Sunday afternoon was looking beautiful right until around 1pm in the afternoon when this wicked storm literally rolled into the area and wreaked havoc for a few hours and now right before the sun sets the clouds have cleared. Watch this timelapse of the storm coming in.

Storm rolls in from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

We had our monthly NYC DSLR meetup at High Line Park right underneath the Standard hotel. It was nice to see more of a showing at our 2nd meeting.

Here is the Timelapse I was recording. During the meetup the wind was just howling it was very hard to keep the tripod steady. I have also still yet to master my timelapses because the flickering is so intense in each one I do. see for yourself. I would like to truly thank all that have showed up to our meetups thus far and keep supporting it as it grows. I look forward to seeing you all at the next one and hopefully some new members! Ideas for our next location so far I think the best one was the Intrepid Air and Space museum. I will research this further to see if we can get away with having a group gather on the deck. Thank you to Dave Hall for the suggestion. We also do not have a date for August. John hyland and I will be away in Orlando Florida speaking about social media the week of the 23rd to the 27th. Lets all pick a date for the next meetup.

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NYC DSLR Meetup July High line Park New York NY Timelapse from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

NYC DSLR Meetup July High line Park New York NY Timelapse from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

If you are interested in joining our meetup it is free for more information check out:

The NYC DSLR Meetup.com Page

NYC DSLR on Twitter

NYC DSLR on Facebook

and the hash tag for twitter is #nycdslr

you can also find High Line Park on twitter

Dalhausser/Rogers and Kessy/Ross prevail on Jersey Shore

AVP Press Release – BELMAR, N.J. —- Women’s top seeds Jennifer Kessy and April Ross continued their amazing June run, winning their third consecutive tournament this month with a 21-16, 21-13 win over Rachel Scott and Elaine Youngs in Sunday’s final of the AVP Nivea Tour Belmar Open Presented by Lexus.

Unlike their previous title wins in Huntington Beach, Calif. and Virginia Beach, Kessy and Ross needed to advance through the contenders’ bracket after losing to Scott and Youngs, 14-21, 17-21 Sunday in the winner’s bracket semifinals. With victories over Lauren Fendrick and Ashley Ivy (21-11, 21-13) and No. 2 seeds Nicole Branagh and Misty May-Treanor, 21-14, 19-21, 15-11, Kessy and Ross earned themselves an afternoon re-match with Scott and Youngs for championship bragging rights.

“It really fired us up,” said Kessy. “We did not want to lose to this team (Youngs and Scott) again and we wanted redemption from earlier in the morning. But advancing though the consolation bracket was definitely challenging.”

The Belmar Open marked the first tournament for Kessy and Ross as a number one seed.

“I think we come in with the same mentality in all of our matches, regardless of what our seed is,” Kessy said.

Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser ended June the same way they began it, with a win over John Hyden and Sean Scott in the finals of a tournament. The 2008 Olympic gold medalists secured their third championship of 2010 with a hard-fought victory over Hyden and Scott, 21-19, 21-15 in a battle of the top two seeds. On June 6, Dalhausser and Rogers captured the Huntington Beach Open with a win over Hyden and Scott, 21-16, 18-21, 15-9.

“We’re playing at a pretty high level right now”, said Dalhausser. “There’s some great competition out there, so we just have to continue to execute, especially defensively.”

Dalhausser and Rogers’ lone bump in the road this weekend came in the Game 2 loss to Casey Patterson and Kevin Wong, 22-20, during the semifinals. They rebounded to win the third and decisive game, 16-14, in advancing to the finals against Hyden and Scott, and earning their 52nd career championship together.

The AVP NIVEA Tour schedule resumes in three weeks with the Hermosa Beach Open, July 16-18 in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — Top seeds Jennifer Kessy and April Ross advanced Saturday to the semifinals at the AVP Nivea Belmar Open by beating Brooke Hanson and Lisa Rutledge.

Kessy and Ross are seeking their third straight tournament victory.

They will meet Rachel Scott and Elaine Youngs, who rallied to beat defending Belmar Open champions Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan. Also advancing were the teams of Nicole Branagh and Misty May-Treanor and Angie Akers and Tyra Turner.

In the men’s division, the top-seeded team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser — who won the Olympic Gold medal in 2008 — moved into the semifinals by winning three matches. If they win the title on Sunday, it would be there third tournament win this year.

Also advancing to the semifinals were the teams of John Hyden and Sean Scott, Will Strickland and Aaron Wachtfogel, and Casey Patterson and Kevin Wong.

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Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/06/26/volleyball.ap/index.html#ixzz0s2z6e7ub

Here we are again my favorite event of the entire year is when Pro Beach Volleyball comes to the east coast. This year in Belmar New Jersey sponsored by Nivea. Here are a few photos from the qualifier rounds today. I will also be posting a video highlight of the day so check back later. I will be working all weekend at the tournament so also come back to see some new media from this weekend.

AVP Nivea Tour Belmar Open Qualifier Rounds Begin from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

Over the weekend while filming the Big Apple BBQ Block Party I also took the time to film special videos for Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q and Leslie Roark Scott and Garry Roark of Ubon’s for a new Challenge on the Food Network being produced by High Noon Entertainment. After finishing the videos I received high praise from the entire company including the Senior Producer saying ” These were the best casting videos he had ever seen”. So take a look for yourself and let me know what you think!

Leslie and Garry Roarke working at the 2010 Big Apple BBQ Block Party

Ubon’s at the 2010 Big Apple BBQ Block Party New York City from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

Chris Lilly at the 2010 Big Apple BBQ Block Party

Big Bob Gibson’s Chris Lilly at the 2010 Big Apple BBQ Block Party from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

This evening Rita’s Italian Ice of Little ferry on Route 46 West hosted a fundraiser for the Ridgefield Fire Department Company 1. Rita’s of Little Ferry donated a portion of their proceeds that came in between 6pm – 9pm Thursday June 10th.  Lori Hoffman from the fire company who helped organize the event also mentioned that there will be a wet down at the fire company in Ridgefield at the end of September.

Here is a slideshow of photos

Last night I dropped by the Vimeo Offline event being held at SPiN NYC. the event was put together by vimeo and BFD Productions had the pleasure of hanging out with Dan Hayek and Andrea Allen and many other staff members. It was a great time and watched some amazing videos! Tons of great talent. check out the photos of the party

The music was provided by DJ Zack McTee who is also a seriously amazing filmmaker

check out Zack’s film here

Billy Cash – Live In Vegas from Zack McTee on Vimeo.

Slideshow of the rest of the photos are here

I live close to Teterboro airport in North New Jersey. The last two days military planes and helicopters have been flying overhead since Fleet Week has begun. Im a huge fan of Military Vehicles and when I started seeing that these guys were in town I was dying to photograph there presence. I headed over to Teterboro Airport Friday afternoon just after I saw an Osprey fly over our apartment. I managed to record a few clips and take a few photos as they were shutting down the planes for the night. I hope to capture more while they are in town but for now enjoy.

Fleet Week Arrives in the Tri-State Area Osprey and more at Teteboro from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

Untitled from Anthony Quintano on Vimeo.

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I just discovered the LOST-A-THON guys last night and made it here the day of the LOST finale to enjoy some of the excitement of the day and what these guys are doing. check it out at LOSTATHON.COM Here are some pics of the guys and the fans that are volunteering to help them.

(left) Andrew Ross and Aurelien Budynek from the band Daredevil Squadron

UPDATE: 6:24 AM May 23, 2010