Late and life goes on
Late and life goes on
I decided to share Bonnie’s late night photos from downtown New York before returning to my Calendar Project series of images.

Artificial Lights - Night Life
Artificial Lights – Night Life
The portion of the title “they never sleep” was pick from a memory of a phone conversation one night when she called me from New York telling me how it seemed at all hours there were people out and about.

Just passing through
Just passing through
I did take more liberties in post-processing these photos than the first posted series. I felt deeply drawn to accentuating the bold colors and deep contrast and in using motion blur to impart a sense of movement through perhaps an unfamiliar environment in this last image.

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Journey Photographic
13 years ago

New York at night seems a photographer’s paradise – nice work (both the photos and the processing)

Sam
Sam
13 years ago

Awesome photo! Way to go Mom!

don
don
13 years ago

These are a strong set of nighttime images. Very successful shooting. I like your processing enhancements too. I can’t imagine people out and about all hours of the day and night. It makes where I live seem pretty tame! :-)

London Caller
13 years ago

Stunning night shots!
Like the last photo!
Can feel it’s actually moving.

pj
pj
13 years ago

Nicely done series from the streets of NY. The motion in the last one really gives a feeling of constant energy and activity.

Steve Skinner
13 years ago

The motion blur really gives the last image great energy.

Don Cooper
13 years ago

Nice series and post processing, love the motion also.

Monte Stevens
13 years ago

I felt the same way when I stayed in a hostel in downtown San Francisco: the big cities never seem to sleep. When I was younger I could keep those late hours but an hour or so after sunset I start to really slow down. I must agree with the brightness of those night lights, they do call out to us or maybe that should be shout.

Ken Bello
13 years ago

These are really nice. Very well exposed for night shots and good composition.

Paul
13 years ago

Very nice, Bonnie! :) Earl, that last photo is something else! It has a very large sense of motion in it, very apropos.