DLWS - NYC

All Images, Nikon D3/D700, 24-70 AFS, 70-200 AFS on Lexar UDMA Media

Moose Peterson's DLWS came to NYC this week, with Joe McNally being the tour guide in his hometown. Along with Moose & Joe, instructors for the 30+ participants also included Laurie Excell & Kevin Dobler.....Quite the cast of characters to say the least. With 5am departures from the host hotel in Tarrytown, shooting sunrises in Central Park to Liberty Park, NJ, and sunsets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Weehawken, NJ and then back for more classroom time till 10:30pm, the days were long, tiring, but so very exciting too. I spoke to a former DLWS attendee on my way home, and he said, "Oh, you survived another Moose Peterson Sleep Deprevation Workshop eh?" That's it in a nutshell...little sleep, less rest, but an opportunity for so many fantastic images.

Joe arranged for us to see so many sights & views of NYC that only a native would know of. Dues to Joe's relationship with the FDNY's Engine 9, Ladder 6 house in Chinatown, we were able to visit these hero's of 9/11. The firefighters were awesome, and opened the house to us, posed for photos, and explained to us the difficulties & hazards of protecting Chinatown's population. Hats off to these guys & gals....

Hope you enjoy the images as much as I did making them...

Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO

All Images, Nikon D3 &D700, Nikon 24-70 AFS, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 AFS/VR II on Lexar UDMA Media

Adorama's workshop with my friend Moose Peterson ventured across the Brooklyn Bridge from the Chamber St Station to the D.U.M.B.O area in Brooklyn. DUMBO is a very cool, newly renovated area just below the bridge, filled with galleries & restaurants. It was a very breezy day, with a chill in the air, but thankfully only a few drops rain. Great group of people who joined us for the day, and some of their images will be posted on Adorama's site very soon....Here's a few of mine. The last image of the bridge was dropped into Nikon NX2 software, which made that gray sky blue...And, BTW, the new Nikon 70-200 VRII lens is amazingly sharp. Look at the image with the Empire State bldg through the bridge...You can clearly see the bricks through the hazy day.