Posts tagged #photos
>30 Nerds In A Zoo
Last weekend, I hooked up with >30 (other) photogs/nerds/geeks/whateveryoucallthem in the Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem
(NL). Objective to capture some animals (on film or digital media), and
to talk about everything (but not limited to) related to photography.
I
attended several of these meetings over the years, and I must say that
these outings are always a lot of fun. This time I brought my Leica M9
(28mm, 35mm and 50mm), and my Nikon D300 (with the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8
VR).
Apart from the mainstream gear that was around (Canon, Nikon with their $$$ L/Pro lenses), there were some oldies as well. A Canon VT rangefinder (with a rapidwinder in the bottom plate) from the early 50's, with some Canon 39mm screw lenses that were almost as old as the camera.
New York City 2008
Last monday was the day of my return from the Big Apple a.k.a. New York. It was a 7 day (5 nights) trip the the wonderful city of New York. The weather was great, and the company was even better :-P .
The holiday had a bit of a slow start, because we missed the plane (my bad), but, with a four hour delay, we finally got underway. As usual, plane trips suck bigtime. Cramped seats, and no sleep.
When we arrived we got our NY City Passes + 3 day bus tickets. This way, we got discounts (or even free entrance) at sightseeing. After all, we're still Dutch ;-) .
During the 6 days we saw it all (well, almost....);
- Empire State Building
- Central Park
- The Financial District (Lower Manhattan)
- Rockefeller Center
- Fifth Avenue
- China Town
- Little Italy
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn
- Chrysler Building
- Grand Central Station
- Tudor City
- United Nations Building
- B&H Photo and Video :-P
- Saint Patrick's Cathedral
- Saint Thomes Church
- Trinity Church
- New York Police Museum
We even visited the theater on Broadway. The show we saw was a comedy (not a musical!!!) on 48th street called 'The 39 Steps'. A play by 4 actors playing over 150 characters.
During this stay I shot nearly 500 photographs. Some of those can be found on my flickr page.