Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Part #3... Conviction!




Here is the next installment of pictures from my stash... This project has gotten quite big and I'm trying to get a handle how to better edit it... Trying to give it another life beyond this little, cozy blog...
The number of images is quite deep and of course that presents a wealth of material... But for me it's hard to conquer as I seem to be too involved... Might need to step back from it somehow to be able to look at it more clearly... Due to a family emergency a photo editor friend is taking a break from helping me with this... Now, what to do? Wait for him to reemerge or try to go at it myself now? Mmmh...

In any case: I have a fascination with tattoos... I find them visually appealing... In all states... Not that I would seek out artists or get one done... But when they occur naturally around me... ;) And I guess he feels he's been blessed! I like it!


Going down...


What?


Spirited...


Foreground - background...


 The moon (Tarot card XVIII) in action...


Hard body apparently...


Beautiful tats... 


My friend Donna...


Somehow reminding me of Ruth Orkin's image "American Girl in Italy"...


Thinking... Deep...


Exuberant...


Waiting for the Superway... :P (Sorry, couldn't help it!)


Checking me out...


One of those moments where perfect focus would have ruined the shot...


I don't get the message... (On the shirt that is!)


What's going on there?


Just resting the eyes a little...


Lady with kombucha...


Calm... Maybe...

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Next one up...




Not sure what to make of the quite limited amount of resonance these days... Must be the holidays or the heat / humidity... In any case... Showing the next batch from my stash...

I feel that the top image is one of the ones I like best from this selection... The glasses and the suit together with his expression make the shot... Tension...


Faces in a crowd... Small crowd though...


Expressive...


Surprised?


Nice... Patterns and more patterns...


Bright eyes...


In the Times Square tunnels... Take # 235... 


Pop culture references galore: iPad, Marilyn and Elmo... What a combo!

 
Impacted...
 

In repose?


Concerned?


Don't tell me there is no fun in the subway!


Introverted.


Man in front of hat art...


Doing the smart thing: Staying hydrated!


A hard day's work...


Confident...


Playing ball... Or carrying it around?


Ready for something...

Monday, August 12, 2013

Good Run...



In the last few weeks I had some good results spending most of my spare time underground... I felt that I was missing images of people streaming down the stairs at rush hour... There's still some more topics that I don't think I've quite covered yet, but altogether I feel the whole project is shaping up nicely... In the next few days I will try to post more of the images of that stash...

I picked this image as my "cover" because I like how although being a group of people with the same goal (as in "catching the next train") all are looking different and not unified... There is tension there, but that gives the image some strong energy...


 Couples and devices...


 Definitely outside my expectations for the city...


Stripes... With pockets... 


Oh, wow!


Yep... It still was hot and humid down there...


 Weird composition... Glad it worked out though...


Bummer...


 Looks like the train just left...


 Unimpressed by all of it...


After the rush...


Intense... Almost gives me a headache looking at it...


Patterns meet flower power...


 Juxtaposed...


 Those long tunnels...


 More patterns...


I just discovered this spot at Times Square station recently...


 Power!


Just love it! I know I've shot this situation numerous times, but this one I feel is special...