NYSP+ (New York Street Photography Plus)

Name: ACROSS 42nd ST Part 1 - We'll Photograph Tudor City to the NY Public Library
Start: 2024-11-16T19:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-16T21:30:00.000Z
Location: Ford Foundation

Brooklyn, NY, US

1,899 members · Public group

Organized by Angel B and 8 others

What we’re about

Welcome to NYSP+ (New York Street Photography Plus)

We are a group of photographers passionate about learning, improving, and sharing our street photography skills. Whether you're a beginner or a professional photographer, we welcome you to join us. All types of photography are acceptable in this group, not just street photography. All photo devices are welcome, from cell phones to point-and-shoot cameras, from vintage film cameras to the latest digital mirrorless cameras.

Our group is not limited to street photography. We have also designed this group to help you learn, improve, and share your skills. We have events for all types of photography. We also discuss methods, styles, and techniques. This group provides a great way to meet other photographers, network, and talk shop.

We hope you enjoy our group and get the most from it.

If you are on Facebook, check out our companion Facebook group Practice Photography/NYSP+ (New York Street Photography Plus). Here you can post photos, ask for advice, and expand or share your knowledge on all things photography.

Featured event

Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 2:00 PM ESTACROSS 42nd ST Part 1 - We'll Photograph Tudor City to the NY Public Library

Ford Foundation, New York, NY

ACROSS 42nd ST Part 1 - We'll Photograph Tudor City to the NY Public Library cover photo

DATE/TIME
Saturday, November 16, from 2pm to 4:30pm

CONTACT
914 830-7805
[email protected]

RAIN DATE
Stay tuned for weather update closer to the event day
(light rain - great for photography; heavy - not for us or our equipment)

ALL WELCOME
Beginners to Professionals with
Digital Cameras, Smartphone Cameras, Vid Cams, or No Cams/Just Discerning Eyes

MEETUP LOCATION
320 East 43rd Street between 1st & 2nd Aves. in front of the Ford Foundation for Social Justice. (Disregard the #4 in the address here on the Meetup page; you'll know where #320 is on East 43rd Street because there's an awning with #321 on it just across the street.)

RESTROOMS
Grand Central Terminal has plenty of facilities.

PLAN
We'll begin exploring the village-like setting of Tudor City at the east end of 42nd St. and then proceed westbound to view the Art-Deco styling of the buildings along 42nd St. Next we'll take a look at Grand Central Terminal and then to our final Photo opportunity - the NY Public Library.

Recommendations for an enjoyable experience:

Use Wikipedia to research some of the sites & locations: Tudor City, Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Bldg., Chanin Bldg., Vanderbilt Mall, NY Public Library,
Plug in any address into Google Maps (maps.google.com) to bring up any instant map.
Make any on site or beforehand suggestions here at this meetup page or when we meet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_City
Great Article by Rose Palmer (https://quiltripping.com/walk-42nd-street-in-new-york-city/)

Sights on photo walk:

Tudor City
UN Building
Grand Central Terminal
Chrysler Building
Chanin Building
Mobil Building
Vanderbilt One Building & Mall
Pershing Square
Fifth Ave.
NY Public Library

BACKGROUND
Most of Tudor City, the Chrysler bldg, Chanin bldg, and the Graybar bldg are Art Deco styling. This somewhat gives away the period when construction took place and when they were built - 1920s to 1930s.
Grand Central design style is Beaux Arts since it was constructed around 1913.

PHOTO SUBMISSION SUGGESTIONS
To make this a challenge for us all, please try to submit photos (to this Meetup Album) of scenes that tell the viewer in some way that this is the Murray Hill/Tudor City/East 42nd St neighborhood.
This area has an abundance of Art-Deco style skyscrapers erected in the 1920s to 1930s.
If in doubt, submit anyway. At all cost we'd rather you submit than not do so since fun & message telling is our photo purpose. But our objective is to come up with an album collective.