Black & White Photos of New York

Black and White Photographs of New York - Dave Beckerman

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Category: abstract

Tossed Violin

18 April, 2008 (22:11) | abstract | 1 comment

The violin was placed - just as shown - with the open case atop the carefully sorted bottles and cans.  I suppose there are no laws about recycling musical instruments.

Sewer with Avocado Shells

12 April, 2008 (11:25) | abstract | No comments

 

Painter Mirrors

8 April, 2008 (19:45) | abstract | 7 comments

One of the framing shops on Second Avenue has really cool prints that are part mirror, and part Jasper Johns painting. I asked the owner if he had any other mirror / paintings but he said that so far his supplier could only give him Jasper Johns, but that he’d keep his eye open for […]

Buddha Through Screen

6 April, 2008 (16:04) | abstract, buildings | 3 comments

Buddha In Window

I love this Budhha. It is near my younger sister’s house, and I pass it pretty often. Sometimes, a three-legged dog dozes in the window by the Budhha. I have such a romantic idea of Zen. I used to meditate two or three times a day - maybe for a […]

Photographic Polarity

21 March, 2008 (11:21) | abstract | 3 comments

Wherein I contemplate what this photographic experience is about.
Why press the shutter at a certain time and place? What are you aiming at? Why do you step back a little to get the shot? It happens quickly, too quickly to contemplate in real time. But over decades there are […]

Escalator Touch

11 March, 2008 (15:15) | Canon 50mm f1.4, New Yorkers, Subway, abstract | 2 comments

Available in Print Store (Edge of Desire)

Lamp Base (Central Park)

10 March, 2008 (18:03) | Central Park Photography, abstract | 3 comments

I’m curious, as someone who has worked almost exclusively in b&w; it seems as if there are just so many ways of interpreting an image, while still keeping it somewhat real looking. You can especially see this with these last two images where the blacks are giving the images a feeling of weight; but […]

Wet Deposit Slips

9 March, 2008 (11:25) | abstract | 3 comments


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