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Friday, February 26, 2010

SKYWATCH FRIDAY - DAY AND NIGHT

This space belongs to the Empire State Building!



            4th Avenue looking towards Cooper Square and Aster Place


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ISSUES - the Health Summit.  "Afflicting the Afflicted"   I LIKE WHAT PAUL KRUGMAN of
the New York Times said today (Friday) in his op-ed column.   He is right on the button!  



Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MOTION THURSDAY - SLOW MOTION - "SUN AND MOON" by George Rickey


American Kinetic Sculptor, George Rickey, had a one-man exhibit in 1966 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC.  It was the largest mobile show I had ever seen, after Alexander Calder.  Rickey's work embodied huge sculptural pieces made in stainless steel that moved to the slightest air current.   See a 220 page catalogue, GEORGE RICKEY, by Nan Rosenthal (Abrams, NY. 1977) showing awesome, wonderful plates of his work.   (born 6.6.1907- died 7.17.2002)

This is a home-made copy of "SUN AND MOON" - one of his simpler designs.  This was made of wire and tinfoil.   It is the sunlight, the shadows, and the movement that enhances the meaning of this slow motion piece.  The original was made in stainless steel and brass and can be seen on page 85 of the catalogue.  











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Sunday, February 21, 2010

MONOCHROME MONDAY - THE CHESS PLAYERS, UNION SQUARE PARK, NYC




    In just about all weathers, they're out here to be challenged -








    'Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun' - snow and
    ice still to be seen at the curbs. 
    



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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY - FIRE ESCAPE, NYC





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Thursday, February 18, 2010

SKYWATCH FRIDAY - REFLECTIONS OF TONIGHT'S SUNSET



Since my windows look to the East, I can only see the sunset in the windows facing West.  











As reproduced for Picture Puzzle, a rime by http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com

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PS   Aesthetic questions.  What makes a great photo?  Open to 'opinionated' commenters! (Meant in the best sense of the word).    Go to Blog Archives for the titles WEEKEND REFLECTIONS and THIS ONE IS FOR CATHERINE where two suggestions have been followed, inserted into the existing post.  Comments are welcome for discussion.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

MOTION THURSDAY - THE KITTY THAT CAME TO STAY

AND HER NAME IS SLEEPY!








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Monday, February 15, 2010

Saturday, February 13, 2010

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY - THE CONUMDRUM!






    I don't think we know each other, do we?







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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS - THE REFLECTING POOL

Enlarge for full effect!



IN THE EGYPTIAN WING OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NYC






19th February, 2010.  My printmaker friend, Mary Westring, wanted to see this photo cropped this way.    How one crops a photo is of great interest.



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Thursday, February 11, 2010

SKYWATCH FRIDAY - THE COLD SUNRISE

Today, Friday, at 7 am          Added today for those who wondered where the steam was coming from!



                                                                 


New Yorkers will not forget the day before, Wednesday, when overcast NYC waited for its 
blizzard.  School was out, and some workers were given a snow day off.   By midday it had started in    earnest and by midnight it was over.  I believe we got less than was expected.   There was about 5 inches on top of cars in the lot.  

Today, Thursday, the sky was clear and, between 7.10 and 7.25 am, this shapeless white light for
a sun rose, leaving a warmer looking skyline behind.   Nonetheless, it was still a very cold day, freezing
muddy looking, lumpy slush, if not quickly swept away by store front owners.  













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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

MOTION THURSDAY - ACTIVE DRIVEWAY - NO PARKING






For more unusual captures that can't be placed anywhere else - go to MOTION THURSDAY -
you, too, might have a challenging motion shot that could be shown here!



Sunday, February 7, 2010

MONOCHROME MONDAY - THIS ONE IS FOR CATHERINE

WHO SAID SHE ALWAYS TAKES PICTURES OF THE WATER TOWERS IN NYC





Catherine lives in Mexico City.   http://smallfishinthebigtaco.blogspot.com/




   Partial view of Union Square, NYC.  




                            


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awarewriter suggested a tighter crop from the right to make a square, so here it is.  "Square photos can be powerful" he said, in his comment.  

Saturday, February 6, 2010

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY - THE UTILITIES


       Today, roof top appliances on newer buildings are much more sophisticated to look at, but the older water boy, seen here as a shadow from another building, is still a familiar sight in NYC;   buildings still using oil burners are often required to add external smoke stacks, as seen to the right, and may only
emit smoke for a limited number of hours.       





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Thursday, February 4, 2010

SKYWATCH FRIDAY - CITY SUNRISE



7.11 am       Another one too dazzling to look at -



I am always on the lookout for Georgia O"Keeffe's sunspots but haven't seen any yet!



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