My Hobby
Artist Chris Burden has created an impressive, six story tall, Erector Set skyscraper. The work is located in front of the Channel Garden Fountains at Rockefeller Center. You can read more about the artist and the sclupture here.
It feels like August in NYC right now. Fat hairy guys have been walking around shirtless, and all of the smells of the city (urine, garbage, steam vents) are amplified by the heat. I hope the tourists appreciate the special summer preview they are getting. All we need is a garbage strike to make it a *real* NYC heatwave. I haven’t seen any open fire hydrants or standpipes yet… but there is always hope.
I took this photo at Paley Park on 53rd Street. The moisture from the waterfall, combined with the shade from the surrounding buildings, creates a moss friendly environment. The symmetry of the bricks, and the bright green color caught my eye. I confess to using the Picasa “soft focus” filter, to create the illusion of a limited depth of field. I use Picasa for “quick and dirty” edits on a good portion of my blog photos. Unfortunately, the G9 raw files don’t play nicely with Picasa, so I use the jpgs instead.