Tag Archive for 'new-york'

It’s a Jungle Out There

09Nov08

Downtown

01Nov08

From Wikipedia: Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city’s core, usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense.

The view from the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building as one looks downtown. There are a few NYC landmarks in this picture, some more prominent than others.

Tip of the Spear

30Oct08

This shot is similar to my HDR image of the Empire State Building … but different. This is not an HDR, and it’s a different exposure (I promise). My Dad recommended I give this treatment a try, and I must say, I really do like it. Thanks, Dad!

Incomparable

29Oct08

The shadow of the incomparable Empire State Building falls on New York City on a clear, brisk day. This is a 3 exposure HDR taken from the 86th floor observation deck.

Up, up, and away!

26Oct08

The top of the Rockefeller Building disappears into a cold, dark night in New York City.

The Rock

26Oct08

From Wikipedia: [The] Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. [...]

Reach for the Sky

25Oct08

I’m back from New York with lots of photos to go through. Here’s one I whipped up first thing this morning. I shot this HDR from the top of the Rockefeller Building. I’m still improving…I hope.

September 11, 2001

11Sep08

I’m afraid I don’t have a better photo to commemorate 9/11. That’s because, firstly, I am not a great photographer, and secondly, because I have not sought to take that photo (yet). In fact, if you’re reading this at all it means I somehow managed to upload this photo before emotions and the [...]

conEdison and the Lower East Side

08Jun08

While walking around the Lower East Side with my brother I spotted this scene, and it just seemed to want to be photographed. I can’t really explain. I’ve been messing with this photo for awhile and finally decided to just upload it.

“You can’t stick it on with soap, Peter. It needs sewing.”

17May08

Taken in the Sheep Meadow in Central Park. It was a beautiful day.