“[I]t radiates delight, in a way few sculptures match, and there isn’t any point of view that doesn’t reveal some new, graceful aspect,” writes Dianne Durante, author of Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan, about one of her favorite sculptures in New York.
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I stepped onto a ferry. It took me from Bay Shore, on Long Island’s mainland, to Ocean Beach, a stretch of the barrier island called Fire Island, where I joined a group of fellow photographers.
Read MoreIt is because I can capture images as described above and featured here that I make regular trips to the exciting area I call the Trio of Brooklyn: the bridge, promenade and park.
Read MoreIt wasn’t the colorful murals, stainless steel wall panels, granite floor tiles, nor the main entrance’s glass “turtle shell-shaped” canopy, digital advertising boards, or the long, broad train platform that impressed me most.
Read MoreIt had been a long time. More than a decade ago, I attended evening tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art guided by the ultra-enthusiastic art historian Lee Sandstead, who later hosted the Art Attack program on the Travel Channel. Of course, I’ve visited the museum many times since then, but not after dark.
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There’s something about sundown in September in Long Beach, Long Island, when summer takes its first baby steps into fall.
Read MoreA girl and her brother looked directly at me, their stares inviting me to step into a room they were in. So I did.
Read MoreWhen talking of the New York skyline, we really should pluralize it because there is more than one.
What is a secularist to do when he needs a certain spiritual lift? Some climb to mountain tops; I walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read MoreGo stand there with your iPhone. Don’t stray. Snap photos of anyone or anything interesting crossing your path.
Read MoreLast Saturday came dressed in a gorgeous August afternoon. The sun basked in a cloudless sky, temps reached into the comfortable 80s, humidity was merciful.
Read MoreModel sailboats cruise a pond called Conservatory Water. An ornamental relief in a wall at Bethesda Terrace. The twin towers of the San Remo apartment building. There are certain vistas, subtle features and neighboring buildings that, for me, capture the essence of Central Park
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? While Madison Park is named for President James Madison, none of the monuments there features his likeness.
Read MoreThe High Line is truly an urban “park.” Actually, it is a former elevated train trestle that was reconfigured into a walkway lined with various trees, lush shrubs, colorful perennials and stretches of grass, spanning roughly 22 city blocks on Manhattan’s West Side.
Read MoreMy friend Joel and I recently made our first tram trip to Roosevelt Island, a 2-mile-long narrow strip of real estate on the East River nestled between Manhattan and Queens.
Read MoreManhattan’s triangular Flatiron Building, located where Fifth Avenue and Broadway converge, is all about angles and optical illusions. But I’ve come across another “side” to this iconic 22-story skyscraper.
Read MoreI made a spontaneous date with dusk last weekend. As I was driving home after taking photos in Manhattan all day, making my way to the Long Island Expressway, Gantry Plaza State Park started to call.
Read MoreI’ve set a goal to learn how to use more of the intricate features of my Nikon D90, my first DSLR camera that I purchased in 2011. Toward this end, I’ve been reading a Dummies book about my particular Nikon.
Read MoreThe Untermyer Fountain was dry. Yet the three maidens kept dancing in all their bronze glory.
Read MoreI stopped by Central Park’s Bridge No. 24 on Saturday, to capture the traffic on this short, cast iron walkway near the Reservoir.
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