Canopy on 34th Street

Photo & Text © Ralph M. Ferraro,  2015

34^th Street Canopy

Taking a break from teaching

I wandered thru the streets of midtown

Many thoughts crowding my mind

Spotted a Visual Contrast

Focused on a square on 34^th Street

Approached and Glanced up

Wow

The contrast the dark tree branches

The beautiful fruit from the tree – the flowers

Reflections of the city beyond the Canopy.

A young lady came about 1 meter in front to my right

She had the same idea

Raised her phone and sought to capture the beauty of the canopy.

The joy of open minds to see the beauty that is before us

Details of photo

• Manual Focus  & Exposure

• ISO 200, f 9, S 1/125, FL 4/3rds 35mm (35mm equivalent  of 70mm)
• RAW ~  Uncropped ~ Adobe RGB

Christmas Day 2012

Poem © Ralph M. Ferraro 2012

Hustle, Crowds,

Lights, Sales

Killings - worldwide

thoughts of Apocalypse

4 days after end

Christmas morn

world spins

Sun's up

Towers of Blue Light

Towers of Light, so bright

Blue

Stretching beyond what the eye can see

Radiant, healing, inspiring

To what do you call us

Spirit, that which is uncomprehensible

Pure

Connected to all

Allowing,

Creating

Spirit of those who left physical

Joy, painless, returned to Spirit

Calling us to connect

Calling us to radiate love and healing

Dark band between the two

To what do you call us
Photographs © Ralph M. Ferraro 2012

The Dance of the Sun on the Bridge

Photograph © Thomas M. Ferraro 2012

Up before dawn

Predawn and we are moving about

Things dark and still

To the Railroad we go

Train already crowded

Subway South

to the tip of the island

Walk toward the bridge

Vendors and shops prepping for the day