I was walking down 6th Avenue at about 5:30 pm last night – and I saw many things along the way. Many magical wonderful things!!
There was a haze in the air – an odd hot haze – that made the lengthening of the light even more stark. A strange day – sort of muggy, yet when you got a breeze, it was as cool as an ocean breeze.
6th Avenue, at around 44th, 43rd … gets very CRAFT oriented (in an industrial way – it’s kind of like the garment district – with entire stores of bangles, or scarves, or silk, or whatever) – as you will see. Some incredible-looking stores. But you also pass “jewelry way” … so it’s an interesting mix.
I kept trying to capture what the light and shadow looked like on this one particular building. I haven’t quite captured it – but you can KIND of tell how cool it looked.
Obviously, it was box day in the city. You saw such things everywhere.
I passed a couple of stores entirely devoted to buttons. In the long sunset-light rays, the objects shimmered – almost like talismans, or something out of a fairy tale. Magical.
Then I passed all the jewelry stores. To explain why the light was so amazing – these stores were all on the east side of the street – so they were getting the sunset light on them directly.
A couple stores devoted entirely to trim.
A wall of ribbon. Incredible sight.
I thought this one came out cool. The reflection is of the sun-struck buildings in the first part of this post. Amazing, right?
Pitstop. Manicure.
And also with you.
Random objects seen:
End of the line.
the trim, nail polish and ties are my faves. i wish you were on flickr!
Beth – I am! http://flickr.com/photos/sheilaomalley/
I’m new at it so please be gentle!
I love your close-ups!! If the tie photo is on Flickr, I’m soooo favoriting it.
I love how it’s okay to make verbs out of just about anything nowadays.
hahaha I know!!!
I’m new at flickr – it could become addictive I fear.
I love those R2 mailboxes; I’ve been seeking them out whenever I need to mail something. When I find one, I look at it and say “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi! You’re my only hope!” Then I look to my right and slide the letter in.
those ties! so gorgeous!!
OOOOO trim!! I wanna touch and play with the pom poms!
(now watch – youre gonna get all sorts of porn traffic because I just said that…sowwy!!!)
(and I think I wanna read that book now…)
Im just pathetic, I know…and on a Sunday morning no less…
whooops – time to go to church!!
Sharon – peace be with you!! :)
I can see what you mean about the shadows on the buildings – I wish I were skilled enough with the camera to get the ‘feel’ of shadows – seems like capturing darkness is a bit more elusive than capturing light..I guess thats why the morning and twilight are such magical moments – elusive shadows that scorn technology.
but then again, you just never know. I remember one trip to New Orleans way back when – we took one of those touristy trips on the riverboat “Natchez” and it was at the end of the day, so we got to watch the sunset as we were pulling back to the dock at Jackson square…and I loved the way the sunlight was falling on the skyline, so I took a picture of it…I figured it probably wouldnt turn out…but boy did it ever! Apparently I hit the button just at the right moment…but it was more color contrasts than shadow, and there were lots of purples and pinks and grays.
Who was the man who took all those b&w photos of nature? I cant remember his name. Anyway, I appreciate what an eye he has just with the b&w’s he took…
Ansel Adams? Is he the one you mean?
It really is about capturing LIGHT, isn’t it – people like cinematographers and photographers spend their whole lives trying to do such a thing. Or I guess painters, too … you know those painters where you can actually FEEL the light? Maxfield Parrish has that, as we talked about last week.
I love it when I see a movie or a photograph that really seems to capture that moment – light, shadow – the difference between the two …
I love that you were able to capture that perfect moment!!