Grand Central Station, New York City

Canon PowerShot, ISO: 200, aperture: 2.8, shutter: 1/6 second

Grand Central is a busy place, day or night.  It’s a great place to sit and watch the flow of people and subways.  I find it amazing that the transportation system in the city works as well as it does, people and trains going every direction in relative order.  We were on our way to a Yankee game, their last season in the house that Ruth built.  We boarded the #4 to the Bronx and headed north.  The train was absolutely packed with people… shoulder to shoulder, barely room to breathe.  Being unsure what stop to get off for the stadium we asked an older woman for directions.  She said, ‘you’ll know…everyone will be getting off’.  When we got to 161 street, everyone got off… including us.  The game was awesome.

Above photo: using a slow shutter speed helps to convey that sense of motion as people hurry through the station.

Above: Jeter at the plate, Yankee Stadium.