Photography
grrlscientist | April 19, 2008tags: skyscraper, NYC, photography
I took this picture yesterday, when the weather was nearly perfect (nearly perfect for NYC, that is).
I have been photographing this particular building ever since I got my digital camera. I like the way that the light is reflected by all surfaces that are built at slightly different angles. One day, perhaps, I'll capture the perfect image, but until then, I will just share these other pictures with you.
The Time Warner complex at Columbus Circle.
If you look closely, you can see window washers up near the top of the building at right.
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grrlscientist | April 18, 2008tags: chambers street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
I finally managed to snap more pictures of NYC subway art. The Chambers Street station on the A and C lines is another one of my favorite subway art stops, so I am pleased to share this one with you.
Chambers Street Subway Art #1
as seen at NYC's Chambers Street stop for the A and C trains.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 18, 2008tags: mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides, birds, Image of the Day
Female mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides.
This bird surprised birders in Washington state by visiting Bainbridge Island this past weekend.
Image: Eva Gerdts, April 2008. [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 17, 2008tags: mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides, birds, Image of the Day
Male mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides.
This bird surprised birders in Washington state by visiting Bainbridge Island this past weekend.
Image: Eva Gerdts, April 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 16, 2008tags: Amsterdam Avenue, NYC through my eye, photography
I am taking a small break from NYC subway art because I have been too tired to visit the next subway station that I had planned to photograph (constant pain gets really exhausting). Hopefully, I will get out there tomorrow, though.
Blooming apple trees line the streets on West 78th and Amsterdam Avenue in NYC.
There is a photoessay associated with this image.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | April 16, 2008tags: Amsterdam Avenue, NYC through my eye, photography, photoessay
I don't know if you know this, but the weather in NYC is hell. Seriously. Whether you imagine hell to be a furnace or a freezer, NYC is nearly always at either extreme. The weather here typically varies between hot and humid, so you have the distinct displeasure of smiling at people while sweat streams down your face all day long, or cold and windy, so you are in danger of freezing to death while waiting for the bus. By my calculations, there are somewhere between 13 and 15 days each year of "weather purgatory": you know,…
grrlscientist | April 15, 2008tags: photography, subway art, Houston street station, NYC, NYCLife
Deborah Brown Platform Diving [1994]
as portrayed in glass mosaic on the walls of the platform for the NYC subway stop (1 train) at Houston Street.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | April 15, 2008tags: Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, birds, Image of the Day
Last in a series of duck images by this photographer. Stay tuned: there are plenty more images by John that will appear soon!
ABSTRACT: Male Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 14, 2008tags: photography, subway art, Houston street station, NYC, NYCLife
Deborah Brown Platform Diving [1994]
as portrayed in glass mosaic on the walls of the platform for the NYC subway stop (1 train) at Houston Street.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | April 14, 2008tags: Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis, birds, Image of the Day
Next-to-last in a series of duck images by this photographer. But there are plenty more images by John that will appear soon!
Long-tailed Duck (formerly: Oldsquaw), Clangula hyemalis.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 13, 2008tags: photography, subway art, Houston street station, NYC, NYCLife
Deborah Brown Platform Diving [1994]
as portrayed in glass mosaic on the walls of the platform for the NYC subway stop (1 train) at Houston Street.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | April 13, 2008tags: Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, birds, Image of the Day
Sixth in a series of duck images by this photographer.
Male Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 12, 2008tags: photography, subway art, Houston street station, NYC, NYCLife
A Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, reads a newspaper over a human's shoulder as he waits for the train to arrive.
Deborah Brown Platform Diving [1994]
as portrayed in glass mosaic on the walls of the platform for the NYC subway stop (1 train) at Houston Street.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
This is my favorite in this series of artwork. I really like the idea of having a Beluga looking over my shoulder, reading, while I wait for the train.