damp day in nyc (sony 828 images)

vilie said:

Maybe I feel I'm still at work. Sorry Andy for this but I'm in this
buisnees since I was 8 or 9. I mean the visual art buisnees.

Click to expand...

never be sorry for that! you have a vast amount of experience, and you should share it with the forum

vilie said:

Sorry for my poor english.

Click to expand...

stf is a world-wide communty - believe me, i appreciate your typing in my language, and never apologize for your english skills - we understand you perfectly

vilie said:

1.
great pic. I think that everything that's in left side is "nothing"
Out of balance no substance. The architectural element caled
"altar" you can get rid of it. Keep maybe half of tower and all the
right part of the picture and you have a profesional picture. I can
tell Andy that what I like the most and I think is the mistery and
the focal poin of the picture is that little window looking at us
through the branches. GREAT !!!
Cuting (croping)the picture like I sugest I think it will enphasise
the "wnd. drama"

Click to expand...

thanks i'll have another look at this photograph and consider your opinion

vilie said:

2.
I don't know . Go see Italy , Florence, Rome, Vicenza etc.
There is a fine line betwen the Gothic and kich. Picture is
great,but subject is......?

Click to expand...

well, let's see - this is one of the finest examples of cathedral that we have here in the united states. we have somewhat fewer cathedrals here in the united states than there are in europe .... so, i am only using the materials i was handed, so to speak. i feel rather fortunate that we new yorkers have such a wonderful place to go worship, to visit, to appreciate the art and architecture.. from the tiny sculptures, to the massive vaulted ceilings, to the tapestries, oil paintings, carved wooden mouldings and oh so much more at this cathedral. did you know that it was almost totally destroyed by fire not long ago? they are just in the early stages of restoration, work that will take years and years. but then, it took many years to build this edifice, too. all good things take time, don't they?

vilie said:

3.
Great picture overall . Nice exposure , focus etc.
But ..again ...to cllear to sharp , like a perfect 1$ post card
that you can buy at the cathedral entry.
Where is the mistery the light , maybe the clear obscure 15th
century technique?

Click to expand...

please look at my other post and you may find some mystery and light
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7516574

today, with this photo, i was actually going for this specific shot, to round out a collection of photographs i have of the cathedral. i hadn't been able to photograph this side chapel the last time i was there, as there was an event going on.

vilie said:

Donn't became a slave of the computer. In this pict. the details
inside the church should be minimal and the focal point shoul be
the "vitralium" with the "divine" light passing through it.

Click to expand...

well, in fact, there was little post done on this particular photo. i think that the artist that made the stained glass window and the craftsman that fashioned the bronze gate did more than i'll ever be able to accomplish

maybe you like this other photograph of the same room? i think i agree with you, i like the exposure in this second one a bit more that the first one i posted

vilie said:

4.
I really like it. Grat shot nice composition.

Click to expand...

all my photographs of harry are fantastic. it's the subject matter

vilie said:

5.Great pict Andy but again... the colours are to violent. I'll bet
that in N.Y. IN FEBRUARY you cand find those those colours.

Click to expand...

sorry, but this is straight from the camera. the 828 in real mode. in fact, have you ever noticed that on rainy days, the colors around you look very rich and deep? that photo is a true representation of the scene on broadway and 99th street which is where we were. hey - new york in february is a very colorful place

vilie said:

Those
are like summer colors and light. I'm telling you again you are
playng with the computer to much. S speed priority -great,
composition and subject great again . Colors not that great.

Click to expand...

vilie said:

Thanks for sharing.
I'm sorry if I'm to critical.

Click to expand...

valentin, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and i want to thank you for taking the time to comment on my photographs.

regards,

-- andy

looking great as usual andy

One question though... When ever it rains here the sky gets grey and overcast and basically takes the color and shadow out of everything. Well as you can imagine this doesn't lent to great photos. Well at least not for me. Is it the same in NY?, and if so how do you get this amazing look in such dreary weather?

I'm quite curious and hoping you have some secret to share because it seems that ever since I got my new cam the weather has been conspiring against me. So now every day I see they grey overcast sky I get bummed since I know I won't be able to get any good shots....

s

Andy Williams said:

then, as the day grew worse, i remembered that we're looking for
movement, so we shot some passersby and their umbrellas.



( ) previous trip to the cathedral and the cloisters here
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7079101

enjoy (shooting in the rain) photography,

-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

Click to expand...

--
Sean

http://funktion.smugmug.com

...the grapes are out of reach and so the fox decides that they must
be sour, thus relieving himself of anxiety over not being able to have
any~

hi sean

i love shooting in the foul weather. to be sure, some of my shots in such weather have little or no color... and thus may lend themselves to a b&w treatment...such as this



other times, when i'm able, i will look for color even in that dreary situation, like this... this is china town, and was taken about an hour after that brooklyn bridge umbrella shot



this was a horribly wet, grey and gross day. here's another, the same day... harry shooting my potd on times square. i purposely set this shot up with the traffic behind him, so i could get some added interest from the many yellow cabs that stream thru times square



i find that the colors are accentuated, appear richer and fuller and more vibrant under rainy skies..

thanks so much for stopping by, and for the kind words. i hope this info helps you?

all the best,

andy

Funktion said:

looking great as usual andy

One question though... When ever it rains here the sky gets grey
and overcast and basically takes the color and shadow out of
everything. Well as you can imagine this doesn't lent to great
photos. Well at least not for me. Is it the same in NY?, and if
so how do you get this amazing look in such dreary weather?
I'm quite curious and hoping you have some secret to share because
it seems that ever since I got my new cam the weather has been
conspiring against me. So now every day I see they grey overcast
sky I get bummed since I know I won't be able to get any good
shots....

s

Click to expand...

maybe I'll just have to shoot and see what comes out. I'm basing alot of it on how it looks to my eye. No color, no shadow so no shots. Part of that is because that is what I like to shoot, alot of shadow and contrasts. Plus I spend the majority of the daylight hours either commuting to work or at work and there are slim pickings around here as far as inpirational or colorful photos go. I'm trying to get better about shooting things I normally wouldn't... like people. So maybe I'll give it a try and see what comes out. Now if only they couldn't tell I was taking there pictures that might make it easier.

I do think that part of it is NY though. I think any picture there would come out vibrant and full of life. That city has so much energy that it just ooozes from everywhere (can you tell I miss it)

s

Andy Williams said:

i love shooting in the foul weather. to be sure, some of my shots
in such weather have little or no color... and thus may lend
themselves to a b&w treatment...such as this



other times, when i'm able, i will look for color even in that
dreary situation, like this... this is china town, and was taken
about an hour after that brooklyn bridge umbrella shot



this was a horribly wet, grey and gross day. here's another, the
same day... harry shooting my potd on times square. i purposely
set this shot up with the traffic behind him, so i could get some
added interest from the many yellow cabs that stream thru times
square



i find that the colors are accentuated, appear richer and fuller
and more vibrant under rainy skies..

thanks so much for stopping by, and for the kind words. i hope
this info helps you?

all the best,

andy

Funktion said:

looking great as usual andy

One question though... When ever it rains here the sky gets grey
and overcast and basically takes the color and shadow out of
everything. Well as you can imagine this doesn't lent to great
photos. Well at least not for me. Is it the same in NY?, and if
so how do you get this amazing look in such dreary weather?
I'm quite curious and hoping you have some secret to share because
it seems that ever since I got my new cam the weather has been
conspiring against me. So now every day I see they grey overcast
sky I get bummed since I know I won't be able to get any good
shots....

s

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
Sean

http://funktion.smugmug.com

...the grapes are out of reach and so the fox decides that they must
be sour, thus relieving himself of anxiety over not being able to have
any~

Keep it up Andy

George

Great photos, Andy!
Spasibo

dharney said:

isn't there a little purple in the side chapel photo

and

shouldn't you and Harry be more cautious about your "beef fix"es

because

A) Word might get out to Virgil's
B) The cow skull above Harry may have been "Mad Cow" affected. LOL

Thanks for always inspiring us whenever and wherever you press the
shutter.

regards,

David

Always looking forward your next adventure, both of you.

Click to expand...

--
-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

Ulysses said:

Heheh... I have one question. No, I have TWO questions.

First of all, why is Harry so dry?

Secondly, why do all of your pics of Harry have him somehow
intimately involved with food? Hahahahahah!!

--

Ulysses

Click to expand...

--
-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

.... I will read thro a relevant thread in the hope of getting a fix...so keep 'em coming!..will report if successful....and many thanks.
Tom

Thanks for reading my reply.
I really like the second pict. wiwth the stain glass. More than the first one.

Maybe with the colors in a rainy day you are right. I tried some shots few days ago , on a damp day, but the pict came out realy lousy. Real color mode also. Maybe is something rwong with my camera.
Anyway what triger the comment was maybe the yellow taxi cab color..to bright.
Here is my pic.





No post procesing just croping.

Thanks again and I'm glad that you did not get upset because of my comments.
VAL

heheh i would never get upset. i like to hear what folks have to say, if they want to say it...

thanks again

andy

Thanks,
You are on so early?
I,m at work right now and i'm planning a photo sesion at lunch.
Maybe I'll get some nice shots today.

Andy Williams said:

heheh i would never get upset. i like to hear what folks have to
say, if they want to say it...

thanks again

andy

Click to expand...

Florindo Gallicchio said:

Way cool, Andy and Harry.

I'm glad you posted some pictures of Harlem. It is a beautiful
place, but burdened by the negative publicity it received (and
rightly so) 5 to 10 years ago. Since then, it's been going through
a major change. The architecture of the buildings up there is
simply gorgeous.

One of the worst things that could happen to Harlem is
gentrification. The very soul and character of the place is in its
people, and to lose them would be to lose its appeal. It's even
more meaningful there now, with Black History Month in full swing.

Once I can get out there, I plan on doing an entire series of
photographs of Harlem. Probably spring, when I'm not so frozen.

Florindo

Click to expand...

--
-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

ZugZug said:

--
-Jay
http://zugzug.smugmug.com/

Click to expand...

--
-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

was going to ask "Where's the food" But I see Harry is getting ready to order laughinggggggggggggggg. Still stuck on the neat sandwich of before, DARN!
Cherylm

i'm on at all sorts of different hours

share your shots!

andy

jeff perkins wrote:

I love that 1st photo very nice the angle is just great

Andy Williams said:

i had the pleasure of shooting with my good friend harry today
again in nyc. the day got off to our usual start with me getting
stopped by the police for shooting with a tripod in grand central
terminal no problem, we went to the station master and i got a
"permission" slip. i felt like i was in high school

we first went to the cloisters, nyc's very own monastery (i've
called it "th castle" since i was a kid). the weather was really
gloomy so i played with ir.



then it was off the the cathedral of st john the divine . for
those of you that are going to visit ny, this is a must see
place. just spectacular. i have shot there before, and posted
some other shots ( ). here are a couple more from today:

some of the detail that adorns the main entryway



looking inside one of the side chapels



then of course it started to rain. harry thought it was a hard
rain, i thought it was just a little mist. no matter, we had
plastic bags over our cameras... but.. we were starting to think
about lunch, so we headed to a nearby place in spanish harlem
called.. "carne" for our beef fix:



then, as the day grew worse, i remembered that we're looking for
movement, so we shot some passersby and their umbrellas.



( ) previous trip to the cathedral and the cloisters here
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7079101

enjoy (shooting in the rain) photography,

-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'

Click to expand...

--
Sparky_ca
I have a photographic memory, but I always seem to have the lens cap on.

Georgi said:

Keep it up Andy

George

Click to expand...

--
-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com -- galleries

'let your photographs do the talking'