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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Street Crossing, on Fifth Avenue

Crossing, NYC
Photo by myself, around Fifth Avenue and 50th Street, in Midtown.

We had a chilly day in the city, Christmas Day.

If there is ever a 'good' day to be in New York in terms of traffic, I would suggest Christmas Day. Not many people are driving about, and parking rules are suspended. So you can park just about anywhere.

I used my new Canon 75-300mm lens to take the above photo. It is taking some getting used to, since you can only take photos of things more than 5 feet away. Unfortunately if you see something very interesting nearby, you can't take a photo of it (!).

Related posts: Lost in a Crowd, in Midtown, Strolling Down Sixth Avenue, in the Sun, and Business as Usual, in Midtown.

8 comments:

Andy said...

These people look like they are prepared for cold weather. Lucky you getting getting a new photography toy.

s.c said...

And always where you look that crowd. So much people but the strange thing is in the centre of amsterdam it is now just the same . Where you go it is crowded. Yes when I was born in amsterdam the netherlands had 7 mil. inhabitants. Now 16 mil.

biebkriebels said...

That looks very cold overthere. We have a kind of wet spring here.

dianasfaria.com said...

Wow! seems like a great camera for these types of shots though. Nice one Kitty.
Hope you had a nice holiday!

Wayne said...

There's lots to look at in this shot Kitty.

Terry at Blue Kitchen said...

The telephoto of your new toy compresses the depth, making the scene feel even more crowded than it is, Kitty. Nice shot! Hope the holidays were swell for you and Mark.

Leif Hagen said...

Hello Kitty! Sorry I've fallen off the edge! Hope you enjoyed a special Christmas holiday! I thought of you after the Sandi hurricane....
Kind regards from EAGAN

Washington Cesar Takeuchi said...

Great picture anyway.