2010 Winter Solstice Eclipse

2010 Winter Solstice Eclipse

It's not the best shot we'll see of tonight's eclipse, it's not going to win any awards and it's not going to make it onto Gothamist (is NJ eligible anyway?). But it was worth 20 minutes of standing on the sidewalk in front of the house for 20 minutes, fingers going numb, eyes watering, wind cutting through my jeans. We had a perfectly clear night for the event, which is no guarantee (sorry, Midwesterners). This chance might not come again and I was awake anyway, so why not take advantage?

"High Line photographer," New York City, November 2009

307: Photographer

Choosing my Best shot of 2009 is a daunting task. I've uploaded 1,658 photos so far this year and taken dozens more than that.

I settled on this one because it is one of my best, for one thing. But it was also taken up on the High Line, which opened this year and has given me a pleasant alternative route to work each afternoon. I was hoping to choose one that I hadn't used as a photo of the day, but the reality is that the best pictures throughout the year were part of that project, so it was unavoidable.

The other finalists, in reverse chronological order:

• The new alignment at Washington Square Park
• Autumn at High Point
• Another amazing Springsteen show
• Sunset at Shake Shack in Queens
• A trip to West Quoddy Head, finally
• Fenway in May
• The new Citi Field

Day 307 of 365

Photographer

This guy and I had the same idea. Only he was on a photo walk and was well-equiped with a tripod. I was on my way to work with only a point-and-shoot. But I managed.

Day 306 of 365

Gansevoort moon

What an amazing sky on this night with the moon peeking through the clouds. It made for some interesting sights.

Day 273 of 365

Which is the moon?

Looking east along 14th Street from the corner at Ninth Ave.

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Light of the full moon

I tried to move around to get the streetlight from the parking lot out of the shot, but was unable to do so. Still came out pretty well, I thought.

Update: Submitted for plants

Day 230 of 365

Summer sunrise with the Moon and Venus

Coming home at 5:30 a.m., I got to gaze up at the pairing of the Moon and Venus in the lightening dawn sky, but didn't get to an open (and dark) enough space to spot the International Space Station as it moved across the sky.