CITIBIKES
Uploaded: October 27, 2013
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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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Exif: F Number: 5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Jeff Robinson October 27, 2013
What a cool thing - Great find, capture and info! #1550197Tammy M. Anderson October 27, 2013
Love the line up. Great comp. and capture. #10882255Randall J. Scholten October 27, 2013
A VERY good idea! And what a marvelous photo of this bank! #10882278Katherine Kuhn October 27, 2013
Wow -- great find & capture, Michelle! Love the repetition & bright blue! #10882279Lindley Johnson October 27, 2013
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. #10882298Renata Gusciora October 27, 2013
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? :-) #10882307Ken Smith October 27, 2013
Beats a taxi, I suppose, if the weather is nice. :-) Nice elements in this, Michelle! #10882312Mitch Spence October 27, 2013
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. #10882315Claudia Kuhn October 27, 2013
Love those lines of blue! Terrific capture Michelle #10882320Carolyn Keiser October 27, 2013
Way cool, Michelle! #10882329Val Feldman October 27, 2013
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. #10882368Laura L. Gonzales October 27, 2013
Well seen and captured, Michelle!! Great pov and comp!! #10882435Ujjwal Mukherjee October 27, 2013
Brilliant - love this shot, Michelle!! #10882483Robert K. Bemus October 27, 2013
Incredible find and capture, Michelle! #10882506Renee Doyle October 28, 2013
Excellent repetition in this wonderfully composed capture Michelle!!! #10882538Tiia Vissak October 28, 2013
a cool find! #10882542Barbara Waldoch October 28, 2013
Excellent idea, terrific capture, Michelle! #10882553Carolyn M. Fletcher October 28, 2013
Wonderful repetition! Winner! #10882577John Rivera October 28, 2013
In my recent trip to New York City, I remember seeing many people riding these bikes. You found and composed a great capture Michelle! #10882674Neal D. Hatcher October 28, 2013
Fantastic capture-Great composition #10882686Monnie Ryan October 28, 2013
Cool find and a great photo! Gotta wonder just how far you can get on a bike in half an hour, though. #10882810Neal D. Hatcher October 28, 2013
This 66 year old fat man not very far :)Jeffrey R. Bange October 28, 2013
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. #10882917Ray October 28, 2013
Fantastic find.. skillfully composed. Great capture, Michelle! #10883298Deborah C. Lewinson October 30, 2013
Outstanding capture and processing, Michelle! Love the image!It's a fave!
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Kathy Salerni November 01, 2013
Love your POV and the awesome detail throughout this capture, Michelle! Well done! #10887454Ermanno Radice November 01, 2013
Wonderful find and capture, love the color! #10887485Leslie McLain November 01, 2013
Terrific capture and perspective, Michelle. #10887742G .G. Leger November 03, 2013
What a awesome shot,well done indeed... #10889862William S. Briggs November 08, 2013
Great capture, great find. Nice work! #10894306Heather Loewenhardt November 10, 2013
Oh how I love this image. The texture and repeating patterns are phenomenal. #10895699Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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