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Tribute to Carol Ellis
Home is where the heart is.
One of my strongest memories is of sitting on the porch at Alma's cabin overlooking Bull Shoals. It's a vivid memory, I see you all in this memory. It's a memory Carol gave me. Although I've never physically been on the porch at Alma's, part of my mind has. Just like Carol will be with me on my Sunday walks on the beach.
May Carol live on in her loved ones.
Coney Island Sunset Nov. 15, 2009 |
Pablo on the Boardwalk |
Snow Mermaid on Coney Island Beach |
Tribute to Carol Ellis
One of my strongest memories is sitting on the porch at Alma's cabin looking out over Bull Shoals. It's a memory I'll treasure all my life. It's a memory provided by Carol since I never physically sat on the porch overlooking Bull Shoals, but I was there. She'll still be with me on Sunday mornings, when I walk the beach.
May her memory live on in the people she loved and the people who loved her.
Coney Island Sunset Nov. 15, 2009 |
Snow Mermaid on Coney Island Beach |
Pablo on the Boardwalk |
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WTC
Our visit to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2010.
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Coney Island Opens the 2010 Season
Coney Island traditionally opens the season on Palm Sunday. Yesterday Deno's Wonderwheel Park opened for it's 90th season (1920) and the Cyclone Rollercoaster opened it's 86th season (1924).
In the following photo they are counting down from ten to open Denos Park. The man in the baseball cap is the grandson of the original builder and owner of the Wonderwheel and Amusement Park. He is Deno's grandson and he is counting down. The man with the giant scissor is a local politician and he cut the ribbon accidently at 7, surprissing the little girl right below the scissor.
Opening Deno's Wonderwheel Park
First day, each year, when the park is open, all children ride for free. The woman on the left in the baseball cap is a Reverend and 20 years ago she asked Deno to open the park for her children, orphans, who live in Coney Island but never rode the rides, only watched. Deno's act of kindness has played forward for over 500,000 children.
I am blessed to be able to stand on the platform of the Cyclone Roller Coaster and take photos. They gave me a little badge, says, Pablo Jonsey, Photographer, Coney Island Cyclone Roller Coaster. The platform only holds about twenty people. I managed to only bump into two TV cameras and I stepped on Marty's foot(Fishne0).
Cyclone's Christening with an Egg Cream
Subways and Snow In Coney Island
For our friends Ruth and Andy, out in Arizona, the seventh borough of NYC, (sixth is Miami). All these photos are from yesterday except the first one which is about a month ago.
Stillwell Ave Terminal at Night
Luna Park Site(Astroland) from the Q Train
F train in the West 8th St Station
Snow Mermaid on Coney Island Beach
A slide show of subway photos form the past few months.
I apoligize if you can't view the slide show, but you can view the photo on my dashboard.
Subway Photos Mostly Stillwell Ave Terminal
BONUS - Here are a two from Bensonhurst where I visited to get my car repaired a couple of months ago.
Q train in the Stillwell Ave Terminal |
Stillwell Ave Terminal |
Stillwell Ave Terminal and N Train |
Snow Day in Manhattan - Real Time
Started out in Coney Island taking the 6AM subway from West 8th St.
Q Train Platform West 8th Street Coney Island
And ended up at 36th and 7th Ave, at 7AM, ready for a snow day.
7th Avenue and 36th St Looking North toward Times Square
7th Ave and 36th St Looking South toward Madison Square Garden
The black building on the top of the frame is Madison Square Garden sitting on top of Penn Station.
7th Ave and 36th Looking North
This is the building next to where I am.
7th Ave and 36th St Looking South toward Madison Square Garden |
7th Ave and 36th Looking west |
&th Svenue and 36th St Looking North toward Times Square |
1 World Trade Center
Lunchtime last week I visited the World Trade Center site. Walked around, visited my old church, St. Peters, took a few photos that I'd like to share. As some of you know the site is sacred ground to me. The towers are finally rising from the ashes. The red tower going up is WTC number 1.
World Trade Center Site Looking West From Church Street
World Trade Center 7 is on the right, the World Financial Centers are in the background.
Walking around to the other side of the site, this is the view from the World Financial Center.
World Trade Center 1 Looking East from the WFC Bridge
Couple From Coney
From a few months ago, the sunset after a very windy day, a lot of sand particles were in the air. And a lot of photographers were there to capture the sunset. The Steeplechase pier at Coney Island Beach.
This is from two Sundays ago, a flock of Canadian Geese landed on the beach visiting the Coney seagulls. I waited, watching the geese with this shot in mind. I waited a good 30 minutes watching the seagulls and geese. First one seagull took off then about one-third of the geese flock followed. Then another one-third, then another wave with the remaining geese.
50th Wedding Anniversary - Creative Views
These shots are from a friend's parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Our friend's parents are also very good friends with us, we see them all the time walking on the boardwalk.
About 15 minutes into this party I realized I was the photographer.
It's always important to get the money shots first. A high in the sky viewpoint captures the anniversary couple in a circle of relatives and friends.
I always follow my passion and take a few candid street photos.
The Light Fandago |
Hava Nigilla Hava |
Hava |
Challenge: Bi-Weekly Challenge : Creative View Points
Pre-interlude : Thank you, SG for the Our Book Challenge and, thanks for giving the nod to me, as you say, "your 15 minutes of fame begins now". I apoligize to Candice for not answering the call a couple of months ago. Thank you Cory, Leslie, Q, and all the members for keeping the faith. Thank you Dub for finding inspiration hanging in all different places.
"A photographer shows us a record of what was seen at the time of exposure but the creative photographer reveals to us what could not be seen or understood before. " -Louis Stettner, Wisdom Cries Out in the Streets, 1999
The Challenge is to think creatively by photographing the same object creatively. Same object, different photos. Expand your comfort zone, be creative, change your point of view, whirl those dials on top of your camera, where it stops nobody knows, change the light, change the weather, go forth and create your world. Do it in doors, do it in the road, do it in a cross fire hurricane, meditate for several minutes before taking your next best shot.
Not a requirement, but it would be nice to see three photos side by side as story thumbnails. Then again surprise us by using pop-ups. These are new photos of the Cyclone Roller Coaster.
Full Moon Over the Cyclone at the Golden Hour
Cyclone From High |
Way Down Low |
Miss Cyclone Opening Day 2009 |
The View from My Window
Started snowing and it's been a long time since I posted the view from my window. Located on 7th Ave between 35th and 36th St. These are real time photos, just taken seconds ago.
In the first photo there is a new water tower on the left. In the second photo the big building in the background is the New Yorker Hotel. In the third photo, looking up 7th Ave, just a few blocks north is Times Square where the ball will be dropping tonight to ring in the new.
Watertowers of Manhattan County
Watertowers of Manhattan County |
Looking West 7th Ave and 35th St, 14th floor |
Looking up 7th Ave |
Street Scenes, Street Dreams
Pacing the streets, watching and waiting, seeing other photographers .
Sometimes when I'm strolling, no particular destination street dreams , drift by.
Street Dreams |
The Glance |
Photographers 1 |
