Last of New York

Here are the last three images from the New York series. The first two were from a "museum" close to where the cruise launched from. The USS Intrepid aircraft carrier was a short walk away and a perfect quick walk while waiting for the cruise to start. The first image was of one of the neatest things on the deck ... the Space Shuttle "Enterprise"!!

Here are some of my favourite images that I've made from New York; photos from the "Top of the Rock" in the Rockefeller center. We decided that we would either go up to the lookout from the "Top of the Rock" or the "Empire State Building" and finally decided on the former. This way, we had an 'unobstructed' view of the Empire state buildind as well as Central Park. Don't forget to head over to Flickr to see all of the images from New York (that I have released to date).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scerakor/sets/72157632317371574/

Here are a few more from the cruise around the harbour; some more bridges and buildings!

New York Bridges


The Brooklyn Bridge Black and White


Empire State Building from the Water

Statue of Liberty

Another major part of the cruise was the trip around the Statue of Liberty. Here are a few of the best of these photos.

New York from the Harbour

Surprised to see a post? I know it has been awhile. These images go back to to Christmas time in New York. Here are a smattering of images from the cruise in and around the New York Island.

 New York Financial District

Buildings of New York

New York Bridges

Looking Downtown from the Harbour Cruise

Grand Central Terminal

Another photogenic location in NYC is the Grand Central Terminal; here are some images that ensued.

9/11 Memorial in New York City

One of the "attractions" that we saw in NYC was the, in progress, 9/11 memorial. The first picture shows one of the two perpetual pools, in the former locations of the two towers. All around the edges of these pools are the names of those who lost their lives on that day. They are separated in location around the pools by where they were during the tragedy (Tower 1, Tower 2, NYFD, Pentagon, etc.)

The second image is of a tree. The tree looks as if it is a violent criminal as it is extremely well restrained. These restraints are so that nothing can remove this tree since it has been through a lot! It was planted in 1970 and was the sole surviving tree found after 9/11. It was nursed back to health in a nursery and after some tough times dealing with hurricanes at the nursery, eventually made its way back to where it is now.

The Down Low in Jersey City

Having forgot my accessory to attach my camera to the tripod I took to creative angles needed to steady my camera. Here are a couple of images taken by placing my camera on the ground for some night photography. The first one is of the road down towards the waterside and the financial district of NYC in the distance. The second is on one of the public transit train paths in Jersey City.

New York City Skyline

First off ... Happy New Year to all!

I had the opportunity to go to New York during the holiday period and that meant yet another place full of photo opportunities. Since I am knee deep in those photos right now, the next little while will be all about the photos from New York .... then I will blast back to the unfinished images of 2012!

We stayed on the Jersey City side of the region which gave a great view of the Financial District of New York ... here is that view!

Merry Xmas from New York

Happy politically correct non-denominational holiday period! Well ... I guess since it IS the 25th there is no problem with saying Merry Christmas!

I interrupt your regular programming for a special holiday post. Since I am currently in New York City ... I figured I'd throw a couple images of the festive nature of the city over the last couple of days. Here are some shots from the Holiday Lights bus tour around the city including the famous New York Christmas tree, some large tree ornaments and a decorated building. The challenge is getting the shots on a moving bus in the dark!