HAPPY WEEKEND

Happy Weekend guys and girls! Hope its not too rainy where you live!

GOOD MORNING NYC!

After a heavy night in the Big Apple, it was time for a real NYC breakfast. Huey's is a diner situated near Columbus Circle that is open 24hrs and serves the best pancakes in upper Manhattan.
I find the view from a cafe window to be the most interesting past time, being in a new place makes it even more exciting.
This shot is of the A board but you can feel the vibrant atmosphere going on just behind with the bikes, truck and hint of a person walking.

NYC Buildings

Todays photo was taken outside my hotel room in NYC. I love the tones and vibrant feel I have achieved in processing the image. I am not usually a fan of over processing but before this image lacked any excitement and now I feel it has come to life!

NYC

The city that never sleeps! Well I was fortunate enough to get some photos in NYC while there on a mini break.
This was my favourite as you can see the movement and the bright lights quite clearly which in turn has captured the ambiance of the city at night.

The big city is where I feel great and it gets my creative juices flowing. There is so much to photograph and with only my small camera I found it so easy to snap away.

Brooklyn

The first post of the year! I have slightly neglected my blog over the festive period and this is mainly because I have been busy trying to sort out my main site (will be live soon!).

Like most people I had a clear out of files and work ready for the new year and I came across a lost CD of images I took in NYC. I have a few already on the blog but I wanted to add this one in particular as it is very different from the others. It was taken on the way into the city in Brooklyn and I remember being in such awe as I was on the way that I had to document everything I saw. This contrast of shooting through glass, graffiti on the subway (that is above ground) and the workman waiting to cross the road, give the image a gritty feel which it typical of urban shooting.

I have left the part of the window showing on the left as it gives a sense of looking out being the viewer of this scene that could quite easily be a film still.

Rockafella

This image was taken outside the Rockafella Centre in New York. I was really lucky to be there on a clear day when the wind could really show off the different flags, it was perfect for shooting.
I tried to capture the different lines and shapes of the buildings, poles and flags by tilting the camera. The sun makes the colours really stand out also.

Let me know what you think of this photo.

Grand Central

I have been to New York for a total of a month spread over a few years and each time I am always interested in fulfilling a brief. This one was concerned with rush hour and in Grand Central Station I was surprised at how a simple idea can make for a really effective image. The light shaft came though the window and hit the one stair case that led down to the underground. I was so excited with the repetition and results I got that put together and printed large scale it makes for a great single shot.
This month I have been shortlisted for an online magazine called Pictory Magazine with this image. I have to say it is one of my favourite images I have taken.

Let me know what you think of this photo.