For all of you who are not detail-oriented people, I would love to use my trip to NY as a lesson in enjoying the details of life. (Don't tell anyone, but you can find some pretty amazing details almost anywhere)
The first night, we went to the Pier and ate...seafood. (I am a recent convert to good seafood - we had swordfish[!]) . The cool thing about this shot (besides the guy reading his home-made poetry behind the camera) is the water feature just above my head. There is a permanent installment of these 'waterfalls' all over the city.
Please take just a moment to appreciate the beautiful details that people tend to skimp on nowadays. I love the charisma of this wrought iron fence.
Imagine if this were your front yard. I would like to think that if I only had 40 square feet of yard, it would look pretty sweet too. (The driveway/garage is paved in brick)
Jen and I got to go to The Lion King. The costumes were phenomenal and we didn't even get bored with the songs we've heard a million times. Small Detail... the performer who played Young Simba was only 8 years old.
We not only saw the Brooklyn Bridge... we walked across it. Apparently, as our acquaintance from Brooklyn told us, it used to be called the Mugger's Mile. He said it's perfectly safe by now. The detail I loved here (besides the amazing bridge) were all the people in business dress and tennis shoes. (Love that High-Contrast look!)
Now for the confession...I have a crush on good architecture. (And cool fire escapes) New York was such a treat. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to sketch while we were there so I took pictures to hold me over. I had to tame the urge to touch everything. :) Sorry dad...
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith."Besides NY, we also took a trip to DC. Our favorite place was the FDR memorial. It's kind of tucked away into the landscape so if there is one people might miss, this could be it but it was completely worth our time and inspiring to boot.
You may not recognize this place because of the particular angle of the shot... but this is the Lincoln Memorial. The ceiling was beautiful.
...small detail about the nation's capitol - I am actually a permanent fixture now. haha
Probably the most inspiring place of DC was the National Building Museum - we stumbled upon it right after we got off the bus in China Town. It's not even on the Mall but it was all kinds of interesting. (Check out how huge that column is)
If you don't often notice the detail of body language let me explain that even when you say, "I don't care how sketchy it is, I love riding the China Town bus," you really mean...Our return to NY sent us off with three important events...
#1 - The Village Vanguard. This is one of the most famous Jazz Clubs in New York. It has been around for ages. The music was fantastic and the company wasn't at all bad either. This is our friend Motoki whom we went to school with at USU.
#2 - The Staten Island Ferry. This may look like a nice and crisp shot of some metal part + light on a ferry, but if you look closely, you'll be excited to find that Our Lady Liberty is actually hiding in the background. (details...)
#3 - (The crowning glory) We biked Central Park. Please notice the fantastic details of our 'Cruisers.' This event occurred on Columbus Day, therefore the park streets were closed to traffic and all ours. It was a super cheap thrill and pretty much topped the charts.
2 comments:
Your trip looked fantastic! I have been to NYC once and only wished that I paid attention to all that detail that is so apparent to such an artistic person like yourself. Your perspective is amazing! I have never been to DC but long to go there and now with all these great pictures, feel that I must go sooner rather than later. Hope you are doing well!
look how cute you are on that bike. love it. and i'm so jealous you went to NY. . . mike and i are going to go sometime in the next year if i ever graduate :)
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