Two different treatments of the urban bicycle landscape along the path.

Although most of the bike path is out in the sun (or clouds, in our case), this section is under riverside drive.  When we were there, the place was hopping.  Music, kids everywhere, tents, and crowds.  Still, you can’t escape the fact this it’s all taking place in concrete spaces under the overpass.  I waited until we’d passed the worst of the milling crowd before shooting.

This second photo captures the near anonymity of cycling on the path under the cloudy skies.  For the entire length of Manhattan, cyclists surround us.  We move from little knots of joggers, dogs, and carriages into open areas with cyclists whipping by.

I did finally take out the big camera on the way back . . . to take a few campy self portraits using a mini tripod.  It went right back in to the bag afterwards.  Next time, I might not even bring it!  This little bitty (waterproof) olympus I used for these was a kick!