New York City. This sign was on a wall next to the Federal Building downtown. Did the person putting this sign together really think people in wheelchairs were gonna back in?

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Jackson Pollock made fabulous drip paintings. Now you can make your own without making a mess. Click to change colors. Source: Martha Winkel

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Gary Sharp using my Canon 20D, 300mm lens and tripod on a rooftop in Little Italy, NY. Gaining access to a rooftop in NY in any neighborhood opens up huge possibilities, both for telephoto shots but also for wide angle (this shot). I’m using his Canon 5D and 24mm lens and this full-frame/wide angle combo [...]

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Charlie Rose Interviews Henri Cartier-Bresson and they cover a lot of territory. Well worth watching when you have an hour to spare. Cartier-Bresson’s remarks are nuanced but right on the money. The late Richard Avedon’s remarks at the beginning that Cartier-Bresson is the greatest photographer in modern times is a wonderful backdrop for Cartier-Bresson’s spirit, [...]

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New York City. The Manhattan Bridge, East River, and Brooklyn shore shot from the east tower of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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New York City. Gary Sharp with his Canon 5D slapped onto my 300mm lens clamped to my tripod. We shared bodies, lenses and this tripod and just switched cards around so I got to use his 5D and 24mm prime and he got to use all of my stuff. You don’t want to do this [...]

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Justices Say Bush Went Too Far at Guantanamo: “Justices Say Bush Went Too Far at Guantanamo” Okay, so what are they and Congress going to do about it? Feingold moves to censure him and stands alone. I’m not hopeful. (Via Common Dreams | News & Views.)

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New York City. This is the west (Manhattan-side) tower on The Brooklyn Bridge and just one of the two massive arches that unite the three vertical columns (like an “M”). Most modern bridges have two columns that are connected like an “H” and some of the most modern bridges in both Europe and Asia have [...]

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New York City. The obligatory shallow depth of field shot. Looking west across the boardwalk toward Manhattan from the east tower on The Brooklyn Bridge. Note the yellow line; most pedestrian traffic was coming toward us, very little going across or back into Manhattan at this pont. Everyone was walking out to see the sunset. [...]

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New York City. Looking west toward Manhattan and the west tower from the east tower of the Brooklyn Bridge. The pedestrian walkway is two lanes on the ramps and in the middle between the towers. It splits around the center column at each tower and gets wider to make its way around. Under the steel [...]

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New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge was designed for both car and pedestrian traffic and the pedestrian boardwalk is well maintained and a pleasure to use. Walkers, runners, and bikers as well as pedestrian commuters use it regularly and at various times of day it can get congested. The boardwalk widens at the two towers [...]

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A Power Socket for Coach Class (Do It Yourself): “The Inflight Power recharger uses electricity coming from your airplane seat’s headphone jack to charge portable devices.” http://www.inflightpower.com/ (Via NYT > Technology.)

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A Camera for the Children, to Show Off Pictures of the Parents: “The Kid-Tough Digital Camera from Fisher-Price turns the tables on the usual family photography scene.” (Via NYT > Technology.)

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New York City. We were out on the Brooklyn Bridge taking pictures at dusk and the sky was full of clouds of all shapes and sizes. It’s easy to focus on the fabulous Manhattan skyline or the clouds by themselves but I noticed this crane on the Brooklyn side and once I noticed it I [...]

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New York City. This building is on the northwest corner of Spring and Mulberry and is about as old as the building I’m standing on to take this image (1920′s I’d say). The detail in this cornice is incredible. Can you imagine the labor that went into this detail work on this one building and [...]

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New York City. The various elements in this image are scattered uptown but compressed in this telephoto view. Others will know the name of the building behind the glass box with the ornate top but to the right is the Chrysler Building and behind it, the top wedge of the Citicorp Building. The red crane [...]

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New York City. Most of the wooden water towers I’ve seen on roofs in New York look much like this: made of wood and held together with cable much like a wine or bourbon cask. The yurt-like shape of these is appealing to me and I’m wondering what the evolution of them is. Modern buildings [...]

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New York City. I can’t remember which station this is but I loved the curve of the track and the platform. I doubt it’s the norm to have a curved platform; it would seem to me easier for a train to get in and out of a station quickly with a straight platform. I wonder [...]

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New York City. Shot from the roof of a five story walkup in Little Italy. Follow Spring Street a few blocks west (in view) and you’re in soho where rents go up and things get a bit more chic.

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New York City. Walking back from dinner in Chinatown we came upon a corner that was loaded with graffiti, layers of it. While the others yawned I jumped into action. There’s something about the randomness of layers of street art that appeals to me, like an open source painting that’s ongoing. Maybe this wall is [...]

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