Photography as Art
 

Just finished up some pics that will be submitted for a juried exhibition here in N.J.
The 1st one up is a Street Performer in N.Y.C.
He was in the financial district near the World Trade Center.
Taken with a Nikon D3 and the 105 f2.0 DC lens in open shade.
There are a number of enterprising young actors that dress up in outlandish outfits to show themselves to the tourists and hope for 'donations'.
Usually works out for them ! And they will pose for a fee ! You just gotta be quick !

Enjoy
"Bronze Buckaroo : NYC Street Performer"

Next up is an Urban Landscape ...
Photographed in Paterson New Jersey.
Paterson was once a thriving community, 1st home of Colt Firearms, 1st practical working submarine, home to Lou Costello.
It thrived on the Silk Industry industry.
It has suffered some hard times but is now in the process of rebuilding.
This photo was taken near the Great Falls in the downtown section of town.
There is a homeless population like most every other blue collar town.
Shortly afterwards, this corner building burned to the ground.

"Fallout Shelter"

A more scenic photo this time.
This was taken early morning at the Nubble Lighthouse in lower Maine.
I was told that Nubble is the most photographed Lighthouse in the US.
There is a cove just off camera to the right where Scuba Divers frequent.

It looked good in Color but even better in B+W.

I travel there a few times each year to catch the fresh air and enjoy interacting with the scenery.

"Spearhead Point and Schooner"

Back to interesting faces ...
New York has a never ending supply!
This was taken some years ago in the days of film...
Scanned the image and enhanced that 'grainy' look of yesteryears high speed film.
This is Charles Eastwyk - I think he may have stayed in the ring one round too long :nutswinger:
He was a nice enough fellow and liked to share his experiences.

"Charles Eastwyk : Retired Boxer"

Here is a small stairway along the shores of Maine ...
Originally shot with an Infra Red converted camera.
I did some hand coloring with texture overlays in Photoshop to achieve this eerie effect.

"eerie pathway"

Located in the heart of Philadelphia is the now almost derelect Eastern State Penitentiary which dates back to the early 1800's.
There are sections of it that have been semi restored and is now open to the public.
Al Capone is one of it's more famous inmates - and he had a 'luxury suite'.
He imported his own furniture and decorated the cell lavishly.
The 'Penitentiary' was quite unlike the prisons of today.
Prisoners were not permitted to talk or interact with each other.
The going philosophy of the time was to keep one isolated in order to allow him 'penitent' time to reflect on his wrong doings and 'repent'
The Barber Shop is one of the attractions.
The walls are crumbling and covered with growth.
The only light is from the overhead skylight, and the room is incredibly dark and dreary.
There is only a small doorway that is blocked off by a rail so that you can't really get in and walk around.
I shot this [tripod] in HDR in 3 sections then stitched them together to form a panaroma view of the room.

"Eastern State Penitentiary : Barber Shop"

Here is another throw back from my days of film photography.
I liked walking the streets of NYC even back then.
This was also scanned from a film transparency - Kodachrome 64 was my favorite choice of film
You could push it to ASA [ISO] 80 - and that was FAST
Needless to say that you had to be rock solid hand holding the camera even in open shade.
Shot most likely with a Nikon F2Sb and a 105mm f2.5 wide open.
I don't remember too much of this guy except that he was certainly flamboyant.
Did a bunch of work in Photoshop on this one.

"Blue Blade"

This is one of my favorites ...
Shot with an InfraRed converted digital camera, I then 'antiqued' the look in Photoshop
It tells a subtle but powerful story.
I've gotten different reactions and opinions from different people as to what meaning this has for them.

"Younger than Wisdom : Older than Youth"

Nice stuff.

Pop over here if you haven't seen the thread.

http://www.the370z.com/photography/4...scussions.html

Thanks !
Much appreciated.
I have been looking at the photography section now and then.

That is a really long thread ! Might take me a year or so to go thru it all -- :-)
A lot of general interest questions and posts - thought here to generate some interest more for the Artists and Artists to Be in our group.

Will post some more pics in the next few days ... tell all your friends --:-)

:tup: to all of these!!!!

Nice Dude, very nice! I take it this aint you're first rodeo, do you have a website to sell any of this?

"Amy's Opals"
 

This is Amy ... she was on a break from her job in NYC.
She was sitting on the top stair of a basement flat.
She was very shy at first, but the offer of a free photo sent by email won her over.

"Amy's Opals"

"QuickSilver"
 

Quick Silver is a sequential marquis - one letter at a time lights up.
This is located in NYC Times Square.
It took me a few times to get all of the segments lit at the same time.
In the middle of trying to hold the camera steady I was being bumped by the hordes of tourists gawking at the sky scrapers.

"QuickSilver"

"Madam Toussads Wax Museum"
 

Right around the corner from "QuickSilver" is Madam Toussads Wax Museum.
Right on 42nd street.
I was sitting on the ground and wrapped around a light pole in order to steady the camera.
Funny thing ... It didn't appear odd at all to those passing by...You see all kinds of things in the City.
This was a 9 shot HDR hand held ...
The longest exposure was about 2 seconds.

"Madam Toussads Wax Museum"