Leaving the Slope.

This is a view I love to see when I'm leaving the Slope (or coming back) on the F train.  A gorgeous panoramic view of Brooklyn.  This bridge, where the train is riding on, is actually the highest point of the entire NYC subway system. It achieves 2 things.  One is to pass over the Gowanus canal.  But also, it embodies the climb the train tracks need to make to reach the hill that forms Park Slope.  Once it reaches the PS hill, the train goes back underground.

Ch ch ch changes...

On my Dec 21th 2011 post, I showed a similar image of the Manhattan skyline and this 5th Ave corner.  This one has 2 notable updates.   One is the red roof on that building across the street.  The site of the old Off Track Betting is now becoming a Key Food supermarket.  The other change is harder to see.  In the distance, the new WTC tower in the center of the city skyline is several floors taller.  Right now it's almost the same height as the Empire State.  But it's still growing.

Sloped ceiling

Prospect Park

Canon 5DII, 50mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec, ISO 400

Tunnel vision

Prospect Park tunnel

Glass (and wood) ceiling

Prospect Park pavilion

Canon 5DII, 32mm, f/7.1, 1/10 sec, ISO 400

Hawk eyes

I spotted this red-tailed hawk in Prospect Park last Tuesday. I got very fortunate that he let me get quite close and that I was carrying a long lens.

Canon 5DII, 360mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, -1 1/3 EV, ISO 400

Get off my grill

Going up

This is a new building that is being constructed on 5th Ave between 11th and 12th Sts. That is a block that is gentrifying quite rapidly. Besides this building, 4 new "North Slope-esque" business are being built out currently.

Nikon f (1970), 50mm, Kodak Tri-X 400

Close call

Two closely parked cars on 12th St.

Nikon F (1970), 50mm, Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400

Home sweet home

Canon Rebel T2i, 50 mm, f/3.5, 1/400, -1/3 EV, ISO 400

Canon Rebel T2i, 50 mm, f/3.5, 1/100, -1/3 EV, ISO 400

 Canon Rebel T2i, 50mm, f/3.5, 1/60, -1 EV, ISO 400