Staten Island...Sort Of

On our latest adventure, we went to Staten Island. I know, everyone wants to know why. It was actually a great adventure filled with surprising treats.

Our first stop, after an unexpectedly good lunch of crepes, was the Tibetan Museum. We could only take photos outside and this statue was really the only interesting thing in the garden. Well, there were prayer flags as well, but the harsh afternoon light didn't lend well to photographing those.



Our next adventure was to the Rossville Boat Graveyard. That was the intent anyway. We had to make our way through sticker bushes and over old garbage to get to the swampy water's edge. Beware the toxic mud!



We couldn't actually get to the good part of the boat graveyard due to dogs, security guards and camera surveillance. Sheesh. I had to settle for rusted out garbage in the muck and the mission to find access another way.

Tourist in My Own Town

Last weekend I had a friend visiting from Australia, so I got to play tourist in my own town. It was great to get a new perspective on things that have become so familiar.

The day we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge we didn’t have the greatest weather. Everything was super flat and well…boring. I still liked this shot.



The same flat day we took the double-decker bus tour around town. This was definitely a new perspective, since I hadn't done this before. It was cold, so we sat behind the glass shield on the upper deck. Not ideal for photos, but I think these capture the tourists in New York and the hustle and bustle we’re known for. I might have to go back on a day with better light.

Central Park Zoo

This weekend I went to shoot at the Central Park Zoo. The zoo is a manageable size, so it's really down to timing it right with the animals. We didn't do well with the red pandas nor the monkeys, but did have luck with the often elusive polar bears.

I thought this nicely captured a family day at the zoo.



I included this shot for the unbelieveable light in this cove for underwater viewing. This is just one shot, but there were cool reflections and sometimes some very unfortunate placement of people's heads with the polar bear swimming away. You'll just have to use your imagination on that one.



A nice grab of Gus getting a drink of water.