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Tag: light

By the Light of Stained Glass Windows

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ketchikan, Alaska
Posted on August 9, 2018August 4, 2018Categories Abstract, Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags Alaska, Church, Ketchikan, light, stained glass2 Comments on By the Light of Stained Glass Windows

Lights

Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York
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More of the fascinating light fixture in the entrance hall of the Museum. Click any image to see them all larger.

Posted on January 8, 2018December 31, 2017Categories Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags abstract, lamp, light, Manhattan, New York, pattern4 Comments on Lights

Chandelier

Museum of the City of New York

In the entrance hall to the museum hangs this sculptural lighting fixture. I’m drawn to photograph it every time I visit. This one’s looking up and forward. More to come.

Posted on January 7, 2018December 31, 2017Categories Abstract, B&W, Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags Black & White, chandelier, light, Manhattan, New York, patternLeave a comment on Chandelier

Nightwing

Somewhere over the USA
Posted on September 4, 2017September 2, 2017Categories Aerial, PhotoTags airplane, light, night, sky, wingLeave a comment on Nightwing

Hotel Room Window, Morning

Roswell, Georgia
Roswell, Georgia
Posted on October 10, 2015October 3, 2015Categories Architecture, Landscape, PhotoTags architecture, flag, landscape, light, morning, rooftop, sky, treesLeave a comment on Hotel Room Window, Morning

Tell Us How Your Really Feel

2nd Ave subway station, New York
2nd Ave subway station, New York
Posted on July 15, 2015July 11, 2015Categories Photo, Still life, Street, subwayTags graffiti, light, Manhattan, New York, sticker, street, subway, urbanLeave a comment on Tell Us How Your Really Feel

A Thousand Points of Light

Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York
Posted on February 10, 2014February 8, 2014Categories Abstract, Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags chandelier, light, Manhattan, museum, New York, reflection, sculpture6 Comments on A Thousand Points of Light

C’est Beau

34th Street subway station, New York
34th Street subway station, New York
Posted on January 20, 2014January 19, 2014Categories Conceptual, Photo, Still life, subwayTags bulb, dust, fluorescent, graffiti, light, Manhattan, New York, street, subway2 Comments on C’est Beau

Circle of Light

Windward Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia
Windward Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia
Posted on December 22, 2013December 19, 2013Categories Landscape, PhotoTags branch, landscape, leaf, light, night, petal, trees5 Comments on Circle of Light

Halloween Lights

W 72nd St
Posted on October 24, 2011October 22, 2011Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, Halloween, light, Manhattan, New York, NYC, spider, storefront, urban, W 72nd St, windowLeave a comment on Halloween Lights

Scaffold

92nd St and Columbus Ave
Posted on September 21, 2011September 10, 2011Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, beam, light, Manhattan, New York, NYC, scaffold, tunnel, urban, W 92nd StLeave a comment on Scaffold

Lattice Light

Sea Isle City, NJ
Posted on September 19, 2011September 4, 2011Categories Abstract, B&W, PhotoTags "New Jersey", Adam Isler, Black & White, diagonal, light, Sea Isle City, shadow, stripe, sunbeam, wallLeave a comment on Lattice Light

Sunbeam on Sofa

Sea Isle City, NJ
Posted on September 18, 2011September 4, 2011Categories Abstract, Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags "New Jersey", Adam Isler, cloth, cushion, light, ray, Sea Isle City, sofa, sunbeam, sunlight, textureLeave a comment on Sunbeam on Sofa

Light on Chair, Detail

Cherry Hill, NJ
Posted on September 10, 2011September 4, 2011Categories Abstract, B&W, Photo, Still lifeTags Adam Isler, Black & White, chair, cloth, cushion, diagonal, light, pattern, shadow, stripe, sunlightLeave a comment on Light on Chair, Detail

Imprisoned Purpled Product

Columbus and 109th St
Posted on July 8, 2011July 2, 2011Categories Photo, Still life, StreetTags Adam Isler, bottle, bulb, Columbus Ave, fence, fluorescent, glass, hair care, hair salon, Isler, light, Manhattan, neon, New York, night, NYC, photography, purple, shelf, storefront, street, tube, urban, W 109th St, window2 Comments on Imprisoned Purpled Product

Blue Light

Highline
Posted on May 14, 2011May 7, 2011Categories Interior, Photo, Still life, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, blue, Chelsea, diagonal, fluorescent, Highline, Isler, light, Manhattan, New York, NYC, photography, street, urbanLeave a comment on Blue Light

Pylon Picture

NJ Turnpike
Posted on May 9, 2011April 29, 2011Categories Landscape, Photo, StreetTags "motion blur", "New Jersey", abstract, Adam Isler, Isler, landscape, light, night, NJ, NJ Turnpike, orange, photography, pylon, sky, streetLeave a comment on Pylon Picture

Snow and Sunlight

W 93rd St
Posted on February 5, 2011February 28, 2011Categories B&W, Landscape, Photo, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, B&W, bench, Black & White, footprint, Isler, landscape, light, Manhattan, New York, NYC, photography, shadow, snow, street, sunbeam, urban, W 93rd St, winterLeave a comment on Snow and Sunlight

New Light

Broadway 95th St

Ceiling light fixtures at the new subway station between 95th and 96th Street on Broadway.

Posted on October 26, 2010October 24, 2010Categories Broadway, Interior, Photo, Still life, Street, subwayTags abstract, Adam Isler, architecture, Broadway, fixture, Isler, light, Manhattan, New York, NYC, street, subway, subway station, W 96th StLeave a comment on New Light

Bug-Eyed

Lincoln Center Atrium (W 63rd St)
Posted on August 29, 2010August 22, 2010Categories Interior, Photo, Still lifeTags abstract, Adam Isler, architecture, atrium, Broadway, ceiling, cone, glass, Isler, light, Lincoln Center, Manhattan, New York, NYC, sky, skylight, W 63rd St, windowLeave a comment on Bug-Eyed

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