Last week, New York City got hit with 8 to 12 inches of snow, wind chills that dipped into the single digits and the kind of blizzard-like conditions that meteorologists fantasize about all year long.
I took the long way home through Greenwich Village to get some shots of the winter wonderland before it was ruined by rock salt and taxis and black, cruddy snow. I almost got frostbite in my shutter-pushing finger. But I also got these photos of a pretty magical night in New York. So it may have been worth losing the digit. I'm left handed anyway.
All photos shot with the Fuji X100s. Click on any photos to see them in lightbox mode.
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Broadway and E. 4th. Amazing beam of light courtesy of the MLB Fan Cave
The Arch at Washington Square Park
Also the arch at Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park
I like how the swirl of footprints leads your eye back around the photo to the silhouettes in the background. Wish I could say that was intentional. Or that I even noticed the footprints while I was there.
Ben's Pizzeria. MacDougal Street at E. 3rd.
Cafe Wha? MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane
This is probably my favorite image from the night. Special thanks to the tiny pedestrian for giving the photo a subject. It's amazing how plain the other shots from this spot look without that little silhouette.
6th Avenue at Bleecker Street. Can't have a series of NY photos without the obligatory taxi shot.
Joe's Pizza. (Better than Ben's Pizza)
6th Avenue at Minetta Lane
Papaya Dog. 6th Avenue at W. 4th and Cornelia Street
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