What do you call a towel bar without a towel?

Answer: Today’s Photo!

towel bar in my friends apartment in Brooklyn, Ny. expect more nyc photos very soon!

What doesn’t kill you…

Debris from my cars broken tail light after i got into a car accident early Thursday afternoon.

i’m fine, my car still runs. altho its dented up and needs some repairs. i’m going to rent a car and continue on my trip to NYC this weekend.

Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    4/24/2008 5:33:04 PM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/320
Av( Aperture Value )    8.0
Metering Mode    Partial Metering
ISO Speed    200
Lens    17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length    17.0 mm

Divinity…or Telephony?

a telephone pole against an evening sky dances along a study of symbolic interpretation.

We Never Close – Elmwood Ave.

We never close on Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, Ny. on a particularly sunny april afternoon.

and it’s true, they never close.

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time 4/16/2008 12:27:57 PM
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0
Metering Mode Partial Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens 17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length 40.0 mm

The silhouette across the street

the sunset creates a silhouette of the world across the street from me.

Richmond Ave, Buffalo, Ny

Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    4/15/2008 7:16:34 PM

Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/30
Filters: Circular Polarizer (CPL)
Av( Aperture Value )    4.0
Metering Mode    Partial Metering
ISO Speed    400
Lens    17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length    33.0 mm

Set adrift upon an empty parking lot mid-winter

OK, it’s time for me to get back to business.
people need to start getting on my case when i’m slacking.
i’m posting this, and then taking new photos this evening!

love,
Ron

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time 2/29/2008 4:00:00 PM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed 100
Lens 17-40 mm
Focal Length 17.0 mm

snow…storm…snowstorm?

is this word a contraction or not?

taken over the course of the winter, at the “Perry projects”, across the street from my office.

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time 1/21/2008 4:17:02 PM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/40
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed 100
Lens 60.0 mm
Focal Length 60.0 mm

Two Ten Franklin

Two Ten Franklin street, Buffalo, Ny

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time 3/30/2008 4:37:21 PM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/40
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed 100
Lens 17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length 17.0 mm

Tracks behind the Buffalo Central Terminal

Pseudo HDR of Train tracks in back of the Buffalo Central Terminal.

 

Camera shooting settings (Exif Data):
Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    3/30/2008 5:18:55 PM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/500
Av( Aperture Value )    4.0
Metering Mode    Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed    100
Lens    17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length    40.0 mm

A decaying corridoor

undisclosed location.

railroad tracks from down low.

railroad tracks from an unconventional angle. i enjoy how the selective focus obscures the background.

and whats up with those little rocks around the tran tracks…where do they come from? they are all pretty uniform. i wonder if there is a company that specializes in making “railroad track rocks …hmmm

12 foot clearance

A little further up Exchange street from yesterday’s shot.
Buffalo, Ny

Shot Settings:
Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    03/30/2008 5:15:00 pM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/640
Av( Aperture Value )    4.0
Metering Mode    Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed   100 mm
Lens    17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length    40.0 mm

If all you have are bricks, everything looks like a wall.

596 exchange street, ALP Steel Corp. Plant 4, buffalo, Ny.
as always, buffalo is never on short supply of dead industry.

Shot Settings:
Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    03/30/2008 5:00:00 pM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/250
Av( Aperture Value )    4.0
Metering Mode    Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed   100 mm
Lens    17.0 – 40.0 mm
Focal Length    40.0 mm

Tracks in the snow

yeup, more snow…in the distance HSBC Headquarters, and a 190 off ramp leading downtown.

 

 Shot info / Shot settings
Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    1/24/2008 5:20:32 PM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/40
Av( Aperture Value )    8.0
Metering Mode    Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed    400
Lens    60.0 mm
Focal Length    60.0 mm

once again…more snow

one day it’ll be gone…i think. this was taken outside New York pizza on Allen St. Buffalo, Ny

Camera Model    Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shooting Date/Time    3/10/2008 5:22:14 PM
Shooting Mode    Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )    1/320
Av( Aperture Value )    2.8
Metering Mode    Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed    100
Lens    60.0 mm
Focal Length    60.0 mm