Rockefeller Center
On our first night in Manhattan, we took a short walk uptown to see the Christmas tree and Christmas decorations in Rockefeller Center.
Somehow, we lucked out and avoided the typical Christmas crowds. I don't know how or why it happened but we actually had plenty of room to spread out and pose for some photos! The last time we visited Rockefeller Center during Christmas, we were in a Manhattan-wide mass of people, shoulder to shoulder, unable to even breath easily. On this particular night last week it was relatively quiet making our visit quite enjoyable...
This photo, below, of the Zamboni on the ice rink at Rockefeller Center is one I would never normally shoot but our five year old hockey nut grandson, Lukey, will probably find this photo the most exciting of the bunch so... here it is...
A lot of looking upward...
Below is a single photo of the building-sized Christmas light show put on by Saks Fifth Avenue each year...
This last shot is a view from the sidewalk across the street at Saks Fifth Avenue looking toward the Christmas tree...
Although I wasn't at all prepared for shooting video clips while we were in Manhattan (I didn't even bring any video gear with me in order to keep my camera bag relatively lightweight), I did shoot some video every now and then using the camera and lens that I had available. One thing I attempted to capture in video was part of the Saks Fifth Avenue Christmas light show. I say "attempted to capture in video" because the camera I was using had difficulties keeping focus on the flashing Christmas lights in the mostly dark environment. Although the focus is kind of annoying, this video will still effectively give you an idea of the scale of this light show so I included it here...
Other than needing to endure the brutally cold weather, our visit to Rockefeller Center was a lot of fun and memorable!
Somehow, we lucked out and avoided the typical Christmas crowds. I don't know how or why it happened but we actually had plenty of room to spread out and pose for some photos! The last time we visited Rockefeller Center during Christmas, we were in a Manhattan-wide mass of people, shoulder to shoulder, unable to even breath easily. On this particular night last week it was relatively quiet making our visit quite enjoyable...
This photo, below, of the Zamboni on the ice rink at Rockefeller Center is one I would never normally shoot but our five year old hockey nut grandson, Lukey, will probably find this photo the most exciting of the bunch so... here it is...
A lot of looking upward...
Below is a single photo of the building-sized Christmas light show put on by Saks Fifth Avenue each year...
This last shot is a view from the sidewalk across the street at Saks Fifth Avenue looking toward the Christmas tree...
Although I wasn't at all prepared for shooting video clips while we were in Manhattan (I didn't even bring any video gear with me in order to keep my camera bag relatively lightweight), I did shoot some video every now and then using the camera and lens that I had available. One thing I attempted to capture in video was part of the Saks Fifth Avenue Christmas light show. I say "attempted to capture in video" because the camera I was using had difficulties keeping focus on the flashing Christmas lights in the mostly dark environment. Although the focus is kind of annoying, this video will still effectively give you an idea of the scale of this light show so I included it here...
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