modusoptimus

I continue with another three shots from Central Park; the first two are views on Central Park South from the pond.

There are about 13,000 cabs in NYC but when you walk the streets, you certainly have the feeling that the real number of cabs should be larger than that. Given the real estate cost in Manhattan, auto repair shops are a rarity.

When one enters the 14th Street subway station, he immediately notices lots of miniature bronze sculptures depicting cartoon like characters. The characters are joined together by money (many have money bags as heads or manipulate coins). The figures were commissioned by MTA and they were done by Tom Otterness.

After going every other day to the park for a year, one ends up with the “perfect” sunrise light over the Central Park West buildings and the clouds before the storm.

750,000 commuters and visitors pass every day through the Grand Central Station. The ticket counters can be found in the main concourse. See also a previous post on the Kaleidoscope light show.

In winter, the mall provides a striking panorama of American Elms bare branches etched against the pale sky above.

Columbus Circle is usually full of traffic and crowds, but I managed to find it empty during this cold evening. The second picture is a view on Midtown business district from Helena building on west side.

I end the New York 2008 album with a more classical walk in the East Midtown. First we have the grungy skyscrapers at 57th St. and Park Av. with the odd steel pipe going up to the top of the building. The ovalloid Lipstick Building picture is a vertical panorama composed of four landscape pictures stitched together (maybe it’s time for an ultra wide lens?).

See also these white balloons completely fill the interior of a building on Park Avenue.

from Spider Man and myself… Both pictures were taken inside Sony Building (former AT&T Building) plaza. The Sony Christmas decoration is not a real tree but a high-tech version composed of many reflective balls together.

Rockefeller Center (just near my workplace) is a major tourist attraction especially during holidays when hordes of people wander in the area. The holiday decorations never change here: the twelve herald angels (since 1954) and the 70-80 feet tall Norwegian spruce.

After 4 years I have finally noticed the frieze above the main entrance of the GE Building done by Lee Lawrie. Half a block west we can see the huge Christmas tree decorations on 6th Avenue.