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A conductor rides between two historic R9 train cars during one of the New York Transit Museum's Nostalgia Rides.
I'm particularly pleased with this shot as it pulls together a lot of techniques and subject matter I've been focused on this year. Plus it was made possible in large part by new equipment, and it's always nice to take advantage of new capabilities—here, in-body and in-lens stabilization, which helped to compensate for the fast-moving train and slow shutter speed.
As always, I suggest you take a look at it as large as possible by pressing L or clicking here.
Happy new year!
At the scene I posted yesterday, the man at right, who appeared to be accompanying one of the victims, seemed upset that the man at left was somehow interfering.
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On December 25, 2024, a taxi driver in Herald Square reportedly suffered a medical episode, and his car jumped the curb, striking and injuring six people. All those injured were ultimately reported to be in stable condition (a minor miracle on 34th Street given the crowds in the area). I happened to be a block away and captured these images perhaps two minutes after it happened, before and as first responders arrived. No single image stood out or fully captured the scene, but together the four images included in this mini photo-essay illustrate what happened in the immediate aftermath.
Clockwise from the top left:
- The driver of the cab stays in the car as he's berated by a crowd. Later, one agitated man approached the cab and broke a window.
- Victims on the ground; family members and others attempt to care for and comfort them.
- Policemen, firemen, and eventually (after what felt like an interminably long time for the heart of Manhattan) EMS arrive to attend to and transport the victims. The cab's front fascia sits to the right while the cab remains parked to the left.
- First responders quickly assess then whisk the victims away. The corner was nearly normal just a couple hours later.
Note that the EXIF data is for the first image in the set.
One more image to come that I think best stands alone and merits its own post.
