Lincoln Center 1-11-15

I had an interview at Lincoln Center yesterday, and I think it went pretty well (it's the only job interview that I've been able to land so I'm prayin' prayin'). The sky was super blue, the sun was perfect, it was pretty damn cold, but I took out my phone (wish I had my camera with me), and took some photos before I went in for my interview.

I've had my camera for about 4 years and I want a change. My Nikon D3100 is a nice entry-level camera but it can be limiting in some ways, I might sell it to a friend, who knows. I've been looking into getting an Olympus Pen E-PL6, which runs for about $299. I'm not super interested in getting the PL7, because not only it costs about double ($549), the specs don't seem to be that different from the PL6. Does anyone have any advice?

 Oh and I'm selling my Nikkor 70-300mm lens w/lens hood on ebay for $100 here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/221989893375

Subway Times

Today, on my way back from Queens, I decided to take the 7 train to the new Hudson Yard train station, that was opened a couple of months ago. It's super clean, and super nice, but let me be blunt with you, the majority of the NYC subway system is kinda  really nasty. There are so many people, so much dirt, so many rats...you name it we got it. 

Fun fact: Scientists swabbed poles on different subway lines, and found traces of hundreds of different germs, including traces of the germ that causes the Bubonic Plauge...yes, THE BUBONIC PLAGUE (a non-harmful strain) but still, THE  BUBONIC PLAGUE!!!!! Click here to read more about it. 

 It's tough because the NYC subway system is so huge, and the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) cannot take care of everything all at once. A lot of the stations are falling apart and are more or less  being neglected for more pressing matters. And it's kind of frustrating because the MTA has raised the fare from $2.00-2.75 within 6 years, and it seems like the whole system is getting worse and worse. So many delays, reroutes, signal trouble, trains breaking down, etc. A MESS. 

But hope you like these photos, I took them with my cellphone so they're a bit blurry.