Morningside Moment

113th St and Manhattan Avenue, New York
113th St and Manhattan Avenue, New York

As I passed, he mentioned what a hot day it was shaping up to be and I stopped and chatted for a few moments before asking if I could take his portrait. I tried to take one with his straw hat in the foreground but the focus was no good. He offered me a fist-bump as I took my leave and I wished him a cool day.

Morningside Park Redux

112th and Manhattan Ave, New York
112th and Manhattan Ave, New York

Regular readers will remark that this is my third weekend photographing this vista (with more to come). I’m finding it a hauntingly beautiful view, especially under a leaden Winter sky, but fiendishly difficult to capture its raw, subdued colors and majesty.