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Matt sometimes says the smartest stuff........ things that have been staring you in the face but you have never done it or thought it....... it takes Matt to casually say ........ things like 'you could shoot from the roof of our building'........what a great idea........ I have hardly ever been on the roof of our building and then never photographed down......... I have shot the Empire state building from up on the top of our place looking up across the roof tops (I often shoot the Empire State out of our window) ......... but weirdly never shot down to the taxis below from the roof..........today I did for the first time..... er.... So why not four years earlier I hear you say? Er...... Not sure other than Matt did not say it till now....... I'll have to get back up there in slightly more dramatic lighting and weather now that its inside my thought horizon....... :-)

You can see the Chelsea Hotel further down 23rd St from up here (top center of frame HOTEL).......... thats a place with a bit of history........... Julia Calfee has shot a book that tries to catch the ambiance of the place........ I don't know her but of her and I know the book thanks to Andrew Parker who although he is in Oslo he actually knows Julia it was him that told me she was living in The Chelsea Hotel....... it seems kind of the wrong way round to be getting this info about Julia from Norway......... seeing as i can see her place from mine hehehe..... but hey thats globalization for you.

Cheers Jez XX

PS....... Happy Valentines Day! Sorry I managed to dive on a train to get to DC and generally zap about without capturing any scenes of romance and love....... er...... sorry....... so here is last years dazzling romance image hehehe :-)

PPS...... I am proud to see that against all the odds Jezblog is listed in the Top 100 blogs in the world by The Sunday Times (UK) ........ what a mighty honor....... wow..... please leave a comment to say hi if you are an ST reader dropping by for the first time...... :-))