It was yet another cloudy, cold, windy morning. This photo is a panoramic of the view to which I awoke. I do feel lucky to be able to see both the World Trade Center and the Empire State Building (well at least part of it) from my window. It’s a great way to start the day, even on what may appear to be an uninviting morning.
Archives for February 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015 (Day 53)
Another snowy scene at dawn this morning. A barely transparent snowy haze shrouded the city skyline. The tire tracks in the snow formed somewhat of a loop, similar to the loop we are in with this weather. The sun will have to wait for another day.
Saturday, February 21, 2015 (Day 52)
The sky was flooded with color from the rising sun. A thin, slippery layer of ice covered everything in sight. A family of geese sat silently and still in the icy cold water. Chunks of ice floated down the Hudson. And there I was, lying flat on my belly on a freezing cold patch of ice, snow, and sand, trying to compose the perfect shot.
Friday, February 20, 2015 (Day 51)
Here’s the setup I use for timelapse videos. This morning, I set everything up to do a timelapse from my window, and also took some regular photos. For some reason my favorite photo of the bunch is this shot of my gopro in action, taken with my fisheye lens.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 (Day 50)
This was the view from Elysian Park this morning. What strikes me about this image is the double sun stars, which you will see if you look closely. Sun stars are the result of photographing a bright, concentrated light using a small aperture setting (high f number). I have another photo taken just seconds before this one where there is only one sun star. It appears that that the photo you see here was taken at just the right time as the sunlight was split in half by the corner of a building, making it appear as two separate lights. Timing matters.