Purposely OOF at MoMA. 
MoMA purposely OOF (76:365)
Amy Ruth’s Chicken & Waffles (365:75)
I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Amy Ruth’s Chicken & Waffles joint while in New York. The service was exceptionally friendly and the food delivered on it’s promise of southern down home comfort. My only regret was not getting a chance to eat there again. 
Happy Easter! (365:74)
Having returned to Vancouver early this morning I am reminded that it is the Easter long weekend. One week ago today I was attending the Palm Sunday mass at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. It was a powerful experience that I won’t soon forget. 
More images from our first night in NYC (365:73)
Our smallish accommodations. Kat’s Deli. Learning about the Metro. Times Square. Late night photo walking. 
The flight into NYC (365:72)
So these blog posts aren’t really in chronological order (which I’m sure you’ve gathered). I’ve been enjoying the freedom of editing whichever images strike my fancy and/or time permits. After scanning back to the images from the flight into NYC, a few caught my eye. Especially the odd and ethereal lights coming from the sky around the plane wing and some of the city light images.
I now have a new found love for the window seat. 
Momofuku Noodle Bar (365:71)
Living only 1.5 blocks away from David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar made it too irresistible to not try. It was good in that the execution was spot on. Their operation is a well oiled machine. All of the kitchen staff know what needs to be done and how to execute in an efficient way. And that opinion is helped by the fact that I was sitting not 3 feet away from all of the hustle and bustle of the kitchen at the bar. My only qualms over the meal was that it didn’t “wow” me. Being from Vancouver has spoiled my palate and this shows with foods like sushi and dim sum. In my own humble opinion authenticity has nothing to do with how tasty a dish is and how enjoyable the meal experience is. With that said, I found the momofuku ramen broth to be a bit on the salty side. The pickled vegetables were a great contrast though and the noodles themselves were firm and held up great through out the meal. The spicy cold noodles also had the nice contrast between fiery bites and the sweet crunchy texture of candied cashews. Service was fast, knowledgeable and friendly. When all is said and done, Momofuku Noodle Bar was a solid dining experience, but you will only be disappointed if you think it will blow your mind after having had good ramen elsewhere in the world. I take the meal for what it was: a fun and satisfying pitstop in NYC. 
Brooklyn Bridge life & culture (365:70)
We crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on foot and soaked in the great views with vigor. The sun was out and there were plenty of other tourists taking advantage of it. It was nice to see a few bikers crossing the bridge as well. Some looked like couriers and others just looked like they were taking their daily commute. I felt a little bad for them because almost nobody realized that the bridge is divided equally for bike and pedestrian traffic. This set of photos is inspired by many influences: from Lincoln Clarkes more recent photo exploration of people riding bikes throughout major cities, to my friend Tomasz Wagner‘s mother (of all people) who took some similar architectural photos of the bridge which were then edited by Tomasz himself. Please enjoy! 
The Met & Jimmy Fallon (365:69)
Today we visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art and it’s just as expansive and diverse as one could possibly imagine. We spent hours combing the halls and exhibits and I don’t think we even got through half of it. I’m certain I didn’t absorb or appreciate the works there nearly enough. Carnegie deli was also on the plate and we enjoyed our food there immensely.
Later that day we beat all odds and managed to get into Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I have a new found respect for that show and can’t say enough good things about my experience there. It was great!
American Natural History Museum & hot dogs (365:68)
Yes that’s right. The American Natural History Museum & hot dogs. One was enlightening and the other was uplifting. I kid you not.
The Grey’s Papaya frankfurters were like an oasis in a barren desert of hunger.
This also marks the first time I’ve ever had to use an ISO setting higher than 3200. Scrolling the the wheel all the way to 5000 I was still only able to manage a 1/10th of a second shutter speed on my wide angle lens (which isn’t all that fast at f/3.5 at the wide end). The image is grainy to say the least, but I think it still gets the message across. And if you can’t tell which image it’s suppose to be then all the better! 
The last image in this set is just an image of the street our NYC apartment is on. It will be sorely missed once this trip ends.
A couple of snaps from Wall Street (365:67)
Just a few shots from Wall Street. And from the subway below. 
9/11 Memorial (365:66)
We visited the 9/11 Memorial today and it was a somber experience. Security was understandably tight and it seemed like the area was a bit over crowded with people who were more so there to say they were there rather than to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the tragic event. Undeterred we made our way around the fountains and took a moment to reflect on the memories of that day all those years ago. I still remember hearing about it on the news before school. 
Top of the Rock (365:65)
After seeing the night lights twinkle out into the distance from the top of the Empire State Building, I was excited to get a glimpse of “The City” from another vantage point during the day. We made it up to the Top of Rockefeller Center in good time to catch golden hour and the view was nothing short of stunning. This post will be photo heavy as I tried a few different editing styles to bring out what I saw from what seemed like the best view of the city short of taking to the skies. 
I took a shot from the hip and this was the result. 
