Good view..... well spotted....

I like how he is lined up with his arm out-reaching between the two flag poles.

His other arm is making the gesture that people make when they are hearing the voice of god. Perhaps its genuine? I know it might make me go a little unkempt and a little crazy too...

This is just great, great. There's a story behind this, and its central character is very intriguing.

great capture! looks like he's preaching...

a fanatic man or a coincidence?

Great shot. It reminds me of the street preacher I saw while I was in DC. I was looking to see if you were on photoblogs.org. It doesn't look like it. You should consider joining. You could get a lot more exposure of your great photos. Thanks for sharing.

well done.
i've taken a few pics of this guy...he was not very appreciative. did he give you any hassle?

Todd: No hassle I was in stopped at a light in a cab and took one quick frame out the window. The shot took all of one second so I don't think he noticed. He was shouting in German and then speaking in tounges.

Gilberto: I am on photoblogs.org: http://www.photoblogs.org/profile/mexicanpictures.com/

I'm glad you've posted a bit of an explanation. I could understand the exuberant body language, but it wasn't quite clear to me what he was actually doing. His right arm seems to be the position of using a cell phone.

Really excellent.

Hey I am interning at the building in the background and see this guy everyday. I would love to know his story, but dont want to ask him! He stands in the middle of park ave holding a book (bible??) and clutching his head while he preaches in tongues. I think he's crazy but if anyone knows please let me know.

I really like this shot because everythng in ít seems to go upward which I think is a nice perpective and quite apposite considering it is taken in NYC.

The "downside" of this is that I am german too and quite worried what kind of impression Germans tend to give in other countries when they are standing in some public places preaching...this preaching seems to be a big thing among Germans. I saw people like this guy all over the world, doing the exact same thing. It´s odd when you travel places like Russia and find a German preaching at Lake Baikal.

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I remember seeing this guy on my way to work each morning. He would yell, gesticulating with his bible, kicking up dirt like he was goose stepping to Hell.