New Long City...

Photos of Iconic New York Buildings with extra LONG skies...

Some recent New York photos...

I have been given access to take photos at 1 Penn Plaza which is located on West 34th between 7-8th avenues, it is on the 43rd floor with amazing views.
Here are some of the photos...

These are some photos I took when I was in Bushwick Brooklyn too.

Contemporary Art Fair NYC 2014 at the Tunnel this weekend...

Starting tonight with the Opening Preview from 
4:00-8:00 at the Tunnel located at 11th Avenue between 27-28th Streets is the 2014 
Contemporary Art Fair NYC.
I will be in Booth 170 along with over 70 other artists from Friday May 9th-Sunday May 11th.

Hours are:
Friday     May 9th,    10:00-7:00
Saturday May 10th,  10:00-7:00
Sunday   May 11th,  11:00-5:00

Below is a link for a $2.00 DISCOUNT...

FREE TICKETS for the AD HOME DESIGN SHOW March 20-23rd...

Here is information on how to get FREE Admission to the AD "HOME DESIGN SHOW" at Pier 94 in New York City.
It is from March 20-23rd and you must act before the end of tomorrow, March 13th to get the FREE TICKETS.
Please follow the instructions below...

I will be in the MADE Section in Booth M138.

Lobby of 211 East 43rd Street....

I recently was asked to present photos for a job to install in the Lobby located at 211 East 43rd Street in New York. The photos that the Managing agent chose were a group of Grand Central Terminal shots. 
The 4 shots on the side wall are 4 Feet by 6 Feet and were taken when I did a behind the scenes tour of Grand Central. The larger single photo is 6 Feet by 9 Feet and was taken at dusk. 

Below are photos showing before and after.

BEFORE...

AFTER...

"Tribeca Tap House" - Restaurant/Bar Photo Shoot..

I had the pleasure of photographing the Tribeca Tap House a couple of weeks ago with Nick, great place, nice guy. I ended up shooting the upstairs bar and the downstairs dining room. So if you're in Tribeca looking for a sports bar or some good food ask for Nick. 

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   Located on bustling Greenwich Street in the heart of Tribeca, Tribeca Taphouse features a large variety of tap beers, a delectable New American menu, and of course delic-ious cocktails! We are the perfect spot to catch your favorite team in action or to enjoy mouth watering food, titillating libations, and great company. Tribeca Tap House is serving drinks, lunch and dinner 7 days a week in addition to brunch on the weekend.

Address: 363 Greenwich (Between Harrison and Franklin Streets)
Phone: 212.590.8939
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Main Upstairs Bar

Main Upstairs Dining Area

Downstairs Dining Area

"LIBRARIES OF THE WORLD" in Global Yodel...

I was recently requested to post to an amazing Blog, 
Global Yodel,  "travel through a local lens" is their motto. Since I have done mucho traveling I decided to do a piece on Libraries of the World.
They gave me some questions to answer and we posted 5 Photos, here is the link along with a couple of the photos...

http://www.globalyodel.com/yodels/libraries-of-the-world/

Vienna

Mexico City

Sun Halo today in New York City...

Today in New York was an amazing Sun Halo which is very unusual to see.

******JUST A KICKER...PETAPIXEL RAN THE STORY TODAY WITH THESE PHOTOS*****
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/14/photos-of-the-beautiful-sun-halo-that-appeared-over-new-york-today/

Here is the meaning...
What makes a halo around the sun or moon?

Halos around the moon – or sun – are a sign of thin cirrus clouds drifting high above our heads. They are a sign of nearby storms.

A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is 

called a halo by scientists. We get many messages

throughout each year from people who’ve just

spotted a ring around the sun or moon. The night

before Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the U.S.

mainland on October 29, 2012, for example, many

throughout the U.S. saw a lunar halo. Another rash of 

lunar halos in the U.S. began to appear shortly before 

Christmas 2012. Solar and lunar haloes are pretty 

common, but they’re so mysterious-looking that 

people often express amazement upon seeing them.

(Information taken from www.earthsky.org)

Spring in NY brings Lightning Storms...A shot from last night and some of my best Lightning shots..

Last night in New York there was a pretty bad passing thunderstorm along with some beautiful Lightning. This time of year is the beginning of the storm season which brings great opportunities for capturing lightning shots.
Almost every apartment that I have lived in, in NY has had a view of the Empire State Building which if you didn't know is a lightning rod. One of the purposes of the tower on top of the ESB is that is also absorbs lightning hits when there is lightning.

I got this shot last night...

I am showing you a few shots that I got over the years with a link to see many more of these amazing shots...enjoy.

Here is the link to the set of 10...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rjsnyc/sets/72157602977356047/

In honor of Grand Central Terminal's 100th Anniversary...

This year is Grand Central Terminal's 100th Anniversary. In 2011 I had the pleasure of taking a "Behind the Scenes" tour of the Terminal. The gentleman who runs the tours, Daniel Brucker, does an amazing job of making it lots of fun. His exuberance and verve of every aspect of the building and it's secrets makes it an incredible eye opening experience. 
I posted the photos on www.Behance.net, to see them you can just follow the link below... 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Grand-Central-Behind-the-Scenes/4578771

Tiffany Clock on Park Avenue, through the 6

Catwalk on 2nd Floor

Train Tracks below the Waldorf Astoria

Have you ever taken the tour at Grand Central?

Send me a link to your photos.

My email is rjsnyc@gmail.com

Petapixel.com and jpgmag.com have both promoted my New York Sliced Photos...

This morning I received an email from www.jpgmag.com about their Paint the Town contest and saw that my Photo "New York Sliced - The Flatiron Building" was Photo of the Week!
Later on today I was contacted by Michael Zhang of www.petapixel.com ( an amazing blog I must say) and he posted my "New York Sliced" series at this blog too today.

Here is the JPG site...

http://jpgmag.com/

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Here is www.Petapixel.com... 

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/09/25/beautiful-time-slice-photos-of-nyc-that-show-day-turning-into-night/