Vintage Photo: Graffitied, Bricked Up Reader & Adviser, Coney Island, NYC 1991
The mood created by lengthening shadows and the lone toddler on his trike belie the promise of Fun, etc.offered by the pointing finger of the sign.
I like the late-day sun and waited for the right moment for the person to cast the genie shadow on the world of Atlantis.
This was a candid shot. I did not know either of the people in the frame. I set up a tripod in front, and to the side of the lady in sunglasses. As I recall, the focal length was short (28mm), so it did not appear as if I was taking her picture. I like […]
I took this picture through the fence at Coney Island during the off season. There is fine texture on the fence post and links of the fence in the foreground, while the chain link fence as a whole, overlays a regular, course pattern on the scene. In optical terms, the photograph captures a wide range of […]
This photograph is from the winter of 1990. I pieced it together from two photographs. It seems a little drab, but I like the isolation, the baseline from which emerge the crowds of summer.