Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Ex-New York/New Yorker Photoblogger Meetup in, Um, New York

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Photobloggers Meetup in NYC

When I was new to CDP almost four years ago, I saw a picture on a New York City photo blog that blew me away. I was taken from an el platform in Queens on a wet day with the towers of Manhattan in the background. Wait a minute, I thought, that was my stop in Sunnyside when I lived in NYC. I commented and soon got to know Conrad Dhing, who lived on the same block I grew up on. We met and walked and lunched and took pictures in NY a few times when I was home to see family and a nicer guy you could not meet. A year and a half ago he took a job in Maine and is now the proprietor of Bangor Daily Photo.

Well, he's in town this week visiting friends and we met in the snow chaos of Manhattan yesterday. We had lunch in Chelsea Market and then walked the Highline, the amazing strip of elevated freight rail line on the lower west side that's been turned into an ingenious city park. Fabulous.

The top pic is me, Mrs. C and Conrad just before we went our separate ways (Penn Station was bloody pandemonium yesterday afternoon with the trains still operating on a weekend schedule). Thanks to nephew Mike for the snap. Below, the beautiful old apartment buildings of W. 23rd Street and the Empire State Building in the sunset. Bottom, Conrad's autograph in a snowplow canyon.

Home today.

I love New York.

From the Highline 1

Conrad

14 comments:

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Enjoyable nostalgic post, Bob. Must have been quite an experience for you.

Scar said...

love the highline park as well....think we have the same amount of love for NYC.
Scar

cieldequimper said...

Excellent.

Chaos? I see nice dollops of snow perfectly arranged. It hasn't snowed here in the past week and still you can't walk on the sidewalks for fear of falling...

Julie said...

I love meeting up with fellow bloggers, Bob, and realising that they are just as nice in person. I have not visited Bangor in some little while. Must rectify that.

Olivier said...

tient j'ai vu la meme photo sur le Facebook de Conrad ;o)) Belle vue de la Skyline et beau (c) de Conrad ;o) I love New York++++

Olivier said...

la highline c'est superbe, surtout le soir avec les lumières. Une bonne idée du maire de NYC, qui veut rendre NYC aux piétons.

Luis Gomez said...

Sounds like a great day in New York.

brattcat said...

Beautiful shots. For a trip that started out so calamitously, this has turned into a real charmer of a holiday, hasn't it?

Birdman said...

That's a wonderful post. Ya, LOVE NYC but home is where MORE snow is. hahah I'll check out BDPB

Mo said...

What fun

Anonymous said...

I enjoy each of your blogs and finally get to see Ming the Merciless! I first connected to his site when he was in NY. I grew up in St. Louis and loved living several years in Manhattan. Thanks to both of you for sharing your beautiful photography.

Virginia said...

Color me green with envy. I'm dying to meet Conrad, and you and Mrs. C too of course. Love your photos. I"m been a little busy with my J.O.B. and missed the last day or so here. I"m catching up.
V

T. Becque said...

How fun! I would love to meet fellow bloggers someday! Small world.

Jilly said...

Oh how lovely you got to meet the adorable Conrad. He's still Ming to me! Love the photo of you all together and the one of his name in the snow!