New York City Noir

Easter Parade, Part 4

These are the last of the photos from the Easter Parade earlier this month.  I had so much fun taking them.

 

Easter Parade, Part 3

Of all the people I photographed at the Easter Parade, the woman above was the only one who asked for my card so that she could see the photos once I'd placed them here on my blog.  No one else cared.

Easter Parade, Part 2

There were all sorts of styles parading on Fifth Avenue last Sunday.

Cute Kids at the Easter Parade

The weather was beautiful for last Sunday's Easter Parade, and the crowd in front of St. Pat's was one of the friendliest I've encountered at any parade.  There were a crowd of children and their proud parents displaying their Easter bonnets.

Rude and Ignorant

This guy has been a public nuisance on NYC streets for years.  His kink is to sneak up on unsuspecting passers-by and set off a flash within a few inches of their faces, apparently with the intention of photographing their startled reaction as they're blinded by the flash. 

Personally, I can't think of anything more unprofessional.  When he did it to me on Friday -- for the second time in as many months -- I responded by taking out my S90 and taking exposure after exposure as I followed him across 42nd Street. 

Although he claims the streets are free and that he has the right to take whatever photos he wants, he definitely doesn't extend this tolerance to others when his own photo is being taken.  Just check out his threatening expression and gesture in the photo above.

If this guy approaches you, or harasses you, I suggest you call 911 and let the police take care of him.

IPad Frenzy???

I passed by the Apple Store on Broadway and 67th Street around 11:30 a.m. this morning.  I was expecting to see a line stretching around the block as Apple devotees waited to put their money down for an IPad.

There turned out to be no line at line at all, though an employee assured me there indeed had been one earlier.  When I was standing outside, however, there seemed to be almost as many employees inside the store as there were customers.

As for me, I won't be buying an IPad.  I refuse to lay out money for a device, supposedly intended to make web surfing easier, that won't even allow me to view my own flash website.