"Ridin' on a wet night," New Jersey, January 2009

'Neath the refinery's glow

New Jersey Turnpike ridin' on a wet night 'neath the refinery's glow, out where the great black rivers flow

-- Bruce Springsteen, "State Trooper"

The road on a wet night, Secaucus, New Jersey.

Day 16 of 365

Steam in the cold air

The Linden refineries as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. Was riding with Dave as we headed into the city to meet our wives for our second annual Christmas gift of gorge: a fancy dinner out in New York. Yeah, dinner for four at a place like Craftsteak (this year's choice) comes out to much more than we would spend on a boxed and wrapped gift, but the hours together and the experience of the food make it worth every penny.

Day 11 of 365

Industrial Clifton, from the train

Shot this from the moving train between Clifton and Passaic. Was just playing around (and taking a picture of this poster) and got lucky with it. That's what happens with digital -- you can experiment and simply delete the throwaways, rather than wasting a frame of film and not knowing the result until you've paid for developing.