26/365: Paint

As I was reading through some blogs this week I was inspired to try "light painting."
I started with a flashlight, but it ended up being too bright for me to create a shape...although I do kind of like this circle.

Since I couldn't think of anything else that lights up, I just used my cell phone to draw this next picture. Please note: you can make out the keys in the corners of the star. I think it gives some character.

Did you know...there is currently snow in 49/50 states? Guess which state screwed it up? Nope your wrong, it's not Hawaii.

See you tomorrow in a snowy NYC!

xoxo

24, 25/365: Rain!

We have had a nice change from the snow over the last few days.  It has actually been too warm in my apartment.  This could potentially be due to the fact that Jaime and I discovered the knob that turns on our radiator in the living room.  Add this new-found heat source to the above freezing temperatures and the inability to control the heat in our bedroom {there is no knob or on/off switch of any kind} and you get an inferno.  While I was excited to finally have heat in the living room it has made me realize that I can either be too hot or too cold during the winter, and right now I cannot figure out what is worse.

In other news, we had a bit of a scare at work today.  As you all know, I am working in midtown and we have had our share of false alarms and close calls over the last few years...but this story has to take the cake.

You can read about it here, but the short version is:

• an Israeli bank received a suspicious package
• no less than half a dozen fire trucks, and the bomb squad showed up at the building next door
• employees were evacuated from said building
• false alarm
• it was a Hallmark greeting card

At least I know those security guards aren't slacking on the job. 

Now, on to the rainy pictures!

24/365: Keep me Dry

I couldn't decide if I like this in color or black and white. What do you think? {click to make it bigger}

25/365: stay.

I love.love.love this picture. The orange umbrella makes the rainy day seem so much better.

Everyone should be required to carry brightly colored umbrellas in the city.  It would make the dodging pointy edges of umbrellas, inevitably getting hit and getting wet and slipping seem... not as bad....even if just a little. While we're at it, we should also be required to learn at least one song and dance that we could jump into at any second.  Let's be honest, if Gwyneth can do it can't we all?  I truly believe if we lived in a world where we could break into song and dance at any moment, I'd be a lot happier.

Goodnight all!

xoxo

19, 20, 21, 22, 23/365: Long Weekend

Hi!

I apologize for waiting so long to blog this weekend, but I have been quite busy.
Cannolis, Brooklyn Museum, Billy Elliot, FABULOUS dinner {who knew I would love Peruvian food??? Look at me expanding my horizons, Dad} and lots of pictures made for a very eventful holiday weekend. I have to thank MLK Jr. for today. It was lovely to have the day off.
Here's a glimpse into the last few days.

19/365: TKTS Stairs. Times Square.

20/365: Twin Lamps in Nolita
I was walking downtown with Christen trying to find something to do indoors since we got out of work at 3. {Thanks again MLK!} The problem is...once I am off the grid... I'm lost.  My blackberry apparently thinks I am in Tulsa at all times, which makes the map application a little tricky.  Good thing the iPhone is coming in less than a month!!!

This pic was in front of a hotel, and I just really liked these lamps and the graffiti.

21/365: Itsablurr
I have always really loved pictures in the subway where the train is blurred in the background.  Jaime was a good sport and let me try a few times to get a good one.  Jaime was in focus the best in this one, but I had some better background shots in some of the others.  I tried to take some artistic freedom and use photoshop to merge the best Jaime and the best background but after about an hour of work I gave up. This one was right out of the camera {well..minus the b+w}.

22/365: Ange I love You
This was on a wall next to a parking garage near our friend's house.  I feel like with the drips from the you and the deep red...doesn't it remind you of blood? No, not this blood...real blood.  C.r.ee.p.y.
For all of our sakes, I hope Ange loves him {or her} too.

23/365: Parking Garage.
This picture in black and white makes me feel like it's from an old movie.  I don't know why.

Ugh. Gotta go to work tomorrow. It's wayyyy past my bedtime. 

xoxo

Jess

18/365: Become your Dream

New York got hit with another decent snow last night.  They measured a little more than 8 inches in Central Park, {which normally would have been a "big snow"} but considering what we went through around the holidays this was a piece of cake.  I got some street shots this morning on my walk to the subway, which would have been a nice change from all the nighttime/indoor pictures I have posted for the last few days...but that's not what I'm posting for my picture today.  I think more than anything else so far, this 365 project has really taught me to open my eyes and look at what I would normally just pass by.  Living in New York, I am bombarded by stimulus everywhere I turn.  To tell you the truth... you get used to the constant activity around you. You {unfortunately} get used to the homeless on the sidewalks, the beautiful buildings, the people that walk by you, and at some point you even get used to the naked homeless tranny bottom up on your subway car on the way home from work {true story}.  I'm on quite a tangent here...the point is, on my walk home this evening I noticed a lonely Starbucks cup {garbage, I'm sure} sitting on top of a mailbox.

Can't you just see this picture on a greeting card?? "Sending you warm wishes in the blizzard!" or "Here's a Starbucks gift card to warm you up!"  Well, maybe not...but my point is that without the 365 project I never would have noticed.  :)

On another note, still relating to noticing what is around you, you might have seen that I added a section to the blog.  Take a look and let me know what you think.

Goodnight! 

xoxo

Jess

16 & 17/365: Verizon iPhone!!!

The Verizon iPhone really has nothing to do with my pictures, but I have been waiting for this news since they first came out with an iPhone in 2007.  I am so excited today!!


16/365: Hello NJ
Christen and I went to the High Line park last night.  This is one of my favorite places in the city...it's so unique.  I wanted to get down by the water to take some photos of New Jersey across the river - except it was f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g.  I was picturing one of these types of night photos {except of NJ, not NY}.  I do really like the result, even though it's not exactly the shot I was anticipating.  (If you click on a picture, it will open up larger in a new window.)

17/365: Trying to catch water

I spent about an hour trying to get a good picture of a water droplet.  It is extremely difficult. I used my new tripod :) to try to steady the camera at just the right angle and hold it still enough to capture a droplet.  I easily took 50 pictures trying to get one just right.  Here's the best I got tonight.  I don't love it, but I think it was a solid attempt. 

14 & 15/365

14/365: Tickets for Drinks
Jaime and I went to a bar in the Village with some friends during the day on Saturday.  We are probably too old to go there since it is an NYU bar...but we had a great time!  Instead of a stamp on your hand or a wristband, they give you tickets which you redeem for pitchers of beer.  I shot this while we were sitting at our table, waiting for our next pitcher.

15/365: Sunset on the East River

I took a walk down to the park near our apartment today that overlooks the East River.  I love when you take a picture into the light and everything becomes a silhouette. I also love bridges.  This picture just might end up hanging over my couch. :)

xoxo

Jess

13/365: Snow again

We had some snow again this morning...no accumulation to speak of this time.  Considering there is still trash laying around everywhere...it's a good thing there wasn't a lot of snow.  When I left this morning it had just really gotten started, and I wanted to try and get the snow in my picture for today.  As I was walking up my street, I saw an old Volkswagen Bug that looked like this. I thought I wanted to take a picture of that with a nice dusting of snow, but then this tree caught my eye. {you can still see the bug in the background.

I really love this picture.  This carving looks pretty new, I wonder who D.O.S. and E.K.V. are....

xoxo
Jess