Chip Oglesby

New York City: The snow is falling

// February 26th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Photography, Photojournalism

This is my second snowstorm of 2010 so far in New York. It’s been snowing for the past 24 hours and it’s still coming down. We’re heading down to Central Park soon, so I’ll have more pictures then.

New York City: Museum of Modern Art

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism

Here are some photos from my recent trip to the Museum of Modern Art, home of the Tim Burton exhibit. If you get a chance, I highly recommend you go see it!

New York City: The West Village

// February 21st, 2010 // No Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism

I spent Friday exploring The West and Greenwich Village. One of the things that I really like about the village is the rod-iron fire escapes on all of the buildings. I also found the apartment complex where they filmed the exterior shot of Friends. It’s Monica, Chandler and Joey’s apartment.

New York City: Chinatown

// February 20th, 2010 // No Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism

What started out with a trip to the East Village ended up with me being completely lost in Chinatown.

It’s really easy to start out in one direction and just wonder around the city and end up somewhere completely different.

Chinatown is by far my favorite place in NYC so far. The culture is completely different and if you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t even know you were still in the city.

The city also has a different heartbeat at night than the day. At night, the streets are bright with the glow of restaurants and signs, the streets are bustling with happy people enjoying their time with friends and it just seems more festive.

During the day, the city is more cold, people rush about going to meetings appointments and work. It’s hard to overlook most of the restaurants and small cafe’s because you can’t see inside of them as well and are more likely to just walk by.

Just walking is what landed me in Chinatown. There’s so much to see, small vendors, chinese grocery stores, real actual chinese food to eat too! Like most villages in Manhattan, it’s a city in itself.

Enjoy the photos!

New York City: Food Tour

// February 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Journalism, Photography, Photojournalism

We started our food tour on Monday with Lunch at Dumpling House in the Lower East Side. The pork scallion pancakes were amazing and for two dollars, you can’t beat it. From there we hopped over to Rice to Riches, a great rice pudding shop in SoHo. From there we skipped around town traveling between SoHo, NoLita, and Little Italy. We made our final stop on the food tour at Vosges Haut Chocolat and picked up the most amazing thing ever, a Mo’s Bacon Bar. This chocolate bar has applewood smoked bacon, Alder wood smoked salt and chocolate. Yumm!

Sights and locations so far in NYC

// February 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // Geolocation, Photography, Photojournalism

Here’s a map of foursquare check-ins that I’ve been keeping track of since I came to New York City.

Where else should I go?

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Here are some of my geotagged photos:

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New York City: In Central Park

// February 15th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism

New York City: Ground Zero

// February 12th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Journalism, Photography, Photojournalism

I spent one day this week exploring the area near Ground Zero and the Financial District. Here are the photos I found from that trip.

Photos are from Ground Zero, Trinity Church, the Financial District, and Union Square.

Snow in New York City

// February 10th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism

Photos from the first snowstorm of 2010 in New York City.

Thoughts on the Amtrak ride

// February 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Photography, Photojournalism, iPhone

The train steadily creeps along like a lumbering packaderm through the whitecaped foothills of North Carolina.

Snow covers the ground like a wet cold blanket as we travel through old mill villages that time has forgotten about. They remind me of my days as a child.

In the field to my right I see two whitetail deer grazing for foilage.

The train makes occasional stops, but never more than 10 minutes. The starting and stopping is what makes the trip 10 hours.

Over to the left are perfectly lined tree plots of pines, the tips of their needles sagging from the weight of snow.

Snaking along the side of the train is a small creek filled with muddy water the color of mocha.

Business class is much nicer than I expected, very few passengers, most are friendly. The higher prices keep most people back in coach. I fear I’ll be soon upgrading my other tickets to business as well.

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Small dots of rain line the window as we travel through Raleigh NC. A small red barn sits atop a snow covered hill.

We picked up more passengers in Raleigh, our most yet. About half of the seats are still empty as some passengers converse while others type away on their blackberries.

Talks of God, life, love and old times surround me, leaving me feeling comfortable with my new surroundings.

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The homeless stations under bridges have been abandoned because of the cold weather. Surely they’ll freeze to death if they stay. Most of their belongings fit into one or two bags, it makes you realize how many unnecessary things we surround ourselves with.

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A passenger asks a stewardess which side has the best view. “it’s all the same to me…trees…sometimes water.” Over time we have all dulled our senses to what life has to offer.

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I talked to plenty of people are from both NY and DC and live in NC/SC. Most said I’ll love it. One said “don’t look up.” I think what they mean is don’t stop and stare, keep moving.

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I checked out the coach section, you can really tell the difference. Most are working class adults and each seat is full. It reaffirms my decision to get a business seat.

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Some people are reading USA Today. Some out of desire, some because it’s free. You cam tell if their interested based on how long they stay on each page.

What the paper won’t tell them is the story of the “terror training” exercises that they’ll find when they arrive at Union Station in D.C.

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Now in Virigina the snow covered mountains nestle the small train cars like candy in a wrapper. We limber slowly alongside 195 as cars and trucks fly by.

We’ve reached Richmond. My destination is within reach. Conductor announces “smoking/fresh air break” No thanks, I’ll pass. I’d miss the signal and be stuck there.

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The train is moving extra slow through Virginia. We arrive at Union Station an hour late. 10 hours is too long for one train ride. I may have to rent a car to go back home.

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Union Station is nice but busy. I breeze right through on the way to the Red Line. Once on the Red Line, I stop in Gallery Place/Chinatown to meet old friends for dinner. I know I’ve reached D.C.

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Tomorrow begins a new day and a new journey.