May 10, 2008

I was busy taking pictures on Saturday. It was a very nice day with sun and a bit of warmth even though I was in a sweater. It rained the night before and even though it was sunny on Saturday, I knew it was not going to be a warm.
My walk started near Union Square. I turned down one of the tween streets and noticed one of the apartments had some colorful window treatments. And their fire escape had some lawn furniture set up for relaxation. I was within the NYU Village campus. I just adore the building along Washington Mews. It looks so European. I feel like I am in France somewhere. I wasn't too far from Union Square when I heard some jazz music playing nearby. I found a set of jazz musicians playing their instruments for a seated crowded. They were pretty good. I didn't stick around to watch them play. I continued down LaGuardia Place where I often pass by the community garden. The people who have access to the garden plant such colorful flowers. It's so lush in there. I love taking pictures of flowers...
I then made my way across the Hudson River to Jersey City. I was at Exchange Place waiting for Thomas. They were erecting a new residential building not too far from the Exchange Place Light Rail station. It's one of the more interesting looking residential towers rising around Jersey City. While I was waiting, I took a few more picture of flowers and captured this adorable little bird I've not seen in an urban setting. I followed it around before I was able to take a few pictures. As you can see, I had quite a busy day of site seeing...

March 7, 2008

Not a picture today. Instead, a video clip of some construction work on Houston Street. I was heading over to the Whole Foods on Bowery when I heard this loud banging. Everyone was wondering what was going on. Then I saw this excavator hammering a +2" thick steel plate into the ground! It was a loud pounding sound that just resonated painfully into my ear canal.
This was the first time I used the video feature on the camera and that is why the movie ended with a few seconds of sidewalk. One of the construction crew was waving at me. I wasn't sure if he was waving at me to get my attention, (he had apparently noticed me "taking a picture" of them) or if I was not suppose to capture any of this on digital "film" and signaling me to stop.

January 25, 2008

Today was an exciting day for photo documentation. I was in the Upper East Side this morning for a meeting. I got there about 30 minutes earlier. Across the street, they were erecting a new high end luxury residential building. They were lifting this giant pale filled with concrete to the top of the building to add more floors. I was just amazed at the coordination, moves, and work that it took to erect this building. Check out the pictures below or in the photo album.