Admiring Grand Central Station

Admiring Grand Central Station – New York, New York I visited Grand Central Station several times during my NYC trip last year. It’s such a wonderful architectural space with the old-world grandness that is rare in the United States. I shot the station as I passed through, but also made dedicated photography trips there. Early on, I was testing the Fujifilm X Half to see how well it might work in comparably dim lighting. The essence of the Fujifilm X Half is a tiny, go-anywhere camera with fun, accessible film simulations. That’s what Fujifilm is best known for: the different types of film stock it emulates. Unlike the more expensive Fujifilm cameras, which offer the choice of JPEG and/or RAW, the X Half only shoots in JPEG. Everything is baked in, with little post-processing latitude. Why have I applied the built-in grainy effect? First, it seems more filmic that way, which is one of the key goals of the camera. Equally important, however, is that despite the 1″ sensor, its image…