Thanks to the subway system of New York it is relatively easy to get across town (with emphasis on relatively) - which is one of the good things to say about the NYC metro. On the flipside is the overall attractiveness of the metro; something is obviously left for improvement.

However, the subway makes way for some excellent motives - and I couldn’t help myself when I saw the above, and I shot a series of photos. This one turned out OK and with a little editing it’s not bad at all.

We came from the subway. It’s great. It takes you were you want to go - cheaply. But it’s very hot on the stops (not in the trains - great air conditioning), no info on when the next train comes - and it doesn’t smell too good. That aside, people are friendly, you easily fall into conversation with people in the subway, which is a characteristic we do not see in Denmark that often - in that sense I guess New Yorkers are rather friendly.

Below, you’ll find another edit of the subway phone. Let me hear whichever you like best. Ciao.

I guess all of you know this, and so do I, but let’s just recap for a second. Digital Images knock 35mm film off the field.

I have for several years loved to edit images of every kind (both photographs and other graphics) - but it’s a little more fun with a good digital camera. The above photo is taken with my Digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) on Hudson River, while I was taking a boat tour around the entire of Manhattan.

The bridge you see in the picture is the George Washington bridge and is a main route of traffic between New Jersey and Manhattan - I don’t know how many lanes of traffic that is on that bridge; MANY. Anyhow, I think it is a nice picture, but I could not help myself from playing a little with my software. The result is below.

Recall the trip to Yankee Stadium the other day, where we, well, missed a game, because of the Florida team could not make it in time. As I already mentioned, there was plenty of time to photograph the nice stadium - and some portraits of my three roommates.

Below, you’ll find some black/white edited photos I took of Paolo, Erik, and Mark, respectively, at the Yankee Stadium. I think that the portraits make out for some great photography and image editing (or what do you think ;-))

Finally, here’s your “City by Night” picture, albeit it is not the view from Brooklyn, but from the top of the Empire State Building. You will get views from Brooklyn later, don’t worry… on those you will also be able to actually see the Empire State Building, which is one of the flaws by taking a picture from the Empire State; but hey, you can’t have it all.

As I mentioned before, the view is from the top of the Empire State Building when looking South. On the far left, you can see Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge close to each other (recall the picture of Manhattan Bridge from the other day). The road starting in the bottom of the photograph turning left and crossing Manhattan is Broadway. Once upon a time you would have seen the Twin Towers in this picture.

I would have liked to entitle this entry “New York City by Night”, but my camera ran out of battery before I got to the other side of the East River (I was walking on Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn)…so I didn’t get any city pictures - another time then. Anyway, my camera ran out of battery, but luckily I got a picture of Manhattan Bridge, below, which, like Brooklin Bridge, connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Manhattan and Brooklyn are both part of New York City, as are Staten Island, the Bronx, and Queens. So New York is much more than just tall buildings; at my earliest convenience I will try to visit some of the outer boroughs and give you an impression of the state of the city.

One of the first nights in New York, when I was staying in the Financial District, we walked a lot around downtown. Below, is a picture of the New York Stock Exchange. What is not apparent from the picture, is the rather heavy security in that area, and that building in particular. On Wall Street we were told not to photograph certain buildings.

The large flag covering the entire front of the New York Stock Exchange was put up after September 11, and has been there ever since, which is quite symbolic. I have yet to find out more about how New Yorkers feel about September 11, now three years after. I will get back to you on that one.

While I have been in NYC, not a single day has passed by without a Zeppelin hanging above the city - well, if one can do it. The one you have a snapshot of here below, even has an NYPD (the police) ad on it (albeit a small one, just underneath the FUJIFILM sign).

For those of you who want to know more about these airships or Blimps as they’re also called, go to HowStuffWorks.