New York

[marker]

Hi There,

 

I am going to New York next week. For inspiration I would like to

see your best shots from The big apple.

 

Tell me what NOT to miss while beeing over there.

 

Hop to see a lot of nice shots.

 

Here is a picture from my last trip to Greenland in June.

 

Thomas Marker<div></div>

[Rich B NYC]

Thomas,

 

I see that one of our other members on the Leica forum has already mentioned that cross posting isn't permitted.

 

That said, it's too bad you'll be late for Photo Expo that runs at the Javits Center through (I think) October 24.

 

If you've never been there, B&H is located at 34th st and 9th ave. First time visitors are often awed by the selection of equipment on display. It's also THE place to buy all the film you'll need at the lowest prices.

 

I don't know how long you'll be here, but Central Park is always worth a visit. It should be starting to color up in a few weeks but, even without the color, it's worth seeing as is the Bronx Zoo.

 

The Cloisters are in uppper Manhattan and a bit off the beaten track but offers plenty to see. It's located in Fort Tryon Park which has some beautiful views of the Hudson River and George Washington Bridge.

 

I'd also suggest wearing some comfortable shoes as the best way to see our city is on foot.

 

Here's a shot I took at Rockefeller Center last week. This exhibit closes on October 18 I believe.

 

I hope that you enjoy our city.

 

Rich<div></div>

[Rich B NYC]

Sorry about the size of that thing. I'll ge the hang of this yet.

 

Here's a smaller version.<div></div>

[john_h.1]

Greenland? It looks more like Blueland.

[hayward]

Just a quick list -- the Statue of Liberty, The Metropolitan Museum, Times Square (at night), The Stock Exchange, The Strand Bookstore (if you are a reader).

[hayward]

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I'd take the ferry over here.

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[ShunCheung]

While I lived in New Jersey, right next door to New York City, for 14 years, I never shot that much in the city. However, many times when we drove home from New York in the evening, we saw the beautiful skyline in the rear view mirror. So in the summer of 2000, shortly before we moved back to California, we made a special trip to shoot that skyline. This is one of my favorite shots. The rest is, of course, history.<div></div>

[ted turner]

Thomas,

 

Here's a gallery from a trip I took to NYC last spring:

 

http://www.pbase.com/turnert/new_york_2004

 

Let me know what you think. Go light and wear some good walking shoes.

 

Ted Turner

[Spearhead]

There's lots of people everywhere and they don't care about being photographed most of the time. It's probably the best place in the US to shoot people...<p>

 

<center><img src="http://www.spirer.com/NY2004/images/amansign1.jpg"><br>

<i>Mand and Sign, Copyright 2004 Jeff Spirer</i></center><p>

 

More can be found <a href="http://www.spirer.com/NY2004/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.spirer.com/newyork/">here</a>.

[mskovacs]

I lived about half of 2002 in New York working on a big project for work. I have a photo.net folder with a few shots <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=293596">HERE</a>. If you go to B&H, do so only at your own risk!

 

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[anupam]

Do the Met, MoMA, Guggenheim, Museum of Natural History, Bronx Zoo, Liberty if you have time but most importantly just walk in Manhattan! Walk in the early morning and walk late at night. That is the key. Carry a camera - but I wouldn't take a load of equipment - manual camera / 50 1.8 BW film perhaps. Although I got asked several times what I was taking pictures of - I suppose its skin color, you might not face that. Don't ignore uptown / Harlem in the daytime and Times Square / Broadway at night.

 

I actually made a list of great NYC movies and watched them before I visited for the first time last year - some great photographic ideas as well.<div></div>

[marker]

Thanx for all the inspirative photos shown here - I am looking forward to show you my photos in a week or two.

[rich_taylor____mequon__wi]

I was born in the Bronx and spent most of my life in the city, and there is just about no place you can go where you won't find opportunities to shoot. On the other hand, that is true of anywhere in the world, I suppose.

 

I've been in the midwest for the past 12 years, but am returning for the Expo at the Javits Center next week. Hope to get my hands on the new F6 and the Dx2. No, not to buy them, just to get my hands on them.

 

I don't know how limited your time is, or what you like to shoot. If you're looking to capture the well-known sites, then you already know what those are. To shoot the local denizens of the concrete and glass canyons, I'd recommend spending some time in Central Park (Sunday is best). Check out Bethesda Fountain (where we used to smoke dope and cavort naked in the fountain in the 60's!) That is, some of the other people I saw there did that stuff.

 

There are roller bladers in the park, performing amazing slaloms on the roadway, runners and bikers galore, fabulous-looking women, families, kids, and a large and bizarre cast of other characters.

Keep an eye out for the Purple People (are they still around? does anyone know who I'm talking about?).

 

Walk from the park out the west side (around 72nd St.) and hang out on Columbus Ave. for a while. Check out the Museum of Natural History. You could spend 3 days in there (I once did, but that's an entirely different story that I will not relate to my kids). The funky west side is my favorite area, but there are so many great areas

to explore, it's hard to guide you without knowing if you're staying a week, a day, or a month.

 

Make your way down Columbus to where it meets Broadway, which will have you at Lincoln Center (they usually don't bother individual photographers there, but if you have a real set-up, as in tripod, reflectors and models, etc., you will be hassled for a shooting permit).

 

Much further downtown, at the bottom of 5th Avenue, is Washington Sq. Park, one of the gateways to Greenwich Village. Another great spot to hang for people shots - or at least, it used to be. Great area to walk around and shoot. Head south into Soho (across Houston Street - pronounced "How-stuhn," NOT like the Texas city). If you ask anyone how to get to "Hewston" Street, crowds will gather and point fingers at you, yelling "Foreigner" and "Infidel!" and you will be chased and stoned. And those will be the boy scouts.

 

Seriously, have a great time. And Mike, I hope that when you cautioned him about going to B&H Photo, it was because it is such a tempting place to spend lots of money, and not because of any bad experiences he may have. I have never found them to be anything but accommodating in the extreme, and as nice as New York camera store employees can be expected to be.

 

Oh, and if two guys walk up to you and ask you for the time, keep your eye on the one that is circling behind you while the other is talking. Take him out immediately (a secondary use for your camera and lens) and the other guy will probably run. That's up to you, of course. It's possible they are actually two guys who just want to know the time. In that case, look chagrinned, say, "Oops!" and walk away quickly. It's New York. Nobody will bother you. Better to be safe than sorry - but perhaps I'm still a bit cynical, and maybe things have changed.

 

Have a great time, bring lots and lots of film (or those little memory things). Now, get the !!*#?! outta here!

[ken_hassman]

This was taken in Little Italy which shares the street with Chinatown.<p>Ken<div></div>

[ken_hassman]

This was taken down in the west village in the winter.<p>Ken<div></div>

[marker]

Hi all,

 

here is my shots from NYC - all taken with my NIKON 28ti (dont tell them at Leica forum..)

 

I brought a Mimaya 6mf as well (very Leica like...)

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=445188