New York City

This summer, after my time in Alabama, and before my glorious return to Champaign, my family took a vacation. It was one of our epic vacations too. We have this nomad tendency, where we can't just stay in one place. We like to go around and hit up many locales. This trip was definitely as epic as any other. We went east, and quite a bit north. It was my first big trip with my Rebel, so you know I was going nuts shooting everything in sight. I'm sure you're hear more about it and see more pics in the future. Today, however, I finished editing pictures from our time in NYC with my new copy of Adobe Lightroom 2.0, and I wanted to get some up to be seen. So, without further waiting, here are a few of my faves from NYC...

This first one is on our way into Manhattan waiting to cross the George Washington Bridge. Strong color treatment that I've been trying that I think creates almost a drawing/painting effect.

If I had to show you the BEST 5 pictures, this one would be in it, but I love the juxtaposition of the boat. This was on the ferry on the way to the Statue of Liberty with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

This was on a bus tour around the city. It is one of Donald Trump's buildings, although it is not THE Trump Tower. I love the reflections in the building, and slight color treatment to pull more contrast out of it.

This one is from walking around the city the first evening. The Empire State Building can be seen and I love the setting. Neat city.

For some reason, this picture really pops to me when I see it. I think it is the reflection of the buildings and the genuinely neat skyline. This is in the business district of NYC on Manhattan.

So, those are 5 pictures from the New York portion of our trip. More to come, I promise. There will also be a more extensive NYC collection on facebook or flickr in the coming days, so I'll try to let you know about that. Let me know what you think of these though. I definitely need and want feedback on the pictures I take (both good and bad).