Happy Canada Day Weekend
Happy Canada Day from Colpoy’s Bay
The weather is perfect here in Wiarton on Colpoy’s Bay. We are spending the weekend here relaxing and taking photo’s.
One Man Band
One Man Band
I grabbed a shot of this guy in the subway in New York.
I used the Photoshop Fractalius plug in filter and then the oil paint filter to create the effect.
11 Tears
11 Tears 9/11 Memorial in the American Express Office
While walking around the perimeter of the 9/11 site this year we happened to go into the American Express office building and discovered this moving memorial. “11 Tears,” a memorial honoring 11 American Express employees who died on 9/11, located in the company’s headquarters in the lobby of 3 World Financial Center. Suspended above an 11-sided granite pool is a 600-pound quartz stone, carved into an 11-sided teardrop. Eleven drops of water fall into the pool periodically, creating intersecting ripples. Victims’ names and words chosen by their loved ones are etched on the stone.
These words are in memory of Karen Renda, 52, American Express Travel agent.
Classic Manhattan
Manhattan Municipal Building
This is classic Manhattan. Locate at 1 Centre Street in New York City, the Manhattan Municipal Building is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of the city’s five boroughs.Wikipedia
I shot this as a vertical panorama stitched together with CS6.
Look Up – Way up
Brooklyn Bridge
We were able to walk the Brooklyn Bridge during our New York trip this time. It is an amazing structure.
HDR 3 exposure – Photomatix, Lightroom, Photoshop, Topaz adjust.
Thomson Meter Co.
Thomson Meter Co.
This building in in Brooklyn at the corner of Washington and York. It is tough to get the whole building in one shot so I took four shots and merged them in Photoshop.
Mirrors and Rust
Mirrors and Rust
This building is along the High Line in New York. Covered with mirrored glass and rusting steel plate it creates an interesting visual treat.
This is a 3 exposure HDR using Photomatix, Lightroom, Photoshop, Topaz Adjust.
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
This was shot on my last trip to New York from the High Line. I am reminded of Simon and Garfunkel’s lyrics:
When you’re down and out
When you’re on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I’ll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Vertigo
Vertigo NYC
This was shot from the 19th floor terrace balcony of our hotel in New York City.
Peter Pan – Carl Schurz Park
Peter Pan – Carl Schurz Park NYC
This is a bronze statue of Peter Pan in the Carl Schurz Park, New York City. It was to be the location of my Daughters Wedding but tropical storm Andrea didn’t allow it. The alternate location proved to be just as lovely.
This is a 3 exposure HDR processed in Photomatix, Lightroom, and Photoshop.
1 Line NYC
The 1 Line NYC
The number 1 Line speeds into the 42nd Street Subway station in NYC. New York’s subway system can be a little intimidating for a small town guy like me but it didn’t take too long to figure it out. So long as I had a map of the system with me I found it to be a pretty efficient way to get around the city.
Grand Central Station NYC
Grand Central Station NYC
One of the last places we went to see in NYC was Grand Central Station. It truly is a magnificent building.
This is a 5 image HDR panorama with each image made up of 3 exposures. Shot handheld. Processed in Lightroom, Photomatix, Photoshop, and Topaz adjust.
New York Wedding
New York Wedding Emily & Chris
I have been in New York this past week. My daughter got married on Friday. Despite the rain it was a wonderful day. Emily looked beautiful!!
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