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Riding down the (seriously long) escalator at the Porter Square subway station.

TSC: looking down Riding down the (seriously long) escalator at the Porter Square subway station. (the escalator is apparently 143' (~43.5m) long; the lower tracks are 105' (~32m) below street level) (best on black; another trip down the escalator in the notes)

Spring is finally here, and it seemed everyone in the park was documenting it. :)

I wasn't sure what the dancer was going to do when I spotted her across the square, but whatever it was I thought it might make for an interesting star-aperture experiment. In this shot, the effect is very subtle: even at full-size, there aren't really any clear, sharp stars, everything's just a bit sparkly.

I wasn't sure what the dancer was going to do when I spotted her across the square, but whatever it was I thought it might make for an interesting star-aperture experiment. Here the effect is a bit much, even at small sizes; the stars in the leaves behind her dance partner's head are particularly problematic. (also, in real life her dance partner's head was not made of plastic...)

I wasn't sure what the dancer was going to do when I spotted her across the square, but whatever it was I thought it might make for an interesting star-aperture experiment. This one is pure magic: at full size every water droplet, every sequin on her costume, turns into a sparkly star. Very disney. :)

Random acts of ballet around Columbus Circle... Just another summer afternoon in NY. :) (hit Z and join in the dance!)

So there I was, leaning over the red paint splotch, trying to decide just how much (if any) of the lighter-grey sidewalk to include in my super-minimalist shot, when a random passerby said "Hang on, let me help!" and dropped to the ground. I played along, thinking "actually, that's kind of the opposite of helpful", and snapped a bunch of shots of Random Photographer Sprawled On The Sidewalk before he bounced back up and we all moved on. Two blocks later, I got it... (and this one totally worked better than my original shot (see note). thanks, RandomGuy! :D )