Manhattan

Easy Does It !

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

BabyCrossing

Fuji X100T – 1/55 @ f/5.6 – ISO 200

This image was taken in Times Square, New York.  There was some sort of bicycle brigade going on and this group leader kindly stopped these cyclists to let this man cross the street with his young daughter.

NY in B & W

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography
Image by Raffaello and Emilio Pasquale

Image by Raffaello and Emilio Pasquale

I always feel like I’m cheating a bit by posting images taken by my father. But he really liked this image when he saw what I did and asked if I was going to post it. So what could I say? No? I don’t want to disappoint him. I think he should start his own blog. But, then, he is my dad! I have to be supportive.

Anyway, he went back east in December of last year with my grandparent’s ashes. He buried them in the sand of Coney Island where they first met around 1938. Funny story- well, not ha-ha-funny- but when they wanted to get married, my grandmother’s father said “over my dead body”. And two days before they got married, he died. Major heart attack!

Let that be a lesson to anyone ever tempted to use that phrase again.

For color photo’s taken by me- and a few by my dad- please check out Photos By Emilio!

 

Sidelight

Black And White Photography, Photography

SoHo pedestrians illuminated by sidelight

SoHo, New York City

For those not familiar with New York City, “SoHo” stands for “south of Houston Street” (pronounced “houseton).” It’s a trendy area in lower Manhattan, sporting pricey boutiques and charming atmosphere, including streets paved with “Belgian blocks.” And, this day, it was alive with long shadows of late afternoon.

For more photos from New York City and beyond, visit VisualVenturing.com.

Freeze Frame

Black And White Photography, Photography

Mould Fountain, City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan, New York City

Mould Fountain, City Hall Park, Lower Manhattan, New York City

A quick shutter speed allowed me to “freeze” the water in the fountain and capture this young woman mid-stride.

The long shadows of this beautiful fountain caught my eye first, but then I decided to explore the effects of different shutter speeds on the wonderful water features. Once I decided to “freeze” the action, I realized I wanted more in the frame and waited for the “right” someone to come along. Bicyclists, joggers, businessmen all passed by. But it was the patterns of this young woman’s ensemble that led me to press the shutter button.

For the same image in color, visit VisualVenturing.