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    POTW 12/19/2010

    in Pentax

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    <p>Just looked at the Davidson photo again, the tenement half way down the block on the left was torn down a number of years ago, a modern 3 story building rose in its place. The the intersection in the photo only got a traffic light in the last few months.</p>

    POTW 12/19/2010

    in Pentax

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    <p>@ Nick Siebers: Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's a Lightroom preset I downloaded...not sure which though.</p>

    <p>@ Christopher S.: Neither Greenpoint or LIC, it's actually the southern end of Park Slope, Brooklyn. Actually this block has been very well documented by a famous photographer, Bruce Davidson, in "Brooklyn Gang". The houses in my photo can be seen across the street on the left in this photo from the book: <a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&VBID=2K1HZSTP1W9O&IT=ZoomImage01_VForm&IID=2K7O3RYI2GE&ALID=2K1HRGSYVL&PN=12&CT=Search" target="_blank">17th Street photo by Bruce Davidson</a>. I've only known the neighborhood for less than 35 years, much of it still looks the same as then, although that is starting to change.</p>

    POTW 8-15-10

    in Pentax

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    <p>Howard, it's the border of Windsor Terrace and Park Slope in Brooklyn.<br>

    Love the Black-Eyed Susans btw, spent a week around San Antonio earlier this summer, and they were everywhere!</p>

    negative street experience

    in Street & Documentary

    Posted

    According to <a href="http://www.joelmeyerowitz.com/photography/interview_06.html">this video</a>, the best way to be invisible is to dress up like a cat burglar with a black watchcap, black pants, and black army jacket, and jump in front of people with your black (of course) leica. I've watched the video 3 times and I don't even see him anymore.

     

    But seriously, get back out and shoot. I've had goons threaten to stuff the camera down my throat and went out shooting later (of course, I ran like hell first!)

    NYC Hotel

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Brad,

     

    I used to live in the Carlton Arms (when it was under $25 a night!). Glad to see it has stayed interesting.

    <p>

    Used to be there was no shortage of cheap hotels (that weren't total flops) but prices have gone way up. I lived in <a href="http://www.hotel17ny.com/" target="_blank">Hotel 17</a> when it was a dive (read under $10 night!), it seems to be quite hip now. Prices are reasonable.

    <p>

    I would recommend <a href="http://www.hoteldeauville.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Deauville</a>...rooms are basic, safe and clean, and the staff definately has character (or maybe I should say ARE characters), and they get some interesting people (jazz musicians, etc) staying there.

    Summer reading suggestions

    in Street & Documentary

    Posted

    <p>I just picked up Bruce Davidson's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3865211275/" target ="_blank">England/Scotland 1960</a>. Besides some incredible street photographs of his I had never seen before, there is also a facinating timeline of Bruce, and a wonderful essay by Mark Howard-Booth. Now, if I could only find a copy of "Brooklyn Gang: Summer 1959" that costs less than a used M2!</p>

    <p>"The Ongoing Moment" looks like a must read for me...thanks for pointing it out.</p>

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