Cross Country Drive from California to New York - Day 10 Danbury, CT

January 6th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel, Writing No Comments »

From: photoduniya.com

We concluded our coast to coast drive from California on the West to New York in the East today at about 6:30 PM Eastern Time clocking 3425 miles on the odometer. It is the tenth day of our trip and we drove the last 400 miles from Pennsylvania to Connecticut in about 6 hours.

Hermitage, PA to Danbury, CT @ photoduniya.com

cross country drive from california to new york in pennsylvania

The day was mostly cloudy with snow dust blowing mildly but the wind was low and even though there were mild drizzle along the way, the drive had been mostly good. The I-84 Est that we followed into New York and Connecticut badly needs repair in many places in Pennsylvania and New York. There are numerous potholes, with the concrete coming off in several places that slowed us down quite a bit.

Pennsylvania landscape on I-80 @ photoduniya.com

 

cross country drive from california to new york in pennsylvania

 

The images on this journey are taken mostly while driving on hand held Nikon D200. More on the trip will come up later on the Travel section of photoduniya.com.

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Cross Country Drive from California to New York - Day 9 Hermitage, PA

January 5th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel, Writing No Comments »

From: photoduniya.com

We reached Hermitage, about 15 miles east of Pennsylvania & Ohio border on route 80.  We traveled a total of about 420 miles from Chicago, IL to Hermitage, PA.

Chicago, IL to Hermitage, PA @ photoduniya.com

driving from California to New York in Hermitage PA

 

The day had been entirely cloudy with mild rain and strong cross winds throughout the  entire drive. This caused us to slow down and took us almost 6 hours to complete he 400 miles’ drive into Pennsylvania. The surrounding landscape had been snow covered plains for most of the time through Indiana and Ohio. On entering Ohio though we could see spots of green grass peeping from beneath the snow.

 

Landscape along I-80 in Indiana & Ohio @ photoduniya.com

driving from California to New York in Hermitage PA landscape in Ohio & Indiana

 

We shall end our journey tomorrow after we cross into New York and then into Connecticut. The images on this journey are taken mostly while driving on hand held Nikon D200. More on the trip will come up later on the Travel section of photoduniya.com.

 

 

 

 

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Cross Country Drive from California to New York - Day 8 Chicago, IL

January 4th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel, Writing No Comments »

From: photoduniya.com

Day 8 was planned to be a rest day as well as to see the city of Chicago. Fortunately, and quite by luck, we found an affordable hotel right on Michigan, about a block’s walk from the Millennium Park. The day had been cloudy with mild wind and temperatures hovering around the thirties.

Millennium Park in Chicago, IL @ photoduniya.com

Millennium Park Chicago street photography

 

We spent our day and the evening at Shedd Aquarium, Grant Park and walking along Michigan in downtown Chicago. In the evening the Sears Park, also known as McCormick Tribune Ice Rink, lights up with the decorations from the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations and fills up with eager skaters of all ages.

 

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Chicago, IL @ photoduniya.com

Chicago downtown Ice Skating in Millennium Park or McCormick Tribune Ice Skating Rink

 

Our day ended at about 9:00 PM CST. Tomorrow we head off east from Chicago and drive through Ohio as close to Pennsylvania.  More on the trip will come up later on the Travel section of photoduniya.com.

 

 

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Cross Country Drive from California to New York - Day 7 Chicago, IL

January 3rd, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel, Writing 1 Comment »

From: photoduniya.com

We have covered close to 2700 miles now and reached Chicago, IL where we want to rest for 2 nights before heading eastwards again. In the map below, you will see the deviation from I-80 (in pink) where we traveled northwards on I-88 East to Chicago, IL.

 

cross country drive from california to new york in winter by ranjay mitra on photoduniya

 

Today’s drive had been mostly through Iowa, starting from Council Bluffs in the western end through Des Moines into Illinois. The drive had been strenuous mostly due to the strong surface winds which blew northward at speeds of about 25 mph on an average. It is very hard to keep high driving speeds in such strong cross winds, but we covered the 650 miles in about 8 hours of drive-time.

 

Iowa landscape @ photoduniya.com

 

 

cross country california to new york drive through Iowa Des Moines and Chicago

 

The landscape through the drive was quite monotonous, with wide snow covered land areas lying on either side of the highway. The drive suddenly changed when I-88 East neared Chicago, IL with very high traffic - mostly the office-time drivers. We touched Chicago, IL at about 8:30 PM Central Time. It is about 15 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill close to 2 degrees. I spent an hour and a half outside with my camera in the city hoping to find some interesting stories.

 

Night scene in Chicago, IL @ photoduniya.com

 

 

Street candid motion and low light photography in Chicago

 

The images were done with hand held Nikon D200 with no flash. I shall update the Travel section of photoduniya.com with the more details on the cross country drive from California to New York.

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