East Coast Trip

I’m back! As some of you may know I recently went on a 8 day road trip up and down the east coast to visit friends, family and clients.  I had a blast and have a few pictures to share from the latter half of the trip.  The first 4 days were spent in Baltimore and Boston, enjoying a few games and seeing family and friends I hadn’t seen in awhile.  Then on Sunday the 18th I had the pleasure to attend my cousin Jake’s graduation from Connecticut College. Conn’s campus is truly beautiful and (for ACC fans) it felt like they mixed Duke’s Architecture with UVA’s famous Lawn to create the perfect collegiate atmosphere.  After helping Jake move out of his dorm I drove down to NY City and found a great hotel located near Times Square where I walked around for a few hours doing the tourist thing … you know shooting a bunch of pictures and constantly looking up at the billboards while not watching where I was going.  It was a ton of fun and thankfully I didn’t get run over by any taxis!

It was amazing that we found Jake in the hundreds of graduates, but even more amazing is that he saw us in the massive crowd of families.

This is one of my favorite moments from the whole day! Sam was looking on, proud of his brother graduating (maybe thinking that he will be doing the same in another year), and Amy gave him a big hug with a rush of emotions and feelings that only a mother could know.

Uncle Adam in all his jokester glory very proud that his son is finally finished accruing student loans.

From left to right: My grandfather Papa Lee, Uncle Adam, Cousin Jake, Grandma Nancy, Cousin Sam, Cousin Lauren

Sam sporting his retro look. I have a picture with my father in a very similar outfit at his own college graduation!

After a long day I was told I had to get a “slice” from Famous Ray’s Pizza by my good friend and a former New Yorker, Dennis Fryer. After checking in and relaxing for a second I found one directly across the street from my hotel. Let me just say it was amazing, thank you Dennis!

So a bit embarrassing, but I ended up walking the wrong way to what I thought was Times Square and instead ended up in Columbus Circle just outside Central Park. It turned out to be a nice area to sit while listening to the fountain and watch people passing. I also had some fun playing around with my fisheye lens on the Canon 5D…

I ended up finally finding Time Square thanks to my trusty iPhone, and grabbed some more fun pictures with my fisheye.

I loved this wall at the Hard Rock. You could view other Hard Rocks around the world on each TV (I think it was a live feed - anybody know?). You could also see some of the pins from each location too.