Posts for: daldds
Jan 16, 2024 14:39:49 #
For the first time in 703 days, a little bit of snow was covering everything. I was out the door on my way to Central Park when the phone rang. My wife had hit a pothole (one of us still feels like working) and blew out the right front tire. She needed me to come to the car and wait for AAA. I hopped a cab instead of a bus and pulled up behind her on fifth Avenue, she she into my cab and continued on to the school she runs where she was going to help manage a post-tragedy situation.
[That's the last photograph, which I will explain when I get to it.)
Since I had my camera with me, I decided not to waste the time while I waited for the tow truck. The first three images I took while waiting for the tow truck, the last two I took on my way home after dropping the car back for my wife with a brand new right front tire. By this time, the snow had turned to sleet and ice.
At least the wheel was undamaged.
The first image has the iconic flatiron building, and the next four I took because I like the way some color or white snow popped out of the dismal rest of the image.
The last image shows a little floral memorial for the man who was shot on the number 3 train on Sunday evening, while trying to intervene between two people fighting over too loud music.
Anyone who lives in or near the city will have seen the story on TV and/or read about it in the papers.
Richie was part of the security staff at my wife's school, 45 years old with a wife, three young adult children and two little grandchildren. It's not trite to say that he was a cherished member of the staff.
[That's the last photograph, which I will explain when I get to it.)
Since I had my camera with me, I decided not to waste the time while I waited for the tow truck. The first three images I took while waiting for the tow truck, the last two I took on my way home after dropping the car back for my wife with a brand new right front tire. By this time, the snow had turned to sleet and ice.
At least the wheel was undamaged.
The first image has the iconic flatiron building, and the next four I took because I like the way some color or white snow popped out of the dismal rest of the image.
The last image shows a little floral memorial for the man who was shot on the number 3 train on Sunday evening, while trying to intervene between two people fighting over too loud music.
Anyone who lives in or near the city will have seen the story on TV and/or read about it in the papers.
Richie was part of the security staff at my wife's school, 45 years old with a wife, three young adult children and two little grandchildren. It's not trite to say that he was a cherished member of the staff.
Jan 13, 2024 19:42:29 #
Thanks, Everyone.
New York City has now gone over 700 days without at least 1 inch of snow. This coming Tuesday was supposed to dropped about 2 inches, but now that's very questionable.
We've had so much rain here in the city and in the New Jersey suburbs that many homes and businesses have been severely damaged from rivers and streams going beyond flood stage. I'm thinking we would've been better off if we had had snow.
New York City has now gone over 700 days without at least 1 inch of snow. This coming Tuesday was supposed to dropped about 2 inches, but now that's very questionable.
We've had so much rain here in the city and in the New Jersey suburbs that many homes and businesses have been severely damaged from rivers and streams going beyond flood stage. I'm thinking we would've been better off if we had had snow.
Jan 13, 2024 10:38:24 #
I posted the first shot earlier this morning under the title "sunrise, really." The second image is from the same spot, a four image pan, that shows the cold front coming through, too late for my sunrise full of color.
Jan 13, 2024 07:54:27 #
Well, that's what I went up onto the roof to look for, hoping that last night's storm would have left some great clouds in the east for some spectacular
colors.
This view is to the south, hand held at .4 seconds.
colors.
This view is to the south, hand held at .4 seconds.
Jan 11, 2024 08:26:51 #
Both of these images were taken within seconds of each other. The sun was barely over the horizon, but partially behind narrow clouds.
I think the guy with the gloves was practicing tai chi…or maybe not. The pigeon lady was scattering her children's inheritance out for the pigeons, per usual.
I liked the very few spots of good color.
I think the guy with the gloves was practicing tai chi…or maybe not. The pigeon lady was scattering her children's inheritance out for the pigeons, per usual.
I liked the very few spots of good color.
Jan 10, 2024 18:17:32 #
That last photo has me thinking, how in the world can that structure hold that crane up there.
That crane is anchored within the lowest part of the building, practically on bedrock. Don't worry… It ain't goin' nowhere!
Thanks, everyone for your kind remarks!
That crane is anchored within the lowest part of the building, practically on bedrock. Don't worry… It ain't goin' nowhere!
Thanks, everyone for your kind remarks!
Jan 10, 2024 08:42:46 #
We had major rain yesterday afternoon and overnight, with some areas receiving over 2 1/2 inches. Streets flooded here in the city and rivers climbed over their banks in nearby New Jersey.
Just like in yesterday's postings, once the storm went through, the air was exceptionally clear. I took the top photo shortly after my breakfast…still dark sort of, as you can see. The pan is a five shot image; same foreground as yesterday, different sky. In the third image, I guess whatever is on the phone is more beautiful than the sky above them. The last shot was taken a couple of days ago, probably just as the sun cleared the horizon.
Just like in yesterday's postings, once the storm went through, the air was exceptionally clear. I took the top photo shortly after my breakfast…still dark sort of, as you can see. The pan is a five shot image; same foreground as yesterday, different sky. In the third image, I guess whatever is on the phone is more beautiful than the sky above them. The last shot was taken a couple of days ago, probably just as the sun cleared the horizon.
Jan 9, 2024 06:03:55 #
Thanks all for kind remarks, hogs. FYI, sunrise in NYC is about 7:20, so I have to find things to do for an hour and a half or more.
Jan 8, 2024 11:28:02 #
kpmac wrote:
Nice. What is CAVU?
Pilot talk for ceiling and visibility unlimited
Jan 8, 2024 08:11:08 #
The nor'easter is well north and east. We have CAVU conditions. I shot these 10 minutes before dawn from my roof. The pan consists of 5 images.
Jan 8, 2024 08:05:15 #
Bultaco wrote:
Nice set, I'm curious what's a backside snowflake?
After the nor'easter passes, the winds come in from the northwest, rather than from the northeast. They bring in colder temperatures, turning the remaining rain into snow.
Jan 7, 2024 14:55:37 #
Well, all we got here in the city was rain, with about 20 minutes of backside snowflakes. North and west of us got up to a foot. Tuesday night and Wednesday it will disappear with another nor'easter, this one all rain.
As you can tell from the first image, I live on the wild side, standing right in the middle of the road in the city of over 8 million people.
As you can tell from the first image, I live on the wild side, standing right in the middle of the road in the city of over 8 million people.
Jan 6, 2024 10:34:16 #
Thanks all.
For those of you who've never been here, the city mostly is like a huge bunch of villages surrounding commercial areas. True, we don't have open spaces like the great plains, but we do have parks, and reasonably wide open spaces just a short drive away. We also have the ocean (open space, yes?). Within a few hours drive or less, we have hunting, fishing, camping, skiing and pretty much everything else for outdoor lovers.
We also have some of the best of medical care and teaching hospitals in the world, the finest opera, theater and museums found anywhere, and in a city that never sleeps, practically anything you need as far away as your cell phone.
That's why I retired to here, even with big city problems that are also common elsewhere.
Happy New Year, people.
David
For those of you who've never been here, the city mostly is like a huge bunch of villages surrounding commercial areas. True, we don't have open spaces like the great plains, but we do have parks, and reasonably wide open spaces just a short drive away. We also have the ocean (open space, yes?). Within a few hours drive or less, we have hunting, fishing, camping, skiing and pretty much everything else for outdoor lovers.
We also have some of the best of medical care and teaching hospitals in the world, the finest opera, theater and museums found anywhere, and in a city that never sleeps, practically anything you need as far away as your cell phone.
That's why I retired to here, even with big city problems that are also common elsewhere.
Happy New Year, people.
David
Jan 5, 2024 11:39:46 #
Had to make a trip across the city to get my wife's car for her. I decided I would once again wander down the Hi Line, which goes directly behind the school she runs. Getting there required a bus, a subway line, and then another subway line. Connections were good; I made it in about 25 minutes.
The Hi Line is a city park converted from an old raised freight line that serviced primarily the meatpacking district, up until about World War II, I think.
I spent about 45 minutes this time. The day got brighter, but the wind picked up to give more of a windchill.
The first three shots are underground. The fourth is of something known as the Park Vessel. I might've known what it was for at some time, but I do know that very soon after it opened, someone jumped from it.
The fifth shot shows a slightly different type of Christmas tree on a spur of the freight line. Shots 6, 7 and 8 are reasonably self-explanatory, with number 7 showing the train tracks. The penultimate image is a view from the street of an original trestle (or is it a bridge?). And number 10 shows one of my minor hobbies, taking shots of people taking shots.
The Hi Line is a city park converted from an old raised freight line that serviced primarily the meatpacking district, up until about World War II, I think.
I spent about 45 minutes this time. The day got brighter, but the wind picked up to give more of a windchill.
The first three shots are underground. The fourth is of something known as the Park Vessel. I might've known what it was for at some time, but I do know that very soon after it opened, someone jumped from it.
The fifth shot shows a slightly different type of Christmas tree on a spur of the freight line. Shots 6, 7 and 8 are reasonably self-explanatory, with number 7 showing the train tracks. The penultimate image is a view from the street of an original trestle (or is it a bridge?). And number 10 shows one of my minor hobbies, taking shots of people taking shots.
Jan 4, 2024 20:00:59 #
Thanks all. Ya oughtahave been there.