I treated my family to a trip to New York for a pre-father’s day and mother’s day and we stayed at the EVEN in Brooklyn, NY. I love hotels with windows that open so I let fresh air in and listen to the sound of the city.
Hotel Window
The Oldest Store In Albany
After the abandoned parking garage that I love, and before the eye windows, is Albany’s oldest store.
I’m not sure what it is called, but I think it might be Lodge’s.
Lomography Berlin Kino B&W 400 And A NYC Adventure
I decided on a whim that I would avoid total burnout by spending a weekend in New York City attending the ballet and trying some Lomography Berlin Kino 400 film. Fun, right?
I took Amtrak into the city and after a short break eating sushi at The Pennsy I headed over to the north end of the High Line to check out Hudson Yards and The Vessel. I hate them both, but, they do make good subject matter.
I walked south towards the Whitney and enjoyed the calming spring weather and gentrification. It was mostly cloudy but still enjoyable. I hear the High Line is amazing at night too.
After the High Line, I enjoyed an improperly made Starbucks beverage and took the A down to Fulton to catch a ferry up the East River to Roosevelt Island. I discovered the ferries on my last trip to NYC and they offer a really fun and easy way to see the city without paying a ton.
In low light I find the Lomography Berlin Kino to be a little too flat and grainy for my taste but didn’t mind it for my ferry photos.
On Roosevelt Island, I missed the Red Bus so I decided to walk and see how the Berlin Kino would render the concrete triumph of the island’s brutalist downtown.
After catching the ferry back to FIDI I took the A train again uptown to my hotel and its neighbor the New Yorker.
I got to the ballet early and discovered that while I was super excited to be at the ballet, everyone else was at the Opera.
After the ballet, I headed towards Times Square.
Times Square is one of those places one must visit if only to be reminded of how magnificent it feels to leave it and never turn. I hate Times Square but I had to see how well Lomography Berlin Kino would capture a night scene.
Lomography Berlin Kino 400 Tips
- I love the look of the film but for city views, I prefer a film with more contrast.
- For the Times Square photos, I didn’t push or do anything special.
- I used a Lomo LC-A for all of the photos.
- OldSchoolPhotoLab.com developed the photos.
Sad Windows
These windows look sad. Naturally, if they had more donuts they would be happier. Of all the things to do in Albany, I recommend eating donuts the most.
