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Coney Island

Coney Island is located on the southernmost part of Brooklyn. It is a NY neighborhood on its own with a very diversified population.
It hosts an amusement park, a baseball team, the Brooklyn Cyclones, named after the famous roller coaster ride.
The place is a true piece of Americana, with its Little Mermaid Parade and its hot dog eating contest.
The park went through a pretty rocky history, it opened in 1903, was destroyed by fire 40 years later, and its future remained very uncertain for a long time.
Coney Island was supposed to be knocked down to make space to condominiums.
I can't explain the feel of the place, it is certainly unlike any other place in New York, but it is a whole lot of fun, never a dull moment in Coney Island.
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Jill 25-Sep-2011 18:41
Raw stories captured within the frames of your talent.
Marc Demoulin 20-Sep-2011 18:18
Belles additions depuis mon dernier passage ici. Un endroit fascinant malheureusement désert et (très) mouillé quand j'y suis allé.
Bien à toi.
Marc
Gerhard Ritsema 04-Sep-2011 19:03
Great mood in this gallery. Well done!
teachpeace 07-Aug-2011 14:58
Wonderful variety of fascinating people and situations from your unique point of view. You've really captured the vibe. Love,love love this gallery.
H2M 31-Jul-2011 11:37
Du grand ART. Bravo! BV
Dallas Hyatt 28-Jul-2011 04:00
Ah man! I have to go.
You've captured this place so well. Thank you for sharing!
Barry Rosenberg 27-Jul-2011 02:37
outstanding work with a great cast of characters, and wonderful perspectives.
Jean-Luc Elias 30-Jan-2011 18:49
Very interesting approach of your subjects. Your eyes are exerciced for this ... sometimes you need to shoot very fast. Shoot before asking... I do'nt dear it but I love the results! BV
GeneWard 02-Oct-2010 03:22
an interesting choice to shoot it so wide and in b/w. VVV

I hope you will check out my Coney Island gallery at pbase.com/geneward2/coneyisland
Bart Aldrich 30-Sep-2010 12:49
Always great to see good B&W and street work!
an nguyen 28-Sep-2010 22:33
I like the way you look at this Island.
Very unique and got a character.
Compliments.
Alain Boussac 28-Sep-2010 13:44
Des compositions remarquables, des moments et des ambiances particulièrement photogéniques, des contrastes de situations particulièrement bien vus et saisis avec humour, du noir et blanc de toute beauté.
Excellentes images d'un photographe habile au regard toujours en éveil. J'apprécie et j'admire chaque image. BV.
antonio zanon 28-Sep-2010 07:30
I love evry single shot of this gallery! V
Patty Roth 27-Sep-2010 20:42
Didier--I love your Coney Island Gallery. You really captured such telling slices of life that depict the essence of this place. V
Stu Egan 27-Sep-2010 12:44
Really like a lot of the photos here. Excellent work.
Marc Demoulin 27-Sep-2010 06:51
Magnifique sujet traité à la Weegee!! vVv
Marc
Jean-Claude Liehn 26-Sep-2010 16:17
Great american documentary photographic art.
Russel Ariola 26-Sep-2010 06:23
exceleeeeet
voted!
Carol E Sandgren 26-Sep-2010 04:07
You have a real gift for capturing the essence of a place, and in this case, all the fun and oddities. I just love your candid look at reality, your slightly irreverent look at body types and all the action that goes on in a place like Coney Island. Bravo!
JD 24-Sep-2010 04:40
Cette quete du moment de bonheur est touchante. En j'ai eu moi meme mon moment de bonheur en regardant ces images.
Ishai Gonda 23-Sep-2010 22:04
Wow ..You got it just right
wonderful ..Vote
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