Tuppence, Tuppence, Tuppence a Bag

On Sunday I took advantage of the lovely fall day and wandered around Manhattan. One of my favorite people at FIT, Louis Lucci, and his friends were feeding birds in Bryant Park as part of a project for Parsons. When I originally heard about it, I jumped at the opportunity to help. I love birds. I have a giant pinhole camera full of feathers I want to use to create a Peter Beard-esque piece. Rats with wings… pffff. I, of course, showed up late, but we kept it going for an extra hour, moving around the park, making friends with small children and small animals.

A couple and their grandchildren were eating cheese doodles at a near by table and decided to participate, rather then waste their own tasty snack. They even said that next time they come to the park they’re going to bring their own seeds, since the kids loved it so much. Perfect, spreading the joy.

Lately, I find myself shooting with a lot of longer exposures. The ‘Night’ series were 7 to 10 second long exposures, with a tripod. I prefer without. I like the blur and the sense of movement, especially for these. We see birds walking down the sidewalk next to us in New York, which doesn’t seem strange, but it is! Birds are supposed to fly and sing and wake up early to eat worms, not walk down the street eating hot dogs and Styrofoam. American culture has not only taken over a large portion of the human race but now birds are being sucked in! Can you imagine if the birds of today pulled a Hitchcock... think about it.

I also made pit stops at ICP, the Apple store, a Verizon store, Tents and Trails, and City Hall Park. I was then attacked by the angriest mosquito that has ever existed. Another troubled winged individual who grew up in the big bad city, but that's a story for another day.