This has been the windiest winter I can ever remember, which translates into me not really wanting to walk around Manhattan with my frozen hands on my iPhone. But I’ve soldiered through it all and snapped some more street photography around the West Village on my walk to work. Plus, I have a bonus photo below, taken at a place I’ve always wanted to visit. I think I should have incorporated a tripod in my photos after looking through them, I might have got sturdier and more focused pictures using one. Next time I’ll check out Mobile Mob to see what they have in stock. I’ll be able to see the difference and how I can use it for different types of shots to bring out the scenery around me. No matter where you go in this city there are pictures ready to be taken, so I better bring my A-game and showcase it in all its glory. One of my friends even suggested that I should start an Instagram account dedicated to my photography. I’m a little bit daunted about doing this as everyone else has a headstart on me, as far as followers are concerned, but I could narrow the gap by using a growth service for Instagram. There are a lot of them, but according to https://nitreo.com/jarvee, I should use nitreo rather than jarvee. Then again, that doesn’t rule out the many other possibilities. I have been trying to read reviews about all of the best ones so that if I decide to use one, I can be certain I’m using my money wisely. Platypus Reviews have been very helpful with this. They tried Upleap for 30 days, for example, and said that “Upleap offers a lot of marketing potential, and I can recommend it to everyone reading this”.
My friend was very impressed by my thorough research. She said that my photographs are getting better all the time, so she suggested that I should start taking photography more seriously. That was a lovely compliment. Maybe it is time to start a photography account? My friend said that personally, she thinks I should use Nitreo to gain followers. Apparently, her Instagram account is nitreo tested, so she was able to tell me all about it. She said she gained multiple followers after using it once, so she said I could do that to kickstart my account. I’ll think about that! It would be nice to showcase my photography.
This one may look a little weird, it’s actually a stencil of a woman’s face painted into the sidewalk on Greenwich Street, it’s odd but interesting. What does it mean? Why is it there? Who did it? Does it mean something? All these questions swirl through your head, but in reality, maybe I’ll never know, that is the wonder of these places, so many unanswered questions captured in a photograph. Also, I don’t know what comes out of that drainage pipe, but I wouldn’t want it to hit my face:
Looking up an old building facade on Greenwich:
Here’s the corner of Avenue of the America’s (6th Ave) and W. 14th St. This building houses an Urban Outfitters on the ground floor:
A creepy, old door on Greenwich which looks creepier from the Snapseed editing I did:
Not a city shot, just my Dodge Challenger at the train station before work:
Some pigeons taking flight with an Instagram willow filter. Love the feel of that filter:
My office, Chelsea Market, which is now my sister’s office too (she was hired last week by MLB.com. Wild domination.)
The 14th St Apple store with Chelsea Market and Google Downtown in the background:
I took this one from the train in Hackensack, NJ. Another willow filter:
Where is this? It’s 21 Stone Castle Rd., in Rock Tavern, NY, home of Paul Jr. Designs. American Chopper is (was) one of my favorite shows and Paul Jr. was easy to root for the last few years not only because he and his bikes kick ass, but also his situation with his father, Paul Sr., was easy to relate to. My dad bailed on his family and also threatened me twice with legal action over complete nonsense, so seeing that kind of stuff play out on TV hit home for me. Anyway, this is Paul Jr’s shop, which is closed to the public but nevertheless was a thrill for me to be at. The exterior shots like this are very recognizable to fans of the show, which was canceled this past fall. (Hoping it gets reborn on Velocity):
