Monthly Archives: November 2016
138. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Northwestern Williamsburg just in from the East River has some of New York’s more interesting post-industrial scenery. This shot is another example of why just putting on a good pair of shoes and getting constructively lost is the best way to discover New York’s quirky splendor. The photo is nothing without the lifts in the background, although the bright sky pushed the camera sensor far beyond its capabilities. They were worth it.
137. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Willamsburg Bridge. Looking southwest, Brooklyn is to the left, lower Manhattan to the right. The Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges in the middle background. A walking visit to New York should not miss a trip or two across the Billy Bridge, especially at dusk. One of the more interesting views in the city.
136. PASSAGES. Miami Beach, Florida. It gets pretty simple sometimes, a beach and a good polarizing filter. Cameras and sand are not a match made in heaven, but sand, water and sun definitely are. I can see why people walk so slowly here.
135. PASSAGES. Miami. Sea, sky and city at dawn. Looking west across Biscayne Bay, a series of small islands in the foreground and the Miami skyline in the background. One of the real pleasures here are the sea breezes which carry that unmistakably fragrant Caribbean air. The southeastern coasts of the USA are an interesting hybrid of Western Europe, Spain, Africa and Mesoamerica.
134. PASSAGES. South Beach, Miami. The big Art Deco hotels of South Beach are worth seeing if you like bold stylistic statements, but the quiet stuff is just as interesting. “SoBe” feels like a mix of Beverly Hills and Venice Beach, with a whiff of Charleston and (oddly) Singapore thrown in. The idea is to photograph early or late, because the white buildings are impossible in the equatorial midday glare.