When words such as “hyperbolic paraboloid” and “tetrahedron” are used to describe the shape of a building, a photographer on the lookout for unusual modern architecture knows he’s in for a treat.
Read MoreA Slice of Untermyer Park: Walled Garden and Overlook
While Samuel Untermyer (1858–1940) amassed a fortune as a corporate attorney, he also cultivated a wealth of knowledge about horticulture and created nationally recognized gardens at his 150-acre Greystone estate in Yonkers, New York. Today, it is in need of assistance.
Read MoreQuiet, Raw and Coiffed in North Central Park
Far from the buzz and bustle of Midtown are the northern sections of Central Park, where fewer travelers and comparative quiet are the norms. But like their central and southern cousins, the park’s upper reaches are a mix of the landscaped and the raw and rugged, perhaps more so than any other area.
Read MoreSetting the Scene for Joan of Arc
What I noticed first about the equestrian monument to Joan of Arc on Manhattan’s West Side, as I approached from a pedestrian path in the small park named for the French patriot, is that she and her horse were not noticeable.
Read MoreSnowy Park's Peace Offering
The sight of snowflakes accumulating is an elbow in my side, nudging me to grab my cameras and head to Eisenhower Park.
Read MoreMidtown Views are Brooklyn Bridge’s Other Allure
Don’t let the Brooklyn Bridge or her many admirers fool you. There’s more to the 133-year-old structure than just her Gothic-style towers and web of steel cables.
Read MoreVanderbilt is Dangerously Distant
This was a tough photo to get. The monument to Cornelius Vanderbilt, by Ernst Plassmann (1823 – 1877), resides at the south facade of Grand Central Terminal, where the Park Avenue Viaduct wraps around the nation's busiest railroad station and other buildings.
Read MoreOheka Castle: An Appetizer
Orson Welles filmed Citizen Kane there; F. Scott Fitzgerald drew on it when he conceived Gatsby’s estate.
Read MoreCentral Park Wears Autumn Well
Central Park always wears sandstone pedestrian bridges and arches. She sports wrought iron gates, fences and rails. Antique lampposts and ornamental wood benches line her winding paths, some laid with brick or cobblestone. Her most prevalent stone is granite bedrock, a gift from Manhattan Island.
Read MoreDunes and Deer on an Island Called Fire
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 MoreThe Brooklyn Trio
It 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 MoreDown Under at 34th Street-Hudson Yards
It 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 MoreSeptember, Sunset and Silhouettes
There’s something about sundown in September in Long Beach, Long Island, when summer takes its first baby steps into fall.
Read MoreSargent’s Subjects Gave Me the Look
A girl and her brother looked directly at me, their stares inviting me to step into a room they were in. So I did.
Read MoreBrooklyn Bridge Walk Puts the Spiritual in Secularism
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 MoreSunset and Subjects at Central Park Reservoir
Go stand there with your iPhone. Don’t stray. Snap photos of anyone or anything interesting crossing your path.
Read MoreLong Beach's Soft Summer Beauty
Last 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 MoreSculptures, Skyscrapers, Smooches at Madison Park
What’s in a name? While Madison Park is named for President James Madison, none of the monuments there features his likeness.
Read MoreQueensboro Bridge Views from the Isle of Roosevelt
My 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 MoreConservatory Garden Still an Early Spring Tease
The Untermyer Fountain was dry. Yet the three maidens kept dancing in all their bronze glory.
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