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'Humidly Hot', United States, New York, New York City, Flat Iron Building

Image by WanderingtheWorld (www.LostManProject.com)
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August is always a hot month in New York City. It's unlike a dessert or sun driven hot, but rather a hot that is heightened by the humidity of the nearby Atlantic Ocean. You sweat and it stays. A cool rain can bring relief, but not always. This shot I snapped while walking by the Flat Iron Building in New York City the other day was while I was extremely uncomfortable. You can see the haze still in the air even after a rain shower attempted to vaporize the humidity. Rain always makes the city that much more vibrant as the lights and colors are reflected in the marble-like streets.

I've been playing around with OnOne Focal Point 2 more these days. With contemporary digital programs, a photographer can now shoot a scene and apply a focus filter after the shot has been taken. Blurring certain areas, such as the distant buildings in an urban shot, really brings a wonderful depth to a city scene.

Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 1937

Image by State Library of New South Wales collection
Format: 1 film photonegative (copied from original nitrate photonegative) - 35 mm.

Notes: The Silver City Comet was the first of four air-conditioned high speed diesel trains to be placed in regular service on the NSW Railways. Resplendent in silver and blue, they 'streaked from Sydney to Moss Vale in a little over two hours and then raced back to Sydney', 7 July 1937. They were the first fully air-conditioned diesel trains in the British Empire.

From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au

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Vendors at the Montcalm Market, Quebec City, QC, about 1890

Image by Musée McCord Museum
MP-1977.182.1
Vendors at the Montcalm Market, Quebec City, QC, about 1890
Anonyme - Anonymous
About 1890, 19th century
Notman photographic Archives - McCord Museum

MP-1977.182.1
Vendeurs au marché Montcalm, Québec, QC, vers 1890
Anonyme - Anonymous
Vers 1890, 19e siècle
Archives photographiques Notman - Musée McCord


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