So after lunch we take the subway to through Manhattan to South Ferry and walk to Pier 3, boarding a tourist boat with 4 other westerners and a few hundred Asian tourists. Mainly Chinese, but I also see Korean, Japanese and a few Indian. My heart sinks a little as I want to get at the front of the boat and be able to lean my camera on the deck, (remember I cant hold the camera so have to rely on props for the day). I also don't want to push my way to the front, I am feeling too fragile for that. Once on board I felt as if I was back on the Hong Kong star ferry with so many Asian faces around me. While everyone was busy with selfie after selfie after selfie after selfie I was able to take my seat at the front of the boat just as i imagined. I was unable to count how many selfies were taken during our hour tour, incredible, what do they do with them all?
Probably the most incredulous was taking a selfie posed against the customary photo which is taken as you board the ship ready for purchase as you disembark.
Someone recently said the most photographed subject of this century is yourself, he is not wrong.
However, if you point the camera in the other direction a picture postcard of Manhattan including Freedom Tower.