Halloween ghost. I took my camera and tripod out once again on Halloween night. I was hoping to find some people out partying in costumes. I thought I could get cool portraits, if I could get them to stay still for a time exposure. I saw maybe three people in costume during the entire walk through the East Village. And for most of that time the streets were eerily empty. I didn’t feel threatened, but I was a bit spooked.
Halloween moon on Houston Street. The moon provided some lighting but most of the highlights came from car headlights. I was doing exposures ranging from 1 to 10 seconds. The tripod I took was lightweight, which was the only feasible choice for trekking around in the dark. It was fine for the most part but any minor jarring would ruing the crispness of the image.
Bowery, Houston graffiti mural.
The Con Ed building was lit up by a giant generator parked on 14th Street.
Food and light for Astor Place.
Astor Place.
NYU all lit up.
Cop-lit cobblestones.
Broadway eats.
Sixth Avenue and the Jefferson Market Library.
Look closely at the lines of the spray strokes, they create a lovely filigree, making the forms light, airy and boldly three dimensional. On Saturday night Scharf had several people helping him, but he is still operating the lift and spraying every ounce of paint himself.
240 East Houston Street, Avenue A and Houston Street, adjacent to the Red Square apartment tower.
Ladder companies 5, 6,7, 20, 9 and 11 deployed to the roof, several others were there in support.
Tower Ladder 9.
Ladder 11.
