All Steamed Up

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

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A little HDR shot with the help of HDR Efex Pro 2. Taken from about the same vantage point as the shot I posted last week. The steam parade begins with this beautiful lorry. Restored to better than new condition.

You can see some  shots in colour from previous years on my Flickr account here

Never Forget

Black And White Photography, Photography
9/11 Memorial Museum entrance with photo of World Trade Center Towers and tridentsEntrance Hall, The National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center, New York City

I visited the 9/11 Museum last December, and it has taken me until now to want to post my photos. It seems fitting, on this 14th anniversary of that horrific day.

This is the tableau that greets visitors as they descend from the Entrance Hall to the Concourse Lobby and beginning of the exhibition. On the left stands the World Trade Center tridents, a signature architectural element from the base of the Twin Towers, which were once part of the facade of the south tower. The juxtaposition of the photograph and the tridents is a sobering reminder of what happened and of what lies ahead in the exhibit.

For my full tribute with additional images, visit Forever Remembered.

Quiet, Computing Zone !

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

Library

Nikon Coolpix A – 1/30 @ f/2.8 – ISO 180

Back in the day if you got caught talking in the library you were shushed.  Now nobody talks to each other anyway they just text and instant message.  I wonder what has become of the poor shushing lady ?  Taken in the New York City Public Library.