I arrived late in NYC at the tail end of Smokeapocalypse 2023 where everything was just kind of…meh. My excuse for the excursion is to see my bird photography on display at Photoville over by the Brooklyn Bridge where I won a competition to represent NANPA / ASMP at the Photoville exhibition entitled CHANGE: THE URBAN & NATURAL LANDSCAPE. I nearly didn’t come too. The fires from Canada forced the event to be canceled for two days. Me being compelled not to come is exactly why I had to…I’m always chomping at the bit to break out of my comfort zone.
I had absolutely no light to work with walking around at street level, but the visibility wasn’t anything like I am sure it was yesterday. The tourists didn’t seem to be phased. This is the first time I camped out in New York City near the Brooklyn Bridge and Chinatown which is all pretty exciting.
Wish I knew you were in NYC. I would have come down to meet you.