Diana+ New York pics

Diana+ is a contrary little lady - when she behaves, she's very good; when she messes up.. she's still sometimes good!

A few more New York snaps on Flickr.

New York

I've been in New York for a long weekend. It was a crazy and rushed holiday, but a lot of fun. Despite the inevitable aching it causes, I still maintain that going everywhere by foot is the best way to really experience a city. We walked from our hotel near Times Square to Greenwich Village, Soho, the Upper East Side, and all over Central Park. While it was a good place to spend a weekend and take advantage of the super-cheap shopping, I still think London is my favourite city. New York had a weird vibe that I can't quite put my finger on.. plus those wind chills!! I was freezing cold the whole time!

Here are some photos from the trip taken with my various cameras (Fuji F70 digital, Olympus Trip-35 and Vivitar Ultra wide and slim. I also have some from my Diana+ still in the processing place.)


I did love the architecture in NY. Even the 'cram-em-in' apartment blocks are more attractive than the concrete monstrosities London seems to favour, and as a result the city feels less overbearing and cloying than London sometimes can.


I also love the abundance of faded old advertising typography on building-sides; I always make a point to photograph good examples.


My favourite NY store was Anthropologie. Beautiful (but expensive)!


Kids playing baseball in Central Park, how quintessentially American! (Unfortunately neither of my analog cameras likes cloudy days, and it was overcast for most of the weekend.)


We went to the Cai Guo-Qiang retrospective at the Guggenheim. It was pretty cool - aside from the attention-grabbing hanging cars, he's done some really interesting large-scale work with gunpowder, and all the works really set off the lovely building. We went to MOMA on the same day but got museum-fatigue halfway through.


We went to see Minus the Bear on our final night. Interesting to see a gig in a different country - we felt like pariahs as we seemed to be the only people a) over 21 and b) drinking beer.


Our hotel was a crazy boutique called Night Hotel just off Times Square. It was completely black and white in decor with vaguely pornographic photos on the walls, hip-hop blaring out of the lobby, and totally blacked-out windows (which made getting up in the morning quite disorienting). Nevertheless it was in a great location on a quiet street and had a great buffet breakfast.


I found a few other random photos on the Vivitar, I think I shot this through my bedroom window. Love the effect the grimy glass gives to the shot.

More photos of NY, and a few randoms of London, on my Flickr.