Hoboken No-Jokin'.

Hoboken Train Station

Ok, that expression annoys me, too.. It was just too temping. When I was commuting to college (F.I.T.), I was living in Orange County. Which meant taking NJ transit to Hoboken, then getting the PATH to 33rd St. Hoboken was just on its way to being hipster paradise then. It's a beautiful city, filled with old buildings and an amazing view of NYC.

These photos were taken with a Diana F+. No filters, no editing. Just good old fashioned cheap construction!

View of NYC from the waterfront. Note the hot light leaks. I love toy cameras! #nofilter

Where's Waldo? There's a pigeon in this pic. Can you find it?

I Heart Peekskill

It's no secret that I love Peekskill. It's definitely my favorite of all the artsy Hudson River towns, and it just keeps getting better. Here are some photos of just a few of my favorite spots.

Bruised Apple Books - Used and rare books, cds and vinyl. Trade in your old stuff and get someone else's old stuff... recycle, reuse, reduce!

Window display at Treat Station.
A truly unique store - retro candy, fancy chocolates, milkshakes made on a retro shake machine, toy trains and other fun stuff. You can't lose with a protesting maneki neko in your window.

The Paramount Center for the Arts - Non-profit theater - concerts, comedians, indie and foreign films.

If you decide to visit, check out these other great local businesses:
The Peekskill Coffee House
The Peekskill Brewery
Side Effects NY
Homestyle Bakery
Kathleen's Tea Room
Ruben's Mexican Cafe

Random Images: A Scooter, Tacky X-mas and a Ghostly Gal

There was a color roll of film in my Holga from October through the beginning of January. One cool thing is that I used the flash for the first time to capture a couple of images at night. See below for more info:

A Ghostly Sight in Sleepy Hollow, NY.... used the flash for the first time here:

Scooter Envy in Nyack, NY:

Tacky X-mas overload in my neighborhood:

New Year, New Photos

In revisiting some Holga prints that I previously rejected, I found this one - taken at Rye Playland last year. I remember having an idea of how I wanted it to come out. But, it didn't meet my expectation, mainly due to sun glare. But looking at it now, at least a year later without expectation, it is like a brand new photo.