The Video Game Room

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When I found this space, I thought I was walking into a video game. An abandoned building, half the roof missing, bright sunlight and deep shadows, graffiti and rust everywhere, and a couple of small signs located in out of the way spots indicating Danger Toxic Waste Site. It definitely had that pungent odor in the air.

I was waiting for a mutant alien to come rushing out from behind one of those steel supports. 5 Exposure HDR…Click image for full size.

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Video Game

Danger, Keep Out, Antiques And Collectibles

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One of my favorite collectibles stores.

5 Exposure HDR. Click image for full size……

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Back Corner

Thanks again to Bob & Judi’s Coolectibles — 217 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215 —– 718.638.5770

Shoes, Hope and a Self Portrait

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3 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view….

Soula Shoes, 185 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY

718.834.8423

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Shoe Store

Angel Snake Girl and Sigmund Freud

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3 exposure HDR…… Click image for full size.

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Angel Snake Girl

Wonder Wheel On A Late August Night

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7 exposure HDR. Click image for full size……..

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Wonder Wheel, Coney Island, NYC

Sunset From Norman Mailer’s Promenade

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5 Exposure HDR. Click image for full size……

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Sunset From The Promenade 2

Bridge To Somewhere

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What is it with me and bridges? Might it be I’m looking to cross some kind of personal divide? I’ll have to ring up my friend, a disgruntled former tarot card reader who lives in Houston,  for his take on the issue.

7 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view.

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Manhattan’s Bridge

The Parallel Universe

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Walking from the sunlight into the parallel universe.

7 exposure non-static HDR….Click image for larger view…

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Parallel Universe

Fountain At The Museum Entrance

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5 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view, click again to zoom.

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Brooklyn Museum

Locking Your Bike Up In Brooklyn

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7 Exposure HDR….Click image for larger view

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Brooklyn Bike

Picture In Picture In Image

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5 Exposure non static HDR. Click image for full size.

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Picture In Picture

Russian For Fruit

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Gotta click to enlarge this pic…

3 Exposure non-static HDR.

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Fruit Stand

Paradise Cafe

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I guess it all depends on your definition of Paradise.

5 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view, click again to zoom.

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Paradise Cafe

End Of Isle

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5 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view, click again to zoom.

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Coney Island…Murals, Fortune Tellers And Free Refills…

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5 Exposure non-static HDR. Click image for full size.

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Fortune Teller

Porgie And Bess

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Sometimes this stuff is “otherworldly”.

3 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view.

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Porgie And Bess

Under The Bridge

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I recently received a number of emails asking if I could repost this image full size. I’m here to oblige. This was a 7 exposure HDR, and one of the first images I put up on this photo blog [as well, sometimes older posts get buried in the back pages].  It’s received a number of “unique” comments, one of my favorites being… “So surreal. It looks like an illustration for a Ray Bradbury story.” I really liked that remark.

So, here it is, just Click image for larger view…… Included on HDR Spotting web site.

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Under The Bridge 2

Call To The Bullpen

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The Staten Island Yankees, Single A affiliate, 2008.

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The Bullpen

Porcelain And Beads

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“Enter the doorway of Bob & Judi’s Coolectibles and step back in time. Photos and postcards of Old Brooklyn, posters and tin signs beckon you down the aisles of shelves overflowing with pottery, glass, ceramics, toys and all things vintage. The cases shimmer with colorful costume jewelry; gold and silver treasures to unearth. Great music and a feel good vibe keep you there much longer than you thought you’d be.”

217 5th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY — 718.638.5770

5 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view.

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Antiques And Curios

The Church Organ

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3 Exposure HDR. Click image for larger view.

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The Church Organ