In December of 2009, my wife finally convinced me that we had to go to New York. She had been after me for a couple of years to go with her, ever since her first trip down. But I am not one of those all day shoppers, and I don't like crowds that much - my favourite time to shop for Christmas is 10 am on a weekday. New York in the movies and on TV is full of people, and it did not really appeal to me. Still, it was something she has wanted to experience with me, and as they say "Happy Wife, Happy Life". So off we went.
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| My Wife, Sonia |
Now, it's important to tell you that my wife believes she was born in the wrong city. She feels like a New Yorker. Her main client is based in New York and she has made many trips to the Big Apple before dragging my lazy butt there. So, I had my own personal tour guide. And off we go for a fun weekend.
I have to say that my initial impression of NYC was all wrong. It is an awesome place, with the architecture of the buildings, the different boroughs that have their own atmosphere - almost like different cities. We spent most of our time on Manhattan, and a couple of days in Central Park. This is where I really fell in love with New York. I love the idea of the park in the middle of a bustling metropolis. The thing about Central Park is when you are well within the park, you can forget that you are in a city at all. It's amazing. I just happened to have my camera with me as well, so I started taking some pictures. This was relatively early in my photographic history,at this point I had only owned my Nikon D50 for about a year. It was shortly after this trip that I decided to upgrade to the D300s.
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| I have a thing for trees... |
So, as it turns out, my wife was right. She said I would enjoy it, and enjoy it I did.
We toured around a lot. I got a lot of shots on that trip, and was inspired enough to strive to get more shots, better shots. We returned this past Christmas season as well, and we are going one more time this spring to see what Central Park looks like with tulips and other spring flowers.
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| The mandatory Times Square shot |
Stay tuned for the NYC part two in coming weeks where I will share the shots from 2011!
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| Like I said ... Trees .... |
I have to say that my initial impression of NYC was all wrong. It is an awesome place, with the architecture of the buildings, the different boroughs that have their own atmosphere - almost like different cities. We spent most of our time on Manhattan, and a couple of days in Central Park. This is where I really fell in love with New York. I love the idea of the park in the middle of a bustling metropolis. The thing about Central Park is when you are well within the park, you can forget that you are in a city at all. It's amazing. I just happened to have my camera with me as well, so I started taking some pictures. This was relatively early in my photographic history,at this point I had only owned my Nikon D50 for about a year. It was shortly after this trip that I decided to upgrade to the D300s.
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