

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