Let’s pretend we’re tourists, #2.
Today is a nearly-perfect-weather day in New York City, and with work letting out early for the Memorial Day weekend, I decided to do some walking and touristy picture-taking again (don’t worry, I stayed in the slow lane). Armed with a fry cone (average-but-okay fries; too much ketchup), I started at Rockefeller Center and walked up Sixth Avenue to Central Park. This is some of what I saw in those 10 blocks:
It always amazes me how many ice cream trucks there are in Manhattan. Nearly every block in midtown! (No, they don’t roll around with Scott Joplin music playing, they just park & sell.)
William Crovello’s great “Cubed Curve” sculpture at the Time & Life building. Photos never quite manage to capture how vibrant the blue is.
Black Rock (CBS headquarters), the only skyscraper designed by Eero Saarinen. Construction was not completed until four years after his death. The black granite exterior is phenomenal, as is the lobby. (The upper floors are less impressive, sadly.)
Jim Dine and Robert Indiana…
I love the tippy-top of the Barbizon Plaza Hotel (aka Trump Parc). Great colors.
There are a lot of beautiful things in NYC, and Central Park is a pretty big one. So lush and green right now. Can you believe these photos were only taken 2 1/2 months ago?
I LOVE playing tourist in New York. It’s too easy to forget how lucky we are to get to live here.
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Fabulous photos, Anna.
A fast lane for NYC residents and a slow one for tourists is a cool idea. ;)
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i want a fry cone and a central park afternoon!
and i like this series v. much.
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oh how fun – i’ts like i’m almost there. the fries are killing me.
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Heh, being a tourist is brilliant. Just as long as you don’t wear a bum bag (can’t, in all seriousness, write “fanny pack”, I’m afraid).
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Anna!! thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!! NY is one of my dreams and I really hope I could be there someday. Your pics are great and it was like be there walking with you. LOVE IT!!!!!
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wonderful. I want to be there so badly right now. your images make it more so. they’re fantastic. but, really, babe. IS there such a thing as too much catsup? I think not…
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The fries have a Martin Parr feel… that’s a good thing!
Wish I were there, too.
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Great photos, Anna. I escaped this morning to “the countch” and it’s nice to see such arty farty pics of the city as I listen to Harvey mow the lawn!
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I love these photos. This is an area my fiance and I explored on a trip to NYC last year. Thanks for the reminder of how special our trip was!
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Evidence that maybe New Yorkers should take the slow lane more often?
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This makes me long to see New York with my own eyes someday… but why do I have to be soooooo terrified of flying?
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I love New York! I found it an interesting city to be a tourist in, but most of all I wish I lived there. One day… I just have to follow my dream, right?
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Husband and I pretend we are tourists fairly regularly! Maybe next time, I’ll do something like this!
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Ooh look a Hover Dog! I want one!
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Very nice photos!
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The pictures are so clear! What camera do you use? Is it a special, professional, designer-y one? I want to get an affordable digital one…and I am technically challenged. Any advice? P.S. I am a Brooklynite, and do the pretend-I’m-a-tourist thing all the time. Why else do we live here, if not to appreciate it?!
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@Siobhan: These photos were taken with a simple little point-and-shoot. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 that I bought a couple of years ago. I have zero skills when it comes to cameras or photography, so I usually just set it on “auto” and hope for the best! :)
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this post! such eye candy and i loved feeling like i was walking with you. thanks for sharing!
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I have a lumix TZ1 (in a beautiful navy). I love it but it takes terrible low light shots.
You should note that Bloomberg banned the ice cream trucks from playing music! While I am nostalgic, it’s nice not to hear the mr softee song. Although, I find the mr softee ice cream to be pretty awful anyway.
Where did you get those fries? they look better than average street food…
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So fun! I need to do this in my town.
:) Marcie
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I love love love your web-log.
I had sort of lost my groove for a while, but reading your blog has brought a longing for it back in full swing.
One thing I don’t understand (I’m from Holland) is why in the US people place their beds with the headboard towards the window (I found this blog because I was google-ing the Anes bed by Ikea, that I love). Over here we would place a bed facing the fireplace, so you can look out of the window ánd at the fireplace. And put a very comfortable and snug chair in the Bay window with a pretty throw (you might like the throws by Scholten & Bajings?), for reading and looking out. Maybe add a side table something like that.
But the atmosphere you created is perfectly relaxing and soft and I can see where you’re coming from. So no contest here.
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love love love your tourist-photos!
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I need to visit NY
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Beautiful Shots. Wish I was there!
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thank you for these! we play tourists a lot – always have the cameras on hand. i love that you’ve made these into special posts. :)
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I really enjoyed this!! I feel just like if I were there!!
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Oh New York… isn’t one always a tourist in New York?
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Seems like a great way to enjoy the awesome NYC weather these days! What about the classic New York City hot dog?
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Hey Anna,
Sorry about all the BDD stuff. If its any consolation, I always appreciated your efforts with the Furs site.
The good side is that it has brought me to your very cool blog! I am loving your photography!
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Echoign Catherine’s thoughts, Anna. Thank you for all of the hard work on the BDD site. It is much appreciated!
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Greetings Anna!
I’m very sad to hear that BDD is being shut down.
I can remember several years back when I was about 14, and just becoming a furs’ fan – I found your site and fell in love with it.
I’m 22 now – and also a graphic designer – AND I will say that I defiantly agree with your “rage” over their official website not being up to par.
Your work was by far better! Because you’re an actual fan, and cared enough to put time and effort into what you did / do.
BUT, I digress.
I’m a new comer to your blog, and I’m defiantly liking it. :)
These pictures are gorgeous, I love the colors.
I’ve never been to New York, but it looks fun.
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cool images, makes me even hungrier for the trip i’m half cooking up.
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This is one of my favorite things to do!
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my office is in the second picture! [retroactively waves]
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I love the perspective and colour of the fries and ketchup photo. Nice diverse photo blogspace!
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