Playing Tourist in NYC- part 2

[beaky]

We miraculously found a metered parking space for our brief visit; sat down under the FDR by the East River to eat. There was a steady NW breeze blowing; pretty chilly. Rick foolishly started tossing bits of food to the gulls, and soon we were in an outtake from The Birds...
But I finally figured out the secret to photographing these impudent but beautiful fliers: BRING FOOD.


"I got it!! No, I got it...!"





"I'm not begging... I'm just sitting here. Honest..."





Didn't even get to see what I was shooting here; just trying to follow, sun in my face. You should see this uncropped and full-size... definitely very sparkly, as Rain Man would say...





"Damn! I coulda had that!"





"Those helicopters over there got nothin' on me... look at me hover in this breeze!"




Next: Wall Street Heliport- Abuzz With Whirlybirds!!

 

[flyboy 28]

First and third shot are really cool.

[Willit Run]

Great Shots!!

 " Mine, Mine, Mine, Mine "

 Seagull quote from Finding Nemo

[beaky]

First and third shot are really cool.

Thanx. #3 is my new wallpaper... very sparkly.

[flyboy 28]

very sparkly.

Yes, but it still is the East River..

I say before Bloomberg is out of office he should order that the river be drained and all the cars at the bottom go to homeless people and all the washing machines be given to charity..

Has anyone ever seen that one Seinfeld episode where Kramer goes swimming in the East River? One of my favorites.

[Willit Run]

Yes, but it still is the East River..

I say before Bloomberg is out of office he should order that the river be drained and all the cars at the bottom go to homeless people and all the washing machines be given to charity..

Has anyone ever seen that one Seinfeld episode where Kramer goes swimming in the East River? One of my favorites.

Yea but, what about all the bodies?

[flyboy 28]

..food shelter.

[eno]

They are fantastic shots .....

[Hagar]

Unusual shots. I like the sparkly one.

[Ecko]

I love the fourth shot, with the stalling seagull!!

[beaky]

I love the fourth shot, with the stalling seagull!!

He was after a bit of food; yes, he stalled and missed it.