The 23rd Street on Manhattan is one of the few crosstown streets, which means that a non-stop two-way traffic runs from river to river. It is the street that tourists use to come down the world-famous Flatiron building, at the cross-street of Broadway and Fifth. At last, this is the street on which five metro stations are located, from Park Avenue to 8th Avenue (one metro station per avenue block). No need to talk about the crosstown bus, you can already imagine the noise created by the traffic (East-to-West, West-to-East and North-to-South), tourists and locals.
This is not the quiet street where I usually find silence and serenity, but I was glad to discover that other people do, when I saw this lady praying on the sidewalk... Prayer is definitely more about the time than the place.
Prayer on 23rd © Hugo MARTIN - 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-135mm
Post Processing: B&W, Contrast and Brightness Adjustment
Copyright - Hugo Martin (See That Shot)