Shot with Canon 5D, 200mm f/2.8L II
@ 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 640, 1/400s
I’m not exactly a proponent of smoking – cigarettes stink, and they will, slowly and painfully, kill you. Nonetheless, there’s just something about seeing someone puff on a cigarette when they’re all alone in the streets of the big city. Absolutely oblivious to the [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Untitled
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Antonio
Monday, January 26, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 200mm f/2.8L
@ 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 640, 1/6400s
As I’ve mentioned before, I traveled to NYC on this photo trip with some very specific ideas for images in my head. I knew there would be a lot of great opportunities I couldn’t possibly anticipate, but it really helps to be prepared.
This is one [...]
The courier
Friday, January 23, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 200mm f/2.8L II
@ 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 640, 1/1250s
I was lucky enough to catch this courier just as he was putting on his helmet to make some more deliveries on his little Yamaha Riva scooter. Right before I clicked the shutter for this one, I chuckled to myself at the thought of [...]
Crossing paths
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 200mm f/2.8L II
@ 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 640, 1/320s
I’m really torn on this image. On the one hand, I do really like the composition, timing, subjects, lines, etc… The original intention for this image as I was shooting it was to focus very sharply on the brick wall, for the texture. I [...]
Untitled
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 200mm f/2.8L II
@ 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 400, 1/320s
This woman caught my interest because she just had this intense, hardened New Yorker feel about her. She was so focused on whatever it was on her mind that I don’t think she even noticed I was there.
Processing started with my custom Lightroom preset [...]
Newport
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 50mm f/1.4
@ 50mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/1250s
Walking around the streets of New York City, I happened to round a corner as this construction worker was about to enjoy himself a smoke-break. I thought the truck made an interesting background, while also providing some nice leading lines. It was important to me [...]
The laundromat
Monday, January 19, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 50mm f/1.4
@ 50mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/60s
One of the things I love about NYC is that you can walk places. Whether you need a coffee shop, deli, grocery store, or even a laundromat, chances are you can find what you’re looking for just around the corner. Now, I’m sure this is [...]
East 85th
Friday, January 16, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 50mm f/1.4
@ 50mm, f/1.8, ISO 100, 1/2500s
I imagine these women were on their way to enjoy a late breakfast – I like the feeling of companionship implied in this image. I get the sense that these women are great friends, and have been for a long time; like this is something [...]
The Mall at Central Park
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS
@ 300mm, f/4, ISO 3200, 1/60s
After a long day of taking photos in and around Central Park, I finished up with a stroll through the Mall at Central Park (not a shopping mall, the Mall). There was a couple holding hands, walking in the lamplight that looked like [...]
Bethesda’s guardian
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS
@ 300mm, f/4, ISO 100, 1/8s
Bethesda Fountain is such a beautiful landmark in Central Park that I really wanted to capture a little slice of it that I haven’t really seen before. To separate the fountain from the background I used my 300mm lens at the widest aperture for [...]
