day 216

while

 it may feel

 at times

 as if

 i have served 216 days of grand jury duty

 thats not

 what 

the title 

of

 this post

 refers to

  that photo

 is

 #216 

in a series

 i do

 called

 under the canopy

 that is the entrance to my office building 

on west 42nd street

 every morning

 i stop

 just

 at the same spot

 tho for a while

 i wasn't able to stand

 in

 that 

precise

 spot

 because

 the construction wall

 outside the glass facade

 of

 h&m

 was 

in the way

 now

 that

 h&m is open

 that impediment is gone

 however 

the barrier

 to

 the right

 remains

 as

 the renovation of times square

 begins

 its

 final stages

 they've been 

laying

 the 

paving stones

of

the

pedestrian mall

 this past week

 its looking

 quite cleaned up 

but

 i digress

 that photo

 is

 part 

of the series

 i have been shooting

 standing

 in the same spot

 at approximately 

the same time

 a little past 7 a.m.

 every morning

 as

 i am about to enter

 the building i work in

 the seasons change

 the light changes

 the number of people vary

 but 

the canopy remains the same

 i find it fascinating

 oh 

and 

i zap 

each photo 

with a little of topaz labs buz sim

 why?

because

i want it to look

 more like a painting

 than a photo

 its not signed

 so

 don't strain your eyes

searching

 i guess 

the end of the series

 in case you were wondering

 would be

 when my office moves downtown

 sometime

 next year

 grand jury duty

 ends

 december 2

 its good to know things like that 

it helps keep things in perspective