June 29, 2008

Another hot day although not as humid. Today was also the gay pride parade. I didn't get a chance to check it out. It would have been nice to have took some flamboyant pictures. Instead, I only have two pictures of snails that were taking their evening sluggish crawl across the stone paving to the house. It rained heavily with thunderstorms today.

They're getting big so fast! We've also had some casualties. I have found a couple of crushed snail shells. I guess they didn't see them.

June 28, 2008

It was a hot and humid day. I thought I was wearing appropriate summer clothes but I managed to sweat in what i was wearing, a white cotton linen dress. But it was a lot better than being in a light blue polyester mascot costume like this guy promoting Lisa Kudrow's new television series called, Kabluey. For the official website, click here.

June 26, 2008

Not an exciting day but I managed to take two pictures.

This guy was playing some odd guitar like instrument. I like that I took the picture through this truck.
This girl is brave to be dating a guy who is not very tall and looks like he is thinner than her.

June 25, 2008

Interesting collection of photos from Wednesday. In fact, after some B/W pictures, I took some candid shots with my camera slightly covered by my jacket. Check it out. And then I took pictures of people as they boarded the bus and paid their fare.

June 24, 2008

I started a new job recently but still staying in the Soho area. I went to my favorite Japanese market for lunch. On the way to and back to the office I took pictures of people; shooting from the hip.



This is one of my favorite shots.

June 22, 2008

This collection of pictures is all about commuting at night in Queens. Some of the pictures are in black and white because I was experimenting with aperture and exposure - it's really fun to experiment. I also enjoyed taking color pictures from inside the bus. The results of the pictures has a gritty New York feeling to it that reminds me of the 70's or 80's. Well, I hope you enjoy!


This is my favorite picture:

June 21, 2008

Saturday was a really nice day. Bright and sunny and not humid. Ah! It was really nice. I was by La Guardia Place to run an errand and came upon what I assumed was an art installation. It looked like a hollowed out golf ball. It looked nice a bright and white with shaded trees in the foreground. And I took pictures of flowers. I then headed over to Jersey City where I noticed that the board walk and pier that they have been constructing is almost complete. It's is going to be a really nice open public space!



This is my favorite picture:

June 20, 2008

Headed out to Jersey City for dinner and dessert with my Golden Bear. I was traveling during rush hour and captured the rush hour crowd.

June 19, 2008

Walked by the garden along La Guardia Place. The bees and other bugs were out and about. Took some pictures of them in action. I found a couple of bees wresting each other in a petal of rose. It was pretty intense. I couldn't capture it on video because I wasn't close enough so I took pictures instead. I also took some pictures from the hip of people. I got a few good ones.



I also took a couple of videos of a bee on a flower and a fly on a flower. The video quality isn't great but it should be fine.

June 17, 2008

I was waiting for my class to start. I sat nearby a French restaurant and there were a few people sitting outside with their dogs and talking with one another. It was a warm day and people were in their casual clothes and sandals (exposing toes) so I took pictures of their pets and their feet.



Across from me was a Mini Coup, and inside the windshield, I noticed this little green thing. It was a toy frog - very cute. It smiled at me.

June 16, 2008

We went to dinner at Apizz, an Italian restaurant in the Lower East Side. The food was tasty and very filling. The interior was dark and cozy; I don't mean it was small. They have a wood burning oven where they do most of their cooking.



This was a very tasty dessert, reminds me of almond pudding served in Chinese restaurants during dim sum.

June 15, 2008

It's Father's Day and not exactly a bright and sunny day for the occasion. It rained briefly and although it wasn't hot, it was a bit humid. I am still shooting pictures with my Sony Mavica and shooting from the hip.



I have to say my favorite shot is the one of the woman at the bread counter in Garden of Eden.

June 14, 2008

I got my $600 dollars from the Feds today! The check actually says, "2008 Economic Stimulus Payment". Does the government honestly think this is going to bolster the economy? I guess we'll wait and see what gets reported.

My cousin got married today so this evening we went to their wedding banquet. It was raining all night. Luckily, the banquet was indoors but getting home was not easy. There was traffic due to flooding on the highway and when we decided to take an alternate route, we hit another traffic caused by a car accident. I took some pictures of the accident as we tried to make our way past the accident.

June 9, 2008

I've been shooting my pictures with my Sony CD-Mavica MVC- CD400; my first digital camera. I can tell that the quality isn't as good as the Panasonic DMC-TZ3 that I've been using but had to return to my boyfriend...I've been borrowing it for almost a year! In fact, the pictures posted June 8, 2008 was shot with the Sony, too.

Today was another hot day in the city though not as humid as this past weekend. I took a medley of pictures. We have a few flowers today and people pictures. Most were shot from the hip. My Sony has the over the neck strap so my camera was hanging down on my left hip. I thought those were some interesting shots. You'll have to excuse the yellowness of those pictures. The Sony was set for sunny outdoor picture taking. I didn't adjust it when I was underground...oops.

And then on the way home, I was casually holding my camera and trying to take pictures of people as they walked towards me but instead, I took pictures of buildings - odd!

Well, I hope you enjoy them.

June 8, 2008

Today was another hot and humid day although I must admit that it wasn't as humid as yesterday. Today was also the Puerto Rican Day Parade. I don't have any pictures of the boisterous celebration. Instead, my friend and I made our way down to Battery Park City. The breeze from the Hudson River was nice.

June 7, 2008

Memorial Day may mark the first day of summer in the United States, but today's hot and humid weather marked the first day on summer in New York City!

We had lunch at Stand, a burger joint near Union Square. You'll see some pictures of the restaurant and colorful glass.

We spent the day in Central Park, rowing the boat in the lake. The park is making some cosmetic changes to the lake surroundings. They're adding more flowering plants and lush vegetation. They're also expanding the lake too.

May 28, 2008

Today was a chock full of picture taking. Today's collection was not centered around one theme. I took a picture of a Pilsbury doughboy in a convertible. I thought it was a giant doll until he waved at me. The collection also includes flowers, a penthouse, and a set for a production called "The Rebound". It's a movie featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Click here for more information.

May 27, 2008

The morning started off with some rain and then it was hot and humid during the day. In the evening (around 5:30pm) the clouds were starting to gather and the skies looking dangerously gray. It rained and from the looks of it, it was a pretty big rain storm. Luckily, I was underground riding the "E" train home. When I got home, birds were looking for food and the snails and slugs were crawling about. Check out the pictures and videos, especially of the snails. They're not as slow as you think...



Videos of birds after a serious rain fall when all the creepy crawly come out...





Here are some videos of some snails in action. That's right ACTION.

May 26, 2008

Memorial Day is the mark of the beginning of summer! I was in the city to meet a friend for brunch and then head over to a nail salon for a manicure for me and a pedicure for her. Afterwards, I walked up to Union Square for a little light shopping. The Market was open and people wandering about looking at the fresh produce. Strawberries were being sold at various stalls. They looked really tasty! Check out the slide show for some juicy strawberries and other sites of the Union Square Green Market.


Aren't those dachshund puppies so cute!?

May 23, 2008

We went to the Museum of Modern Art this evening. If you didn't already know, it's always free admission Friday evenings from 4pm to 8pm. We were going there to check out an exhibit but realized when we got there that the show was over so we just went around to look at the current exhibit and permanent collection. The thing I noticed is that MoMA is one of the few museums to let people take pictures of the collection. Everyone had their cameras and snapping pictures. Nobody used flash which is good for the art collection. Anyway, take a look at the what I saw today at MoMA.