It's begining to look a lot like Christmas, even if the tempertures are in the 50F's

New York City is magical most anytime, but in December it is especially magical as the City prepares to celebrate the joyous holidays. I shot the full moon on a partly cloudy night earlier in December. I shot it at 24th and 8th Ave after my friend Simon and I had just eaten at Dallas BBQ (plug delicious food, his wife Kati is a vegetarian and a good sport for eating there occassionally with us), anyway when we left the place a lot of people along the avenue were looking up in the sky towards the ESB. This is what they were looking at and as a good full moon stalker I had my camera with me. Another ironic incident happened and as I was shooting another photographers wife and I started chatting, as her husband David shot away. What a small world as David is an attorney from Philly, he and I worked on a couple cases together, and once in Minneapolis went on a photography expedition around the City (I am a huge fan of his work). I hadn't seen or spoken to him in about 3 years, and here on this corner, away from the tourist area, in NYC we meet again, shooting the full moon. His wife it turns out is from Long Island, she was a sweetheart, they were on their way to Dallas BBQ for dinner this Sunday night. I caught this at the Charlotte's Web premiere. Ahh if only this kids mom had taken this shot to blackmail him into showing it to his girlfriends as he ages... Don't forget to visit the Top of The Rock where you get a view of the City and the ESB building.Expect crowds. If you want a shot of the Tree with few people, think 11:30PM, preferably Tues - Wed, the tree turns off at Midnite. I took this photo last Monday at about 7PM You can't forget the Department Store Windows. This is Saks 5th Ave across from Rockefeller Center. Sometimes the lines are long, but the displays are always worth waiting to see.This is my favorite photo. For the past few years, Saks has done a snowflake light show every 30 minutes. It's really spectacular. This is the view from Rockefeller Plz, the skating rink is behind me.

Last year was the first time I ever saw the Radio City Music Hall Rockets, and it was just on a whim. I went by TKTS to see what shows were at the half price ticket place, lo and behold the Rockets show was listed. Now I don't recommend you try this on a weekend as I am sure they are sold out in advance for those dates, but I went on a Wednesday night. I did see them listed there last week too.Washington Square OK this is my other favorite photo and it's vintage now as TKTS as in Times Square is undergoing a complete build over. When it opens later this month, this spot will have a huge "staircase" for tourists to climb and gander at Times Square. Behind me is where the "New Years Ball drops"