Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city

[RFCGRAPHICS]

Fellow oldies like me might remember the song...'Downtown' as recorded in 1964 by Petula Clark

"When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know - downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - no finer place, for sure
Downtown - everything's waiting for you"


Some snapshots of Downtown NYC
All taken with a D100 and the nikkor 24-85ED

Staten Island Ferry

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Federal Hall

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Wall Street Bull

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US Customs House
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Ground Zero
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New York Stock Exchange
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World Financial Center

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Staten Island Ferry
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Regards

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RFC

 

[greyflash]

Hey Robert you have picked some really interesting subjects along with a little humor in #2 and a delighful tilt in the last one. Excellent images.

 

[eng45ine]

Great street images, Robert. I also appreciate the lyrics to a song that was popular when I was either in Jr. High or High School...Petula Clark must be getting old?!?!? :? :? :?

 

[Leigh]

Nice variety of images. I like the bull the best---the woman looks like she is being chased!

 

[Gilles]

I like very much all those Dowtown pictures.

 

[mike mac]

Love the song one of my favs as a kid growing up and you shots are just fantastic as usual, they are music to my ears

 

[patrickh]

Great shots - remind me of the many years I worked in the city. Now I live in the open spaces of California and dont miss it at all. But your shots cewrtainly bring back memories - I will not comment on the Petula Clark song, but it does remind me of London where I grew up, and where I was living when she recorded the song. Love those shots .....

 

[Terri French]

Remember the song. Fun to see pictures. It's a world away from my small rural town. What a different lifestyle you have from me. Thank you for letting me share a bit of your life with these wonderful pictures.

 

[RFCGRAPHICS]

Hi greyflash, eng45ine, Leigh, Gilles, mike mac, patrickh, and Terri French

Thanks so much for the kind comments. Downtown everything is truely waiting for you :>).

Regards

RFC

 

[PhotoDawg]

WOW....wonderful series of shots. I hope to visit NYC someday. That is my wife's favorite city.

 

[sommer]

I like these a lot, especially the second one (Federal Hall). Something about that shot really speaks to me, and then when I scrolled down and saw the dog, it made it all the more perfect! Nice! Thanks for the song lyrics, too. I really like that one, even though it came out a few years before I was born!

 

[hans]

Robert

WOW beautiful street pictures I like this kind of "shooting"please refresh my memory who is the artist that made that awesome bull beautiful piece of art.