July 15, 2009
July 13, 2009
DC Memorial City
Xiang, Joel & I went to Washington DC this weekend - the city of memorials and low flying planes. It is rather small, and got a huge park with white memorials for everybody: Lincoln, Jefferson, WWII, the congress, the current president,... and planes use this open field as a flight corridor to the nearby airport - they come in really low!
It's a very nice place to hang around, and to see all this stuff - there is not really anything else to do, one weekend is just about right to see everything you need to see...
It's a very nice place to hang around, and to see all this stuff - there is not really anything else to do, one weekend is just about right to see everything you need to see...
July 10, 2009
July 09, 2009
There is NO Line like the Highline
This evening I was going out to see Matt & Kim at the Hudson River on Pier 54. The event was free, I guess the place is a public spot - but there is no way to get in without standing in a long line and getting your bag checked. How could I expect otherwise, I should have remembered on which side of the Atlantic I am...
I'm a bit fed up by all the standing around and showing the ID and checking the bags at every possible or impossible occasion - so I decided to check out the new highline park instead.
This park was a former highline of the subway system and has been modified to an oasis on the 3rd floor with trees, flowers, benches,...
I made a lot of shots in the warm evening light, I totally enjoyed it up there, and I could still listen to the music coming from pier 54 - great spot.
I dedicate these flowers to my sweetheart: Alles Gute!
I'm a bit fed up by all the standing around and showing the ID and checking the bags at every possible or impossible occasion - so I decided to check out the new highline park instead.
This park was a former highline of the subway system and has been modified to an oasis on the 3rd floor with trees, flowers, benches,...
I made a lot of shots in the warm evening light, I totally enjoyed it up there, and I could still listen to the music coming from pier 54 - great spot.
I dedicate these flowers to my sweetheart: Alles Gute!
July 06, 2009
July 05, 2009
Flying Saucer & Mural Funeral
Today it's all about advertising... Some are approaches are very creative but I'm not sure how successful they are. I took the first picture because I spotted a strange pattern in the sky - the sun was blinding, and I saw this very nice trail. What it actually was, I only found out when I looked at the photograph afterwards...
July 04, 2009
Fire works on Holiday
Every Independence Day there is a show with celebrities and fireworks. I actually planned to go to Staten Island and make some nice shots from there. However they stopped the Ferries for 3hours because of the Fireworks, I missed the last Ferry before the show by 10min, oh well. After seeing the show - I'm not sure if I would have seen anything from the Island anyway. I joined the crowd at the Hudson.
I was already warned before that I should not expect too much of the show... During half an hour a lot of rockets were launched - but the crew had no imagination. You didn't even have to look, where the next colorful flower would be painted in the sky... Different rocket, same spot in the sky... as exciting as fireworks on television... Which is really sad, because the location is great - but honestly, this show can't keep up with our fireworks after the Klangwolke!
I was already warned before that I should not expect too much of the show... During half an hour a lot of rockets were launched - but the crew had no imagination. You didn't even have to look, where the next colorful flower would be painted in the sky... Different rocket, same spot in the sky... as exciting as fireworks on television... Which is really sad, because the location is great - but honestly, this show can't keep up with our fireworks after the Klangwolke!
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