New York/LES
On Saturday I continued my Lower East Side project walking down Eldridge Street to Chinatown. As usual I used a 4x5 view camera, and snapped similar images with the digital camera. Some are quite close to the 4x5 frame, some not. All the pictures below were taken with my Ricoh GR.
Eldridge Street
Chrystie Street
I walked all the way down Eldridge to where it meets Division Street and runs into the massive structure of the Manhattan Bridge. Near the bridge is the newly restored Eldridge Street Synagogue dating back to 1886 when this part of the Lower East Side was largely Jewish. The immediate area is now predominately Chinese, and I am trying to get a photograph of the building that shows the present context. For now, here is a straight architectural view.
Eldridge Street Synagogue
The corner of Eldridge and Division is another spot I've been trying to do justice to. There's a small hill where the synagogue stands, and then the space opens out in front of the Manhattan Bridge. There is a cocophany of architectural styles, signage, crowds, outdoor markets, and queues for catching the many cheap buses to Boston. On Saturday I climbed the walkway over the Manhattan Bridge and took several shots with the digital camera. Unfortunately, there is chainlink fencing along the railing making it impossible to get a view camera lens through an opening. Up the bridge there are other possibilities that incorporate the bridge elements themselves. I plan to return a bit earlier in the day. Here is a view of Eldridge and Division from the bridge.
Eldridge and Division Streets
Eldridge Street
Chrystie Street
I walked all the way down Eldridge to where it meets Division Street and runs into the massive structure of the Manhattan Bridge. Near the bridge is the newly restored Eldridge Street Synagogue dating back to 1886 when this part of the Lower East Side was largely Jewish. The immediate area is now predominately Chinese, and I am trying to get a photograph of the building that shows the present context. For now, here is a straight architectural view.
Eldridge Street Synagogue
The corner of Eldridge and Division is another spot I've been trying to do justice to. There's a small hill where the synagogue stands, and then the space opens out in front of the Manhattan Bridge. There is a cocophany of architectural styles, signage, crowds, outdoor markets, and queues for catching the many cheap buses to Boston. On Saturday I climbed the walkway over the Manhattan Bridge and took several shots with the digital camera. Unfortunately, there is chainlink fencing along the railing making it impossible to get a view camera lens through an opening. Up the bridge there are other possibilities that incorporate the bridge elements themselves. I plan to return a bit earlier in the day. Here is a view of Eldridge and Division from the bridge.
Eldridge and Division Streets
posted by brnyc at 12:57 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Brian - this is a beautiful photo (Eldridge Street Synagogue). Would you mind if I used it on the Turnleft blog? With full credits of course. But if you are in New York I'd like to commission some work. Let me know. Thanks
nick at turnleftguides dot com
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