NYC through my eye

tags: monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: monarch butterfly caterpillar, Danaus plexippus, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Caterpillar of monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye Glass and Sky #3. (Lincoln Center skyscrapers). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view]. Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy in NYC, but the conditions were superb for photographing the city, especially in the afternoon, when I captured some lovely images of Lincoln Center skyscrapers illuminated by the dying sun. This is my favorite of the three "Glass and Sky" images I am sharing with you here. I especially like it because of the contrasting colors of the buildings and their placement in the image…
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye Glass and Sky #2. (Lincoln Center skyscrapers. This particular building is a residence -- either an apartment or condominium). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view]. Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy in NYC, but the conditions were superb for photographing the city, especially in the afternoon, when I captured some lovely images of skyscrapers illuminated by the dying sun.
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye Glass and Sky #1. (Lincoln Center skyscrapers). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view]. Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy in NYC, but the conditions were superb for photographing the city, especially in the afternoon, when I captured some lovely images of Lincoln Center skyscrapers illuminated by the dying sun.
tags: NYC, 72nd street subway station, photography, NYC through my eye NYC subway stations at 72nd and Broadway (foreground; the 1-2-3 trains stop here). You can see some snow is still present. Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view]. I captured this image yesterday in the late afternoon. One thing that I find fascinating about NYC buildings is the close proximity of old and new buildings. For example, the subway stations are old buildings along with another one, on the far right (which is being worked on, as you can see), but the buildings to the left and in the center (background) are…
tags: silverfish, Lepisma saccharina, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife This beastie is probably a silverfish, Lepisma saccharina, as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: damselfly, odonota, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a Damselfly (but which species?) as portrayed in tiles on the stairway up to the ground level of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008.. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: Berlin Archaeopteryx cast, birds, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife A cast of the Berlin Archeopteryx specimen (including moronic graffiti) as portrayed in bronze on the walls of the NYC downtown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. I took a brief break from the AMNH tile artworks to show you this bronze cast on the downtown platform. I have repeatedly photographed this and the other bronze casts that are there, hoping that I can get some decent images to share with you. Unfortunately, this…
tags: amphibian, frog, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Red-eyed tree frog and either Ichthyostega or Acanthostega shadowing it as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: insect, wasp, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is an Ichneumon wasp species (but which one?) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: spider, arachnid, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia, guarding her egg case, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: columbus circle, manhattan, photography, NYC, NYCLife Columbus Circle/CNN, NYC, at night. Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. If you look closely at the previous picture and compare it to this one, you will find that the tall building on the right in this picture is actually on the left side of the previous image. I am also wondering if you notice how the buildings in the image curve in from both sides, sort of like the city closing in around you? I think this must be an artifact of the camera itself, am I right? Is there any way to fix that, or should I instead plan on…
tags: columbus circle, manhattan, photography, NYC, NYCLife Columbus Circle, NYC, at night. Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [This is interesting in wallpaper size, in a sort of "Where's Waldo" sort of way].
tags: subway car, manhattan, photography, NYC, NYCLife A subway car being moved on surface streets in Manhattan. It's amazing to realize how BIG these things are when compared to other, more familiar, vehicles. Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [Do you really want this in wallpaper size?]. I had finally rooted myself out of my apartment and was sitting at my local coffee shop, when I looked up and saw .. a SUBWAY CAR sitting in the middle of the street! I was so surprised that I didn't react fast enough, so I was sitting there, grumpy that I'd missed this weird photographic opportunity, when…
tags: snake, reptiles, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Unknown (to me) species of snake as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Does anyone have any idea as to what is that weird appendage is that is hanging off the snake's tail? Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: birds, brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: reptile, snake, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Is this a rainbow snake, Farancia erytrogramma? Snake, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: Scandentia, tree shrew, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife This might be a tree shrew (but which species?) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: amphibian, African reed frog, Hyperolius marmoratus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife African reed frog, Hyperolius marmoratus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.