Of Light and Shadow
December 1, 2009
Over the great bridge, with sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money.
The city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald





Pinch and a punch, it’s the 1st of December, already. Sheesh! Blink and the whole year’s gone, just like that. Sometimes I wish I could slow it all down. And have more moments of pause; more moments to breathe life in.
I love the hazy filmic quality of these Polaroid images. They seem to capture small moments of quiet in the midst of the ceaseless city. It’s the New York that lives in my memory, coloured with scenes from wonderful movies and novels. I love the long, lanky shadows and the warm palette; they feel just like stills from an ethereal ‘film noir’. So wonderfully lyrical.
Image Credits: ToTR ~ Edward Kimuk. Spectra 7/10, NYU-01, SOHO-08 and Greenwich Village-01 ~ ToyBox. Please click on image titles for licence details.
Entry Filed under: inspiration. Tags: inspiration, light and shadow, New York, photography, Polaroid.
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helen fisher | December 22, 2009 at 7:23 am
hi there alisa , hope u have a great xmas , much luv Helen fisher Xx
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Tinniegirl | December 4, 2009 at 6:49 pm
NYC, be still my beating heart. I love that place. Great photos. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
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Susan | December 3, 2009 at 4:04 am
I think I see the Strand…
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Kylie | December 2, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Oh yum… I totally agree. It is like a dream remembered, isn’t it? Love these photos – thanks for sharing them
K