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TSC: At the market A fruit cart near Times Square. (alternate in the notes) 100x in 2014: B&W (32/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (36/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (38/100)

I'm forever blowing bubbles pretty bubbles in the air they fly so high, nearly reach the sky; then like my dreams they fade and die... 100x in 2014: B&W (35/100)

TSC: favorite challenge collage One of my favorite challenges was b&w; one of the most challenging was scenes that evoke a mood. Chasing giant bubbles in the park on a nice summer day is pure joy. Or frustration, if you're trying to photograph the bubbles without all those other people getting in the way... ;)

...for the end of the World Cup is nigh! Still not entirely sure if he was advertising something (the sign on his back referenced the next big sports thing on the calendar) or if it was a random bit of performance art... :) Here, he took a break from all the Doom and Gloom to get everyone singing: I'm forever blowing bubbles pretty bubbles in the air they fly so high, nearly reach the sky; then like my dreams they fade and die... 100x in 2014: B&W (37/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (42/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (43/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (34/100)

Alternate for TSC: At the market Outside my favorite bookstore. 100x in 2014: B&W (33/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (80/100)

TSC: sliders Processed in Lightroom 4. To get the dramatically dark, gritty, high-contrast look I set the tone curve to "medium contrast" and tweaked the light/dark settings; set the clarity slider to +80; and applied post-crop vignetting to further darken the corners. (original in the notes; best on black) 100x in 2014: B&W (81/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (82/100)

100x in 2014: B&W (84/100)