2013 Project 52, Week 43: Midday in Midtown

Week 43: October 22-28

I'd spent the last week far behind on posting entries due to (1) staying up late to watch my Cardinals fall flat in the World Series against the Red Sox and (2) attending the 2013 PhotoPlus Expo held at the Javits Center.

This Monday, I set out on my lunch break without anything specific in mind except that I hadn't really done much shooting for Week 43. I thought I might foray into Times Square, that squalid den of tourists and creepy fake Muppets, for the first time in a while to see what photos I could create.

I found a few interesting sights (that I might revisit in a later post), but when I was returning to the office, I came across this man taking a smoke break in front of an art piece on Broadway; he was so oblivious to me that I spent a solid 180 seconds at minimum shooting and re-shooting him after I noticed his silhouette against the midday sun. I've heard that it's difficult to make photos when the sun is almost directly overhead, but it is good for making strong shadows for one to utilize. Tucked that one away for future reference...

14mm (DX) : ISO 200 : f/11 : 1/1250s
Smoke break

TKTS "amphitheater" in Times Square

2013 Project 52 entries:

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