Winter Solstice Sunset

St. Augustine’s in Park Slope, three birds flying in the distance.

Canon 6D Mark II

EFS 85mm f/1.8 USM

ISO 100 85mm f/7.1 1/80 sec

Dark water

This is another shot of the Hotel New Yorker’s signage in a puddle, with an empty take-out container for scale and context.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 640 4.25mm f/1.8 1/15 sec

Walk walk

An NYPD SUV at a Park Slope intersection.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 16 6mm f/2.4 1/300 sec

Brooklyn barkeep

We like to sit at the bar. This is a collaboration. My wife shot this photo. I cropped and edited.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 800 4.25mm f/1.8 1/17 sec

Another mystery man

More steamy steam near Lexington Avenue and 41st Street.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 800 50mm f/2.0 1/125 sec

UPS distortion

These men are reflected in a UPS truck.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 320 4.25mm f/1.8 1/60 sec

UPS truck reflections are seldom flattering.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 320 4.25mm f/1.8 1/60 sec

LGA

This is a mirror selfie in the LGA C Terminal. I’m in the back there.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 500 6mm f/2.4 1/40 sec

Here is a happy couple and their stuffed dog, enjoying a meal in the terminal.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 250 6mm f/2.4 1/60 sec

Hotel New Yorker

Iconic NY signage in the gutter.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 40000 50mm f/11 1/60 sec

View from the Q

The Brooklyn Bridge through a dirty and fogged-up Q-train window

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 3200 50mm f/2.0 1/30 sec

NYPL Puddle

Reflected trees, flagpole, and pigeon in flight at the New York Public Library Main Branch.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 3200 50mm f/5.6 1/250 sec

Escapee

Headed toward the Long Meadow in Prospect Park. Taken December 8.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 25 4.25mm f/1.8 1/2100 sec

Peeking over the cornice

East 39th Street has a nice view of the Chrysler Building if you stand in the right place.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 100 50mm f/11 1/125 sec

Sharing an umbrella

Not letting the weather get them down.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 3200 50mm f/1.4 1/60 sec

Mystery Man

The steam vent near 41st Street and Lexington Avenue helped add even more atmosphere to a gloomy evening.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 800 50mm f/2.0 1/160 sec

Red lamp post

This lamp post stands on an island in the traffic heading into and out of the ramps around Grand Central Station. From this perspective, it obscures the “Met Life” on the Met Life building.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF24-105mm/4L IS II USM

ISO 3200  24mm  f/4.0 1/60 sec

Street geometries

Near Times Square, a classic NYC streetlight and bland brick building.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF24-105mm/4L IS II USM

ISO 3200  24mm  f/4.0 1/60 sec

Breakfast on 40th Street

Some say it’s the most important meal of the day.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 125 4.25mm f/1.8 1/60 sec

Snow on the rooftops

St. Augustine’s in Park Slope, with Lady Liberty glowing in the distance.

Canon 6D Mark II

EFS 85mm f/1.8 USM

ISO 12800 85mm f/5.6 1/50 sec

Walkin' here

The view up Fifth Avenue in front of the New York Public Library, during Monday’s wintry mix.

Canon 6D Mark II

EF50mm/f1.2L USM

ISO 800 50mm f/4.0 1/20 sec

Snowmelt Chrysler

It was very sunny at mid-day in midtown. This is a new photo from an old puddle.

iPhone XS

Back dual camera

ISO 32 6mm f/2.4 1/120 sec