Wow! Best Photo Now

Posted by Mark on Dec 13, 2011 | 10 Comments

No, I'm not boasting; that's the caption on the photo album being shown off by the photographer touting for tourist business in Times Square, New York. But it's a Nikon! How good can it possibly be?

Yeah, I went there.

Kidding, kidding. Of course. We're all one big happy photographing family deep down.

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10 Comments

Dec13

Pete Watson

Very busy shot but great contrast makes it a cracking monochrome!

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Dec13

Gene Bowker

high five no, I can't believe you went there.. but it was funny

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Dec13

Fabrizio Fenoglio

Great!

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Dec13

Tee Kay

excellent shot!

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Dec13

Jo Garrett

the detail in this is fascinating the popularity of down jackets is also noteworthy

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Dec13

Mark Thurman

Dissing the Nikon eh? May all your sensors develop hot pixels…

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Dec13

Mark Hooper

+Jo Garrett I'm not even sure why people were wearing those jackets. As I recall it was a really warm night. The following day we walked up and down Broadway wearing t-shirts while passing so many people in coats and scarves.

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Dec14

Benedict Chui

Great shot Mark! …oh you Canonian…..

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Dec16

Christine Denck

well done in this not easy but great light

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Dec17

John Frenzel

Nothing like Times Square superb work.

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