1:09

1:09 by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #90

One thing a photo odyssey is, is a way of marking time. Really, what is photography if not some effort to capture a moment in time? You can't do it though - by the time you've take the picture, the moment is gone.

(Week 13 - Photo 3)

All the Hearty Ladies

All the Hearty Ladies by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #89

Put your hands up! Put your hands up! OK, maybe it is a little creepy to take a picture of the sign to the ladies room. Or maybe this is in fact a sign to a store that sells ladies. No, that is probably worse. Forget I said that. We should probably just think of this as a picture of a cool neon sign in the cool Chelsea Market.

(Week 13 - Photo 2)

Crossing Signals

Crossing Signals by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #88

New York is not just another city. There is something special about it. I used to make many visits there and got to know the town pretty well. Times and schedules change however, and it had been a year since I'd been back. We took the opportunity to make for a long weekend visit, and as we walked from the streets of Midtown to Chinatown, all around and back, I paused as much as possible to see and photograph all that we passed.

(Week 13 - Photo 1)

On the Grid

On the Grid by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #87

So ends the 12th full week of this 365x7 odyssey. This shot combines several of the previous (which were all from the same Friday). The message here is clear - find new things to take pictures of.

(Week 12 - Photo 7)

Looks New Again

Look New Again by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #86

Maybe I am getting into a rut here, what with all the reflecty buildings. At least it is not the blue glass bottle over and over (reference for you old-time followers). Where you are is what you see, and what you see is what you notice. At least it is if you are doing it correctly. Unlike the first quest where I rarely left my house, now I am going into the city several times every week. In the city they have cool reflecty buildings, so that is what you are going to get. If you don't believe me, wait for the next post.

(Week 12 - Photo 6)

American Perspective

American Perspective by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #85

I know how it was when I took this. Standing on the ground, I pointed the camera up to one of the ubiquitous many American flags in Washington DC. There was nothing unusual about the angle the flag pole came off the building. Even so, when I look at this picture I get spun around trying to see it as it really was. It is something about perspective, I suppose. Also, if you turned your head, I win.

(Week 12 - Photo 5)

Fountainhead

Fountainhead by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #84

In the middle of Dupont Circle is a circle. In the middle of this circle is a fountain. Well, I think it is a fountain in the summer. Right now it is whatever you call a fountain with no water. In the middle of this fountain with no water are some statues. This is one of them. It seems to be some lady with a big bird on her shoulder and some sort of a toy boat in her arm. I have no idea how she came to be part of this fountain, but I expect she is waiting for it to be filled with water so she can use that boat.

(Week 12 - Photo 4)

Sit Around

Sit Around by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #83

What we have is here is an introverts bench. You are guaranteed not to have anyone directly next to you. How nice to have no pressure for chit-chat or small talk. You can just be out there quietly, minding your own business, sitting on a bench and being introverted.

(Week 12 - Photo 3)

Gotta Get Myself Right Out of Here

Get Myself Right Out of Here by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #82

I get up. I get down. This is basically the opposite view of the last picture. Instead of people escaping to the light, these people are escaping from the light. It is a good exercise in photography to take pictures of the same subject from multiple locations and angles.

(Week 12 - Photo 2)

Into the World

Into the World by Andy Roth on 500px

Photo #81

This is the escalator at DuPont Circle in Washington, DC. At least three times a week I go up the escalator at DuPont Circle in Washington, DC. I never go up this escalator. You see, this is the North side escalator. I go up the South side escalator. Except this day. On this day I went a different and it took me to whole different place. With escalators as with life, if you never break out of your routine, you will miss many things.

(Week 12 - Photo 1)