Monday, 2 April 2012

Impossible Project NYC

Impossible Project NYC by chippyjackson
Impossible Project NYC, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.
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Today I made a long awaited trip to Impossible Project NYC. You have to press a buzzer and enter one of those old fashioned lifts (where you see the floors pass you by) to get to the 5th floor. It was completely worth the detour to visit this amazing place full of old Polaroid cameras, some rather rare and prohibitively expensive. I decided on a couple of sets of PX colour film to suit my newly acquired 600 camera and two old camera bags. I thought to myself how restrained I had been and left this lovely place with a happy feeling.
www.the-impossible-project.com/ if you want to know more..

NY Subway - Colour love

NY Subway by chippyjackson
NY Subway, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.
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Whilst travelling on the line towards Staten Island Ferry, I noticed this very retro colour palette of tangerine oranges and beige. It's perfect for my colour palette and so I took a speedy snap as people left the train. The colours evoke memories for me, our camper van from childhood was painted tangerine and cream ( to cover the rust and wire holding it together!) and at one stage in the 70s we even had an orange front door. I can't decide if that made us a fashion forward family or ... not.

18 minutes

18 minutes is how long it takes before you can use your Subway card again, if you got it horribly wrong at the barrier. ho hum!

New York New York

so good they named it twice ;). NYC is jam packed with phenomenal architecture when you look skywards but is also buzzing at ground level with maniac drivers, trembling pavements from subway trains and lots of indignant honking. I really want to take some closer pics of the Chrysler Building with its beautiful patterned facade, although it still looks pretty good in the snap I took from the Empire State Building.

View from Empire State

View from Empire State by chippyjackson
View from Empire State, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.

Empire State Silhouette

Empire State Silhouette by chippyjackson
Empire State Silhouette, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.

Times Square

Times Square by chippyjackson
Times Square, a photo by chippyjackson on Flickr.