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CITIBIKES

© Michelle Alton

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

Comments

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 27, 2013

What a cool thing - Great find, capture and info! #1550197

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe October 27, 2013

Love the line up. Great comp. and capture. #10882255

Randall J. Scholten October 27, 2013

A VERY good idea! And what a marvelous photo of this bank! #10882278

Katherine Kuhn October 27, 2013

Wow -- great find & capture, Michelle! Love the repetition & bright blue! #10882279

Lindley Johnson level-classic 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. #10882298

Renata 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? :-) #10882307

Ken Smith level-classic October 27, 2013

Beats a taxi, I suppose, if the weather is nice. :-) Nice elements in this, Michelle! #10882312

Mitch Spence level-classic 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. #10882315

Claudia Kuhn level-classic October 27, 2013

Love those lines of blue! Terrific capture Michelle #10882320

Carolyn Keiser October 27, 2013

Way cool, Michelle! #10882329

Val Feldman level-deluxe 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. #10882368

Laura L. Gonzales level-classic October 27, 2013

Well seen and captured, Michelle!! Great pov and comp!! #10882435

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 27, 2013

Brilliant - love this shot, Michelle!! #10882483

Robert K. Bemus level-classic October 27, 2013

Incredible find and capture, Michelle! #10882506

Renee Doyle October 28, 2013

Excellent repetition in this wonderfully composed capture Michelle!!! #10882538

Tiia Vissak October 28, 2013

a cool find! #10882542

Barbara Waldoch October 28, 2013

Excellent idea, terrific capture, Michelle! #10882553

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic October 28, 2013

Wonderful repetition! Winner! #10882577

John Rivera level-deluxe 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! #10882674

Neal D. Hatcher October 28, 2013

Fantastic capture-Great composition #10882686

Monnie 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. #10882810

Neal D. Hatcher October 28, 2013

This 66 year old fat man not very far :)
#10882831

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. #10882917

Ray level-classic October 28, 2013

Fantastic find.. skillfully composed. Great capture, Michelle! #10883298

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict October 30, 2013

Outstanding capture and processing, Michelle! Love the image!

It's a fave!
Debby #10884182

Kathy Salerni level-classic November 01, 2013

Love your POV and the awesome detail throughout this capture, Michelle! Well done! #10887454

Ermanno Radice November 01, 2013

Wonderful find and capture, love the color! #10887485

Leslie McLain level-classic November 01, 2013

Terrific capture and perspective, Michelle. #10887742

G .G. Leger November 03, 2013

What a awesome shot,well done indeed... #10889862

William S. Briggs level-deluxe November 08, 2013

Great capture, great find. Nice work! #10894306

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic November 10, 2013

Oh how I love this image. The texture and repeating patterns are phenomenal. #10895699

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