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CITIBIKES
CITIBIKES

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It had been a year since I spent any time in New York City. But the first thing that caught my eye on Thursday morning, walking out of Penn Station was this huge bank of blue bicycles.
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They are CitiBikes! You slide your credit card into a slot in a nearby kiosk, and one of the banked bikes is unlocked. Your card is charged $4 if you return it to any other bank of CitiBikes anywhere in the city in 30 minutes. If you're late, there's a charge. If you're early, you get a credit.
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On the one-mile walk to the Javits Convention Center, we encountered MANY such bike banks.
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Good Idea?
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Michelle Alton

 
 
 
robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson

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What a cool thing - Great find, capture and info!


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October 27, 2013

 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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  Love the line up. Great comp. and capture.


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October 27, 2013

 

Randall J. Scholten
  A VERY good idea! And what a marvelous photo of this bank!


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October 27, 2013

 

Katherine Kuhn
  Wow -- great find & capture, Michelle! Love the repetition & bright blue!


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October 27, 2013

 
- Lindley Johnson

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  The first time I saw this was in Montreal a few years ago - they were called Bixi Bikes, I think. Now I've seen them in other cities, including Chicago. I love the idea, and I absolutely love your image! Well done, Michelle.


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October 27, 2013

 

Renata Gusciora
  Ha, yes! We got lot of these in NYC!These city bikes are very popular even if its a bit hazardous to ride them on the NY streets :O Awesome shot,great pov, Michelle! So you came to visit, uh? :-)


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October 27, 2013

 
- Ken Smith

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  Beats a taxi, I suppose, if the weather is nice. :-) Nice elements in this, Michelle!


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October 27, 2013

 
- Mitch Spence

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  I'll tell you, you're super work with the framing here just grabs the eye, even in the thumb. What a great idea this is. In this area, by the harbor, they have free bikes to borrow. Nothing like this many all round though. Lucky you getting to go to New York. BTW, I didn't run (or walk) the 5k.


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October 27, 2013

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Love those lines of blue! Terrific capture Michelle


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October 27, 2013

 

Carolyn Keiser
  Way cool, Michelle!


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October 27, 2013

 
valfeldmanphotos.com - Val Feldman

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  Excellent perspective - the row of blues and design elements seem to go on forever...and yep, I think this is a great idea - Austin sure has it's share of bike rentals and bicyclists on the road - this is Lance Armstrong country, after all.


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October 27, 2013

 
- Laura L. Gonzales

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  Well seen and captured, Michelle!! Great pov and comp!!


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October 27, 2013

 

Ujjwal Mukherjee
  Brilliant - love this shot, Michelle!!


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October 27, 2013

 
- Robert K. Bemus

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  Incredible find and capture, Michelle!


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October 27, 2013

 

Renee Doyle
  Excellent repetition in this wonderfully composed capture Michelle!!!


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October 28, 2013

 

Tiia Vissak
  a cool find!


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October 28, 2013

 

Barbara Waldoch
  Excellent idea, terrific capture, Michelle!


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October 28, 2013

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  Wonderful repetition! Winner!


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October 28, 2013

 
johnriveraphotoart.com - John Rivera

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  In my recent trip to New York City, I remember seeing many people riding these bikes. You found and composed a great capture Michelle!


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October 28, 2013

 

Neal D. Hatcher
  Fantastic capture-Great composition


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October 28, 2013

 

Monnie Ryan
  Cool find and a great photo! Gotta wonder just how far you can get on a bike in half an hour, though.


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October 28, 2013

 

Neal D. Hatcher
  This 66 year old fat man not very far :)


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October 28, 2013

 

Jeffrey R. Bange
  What an awesome find and capture Michelle, love your composition, POF and DOF and how lucky were you that there wasn't any missing bikes in the rack.


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October 28, 2013

 
- Ray

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  Fantastic find.. skillfully composed. Great capture, Michelle!


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October 28, 2013

 
newjerseyphotos.net - Deborah C. Lewinson

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  Outstanding capture and processing, Michelle! Love the image!

It's a fave!
Debby


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October 30, 2013

 
- Kathy Salerni

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  Love your POV and the awesome detail throughout this capture, Michelle! Well done!


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November 01, 2013

 

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Wonderful find and capture, love the color!


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November 01, 2013

 
- Leslie McLain

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  Terrific capture and perspective, Michelle.


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November 01, 2013

 

G .G. Leger
  What a awesome shot,well done indeed...


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November 03, 2013

 
williambriggsphotos.com - William S. Briggs

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  Great capture, great find. Nice work!


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November 08, 2013

 
- Heather Loewenhardt

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  Oh how I love this image. The texture and repeating patterns are phenomenal.


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November 10, 2013

 
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