Last time I was in New York City I got the chance to take this photo from the Top of the Rock (30 Rockefeller) of the the Empire State Building with One World Trade being constructed in the background. I just happened to get the beacon on One World Trade lit up as a sign of hope in the years to come.
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - Grand Central Station New York City
Grand Central Station is one of New York's most famous landmarks. It was built in 1913 to be used as a train station, but now it has become more known for its sky-high ceilings and gigantic arches that are adorned with gold accents all throughout the building. Grand Central holds an impressive amount of people every day who travel through this terminal on their way home or out into the city itself.
Grand central station is one of NYC’s most iconic buildings which draws attention due to its stunning architecture & ceiling design along with being able hold thousands of commuters daily while giving them access beyond just trains!
Grand Central Station New York City
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - The Flatiron Building New York City
This is a photograph of the famous Flatiron building in NYC. It was built in 1902 and designed by Daniel Burnham, who also designed Grand Central Terminal which you can see to its right here under that white archway. Its nickname comes from how it looks like an iron when viewed at just the perfect angle with one corner pointing toward New York City's Madison Square Park where this photo was taken near 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue.
Flatiron Building in New York City
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - New York City Skyline | Top of the Rock | 30 Rockefeller
The view of New York City from the top of Rockefeller Center is absolutely stunning. The scene looks like a painting, with each building so intricately made and detailed you could pick out any one in your mind's eye if it were to be torn apart before your eyes. Each skyscraper reaches up towards an infinite sky full or dark clouds that seem ready to swallow them whole just as soon as a single ray passes through their thin walls into space beyond our world - all this while people wander about at ground level going on about business unaware they are surrounded by beauty few have ever seen
New York City from Top of 30 Rockefeller
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art -The Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an iconic American skyscraper located in New York City. It was built during the Great Depression and stands at 927 feet tall, making it one of the tallest buildings ever constructed.
The Chrysler building is a well known Skyscraper found on 5th Avenue . The construction began 1930-1931 which occurred during America's depression era where most people had lost their jobs so they needed to build up something better for them selves , this allowed many men who were once jobless land high paying careers working as engineers or builders that contributed into finishing such amazing structure like what can be seen today standing over looking Manhattan .
The Chrysler Building - New York
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in New York City. It connects Manhattan to a section of Brooklyn that contains lots of trees and grass, as well as many pedestrians who walk across it every day on their way to work or home from shopping at nearby stores. Even though people always see cars driving over this bridge all hours throughout the day, I’ve never seen anyone actually drive onto it myself!
The Brooklyn Bridge
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York that connects Manhattan to the borough of Brooklyn. It opened for public use on May 24, 1883 and has become an iconic symbol of New York City. The architectural firm John Roebling's Sons designed it after two other bridges they built across the East River.
New York City is filled with iconic landmarks but it’s hard to say that any are more famous than the Brooklyn Bridge.
Brooklyn Bridge - NYC
Cheap Wall Art | Printable Wall Art - New York City (NYC) - Bethesda Fountain
The Bethesda Fountain in New York City is a beautiful place. It depicts the Angel of Water, who stands above four water beasts representing sea creatures and it has an inscription from The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare: "So shines a good deed in this naughty world."
The historic Bethesda fountain located at Central Park in NYC is absolutely gorgeous! This angel statue represents some kind of goddess with her hands open to release fresh running waters into 4 basins that also have symbols for each season engraved on them which are supported by 4 classy lion sculptures standing vigil next to their respective seasons. Also inscribed around these statues (in English) reads “SO SHINES A GOOD DEED IN THIS NAUGHTY WORLD”.
Bethesda Fountain Central Park New York City
New York City
If you follow me on social media, you know that I visited New York City in March. It was nice to be able to walk the city with no specific plans or agenda. It gave me the opportunity to explore the city in a way I never have before. I had been to Brooklyn only once before but I decided to start my adventure in the Dumbo area. I explored Water Street and the surrounding area on foot, taking in the great views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge.
After exploring Dumbo I set off to cross the Brooklyn Bridge by foot. The bridge is a timeless icon and with the Manhattan skyline in the background I couldn't help but shoot images every few steps. The symmetry of the cables paired with the ancient arches and metal skyline created a powerful contrasting subject.
After walking back into Manhattan, I stayed on foot and crossed lower Manhattan to the west side. From there I snaked my way from lower Manhattan to the Flatiron building on 5th Ave and 22nd St. I set up across the street and fired off a few shots. I was trying to get an interesting perspective of such a unique building. I thought I had the shot captured, but something told me to hang out for a few more minutes. The day had become quite cloudy, and suddenly the sun popped out of the clouds just to the right of the building. It looked like the sun was directly behind the building. I quickly fired off a handful of shots to capture the moment. The moving traffic and people made this one of my favorite photos from the trip.
From the Flatiron Building I continued north to the Empire State building, ending at a friend's house in midtown. My Fitbit friends must have wondered where I was that day because I clocked in just under 19 miles and 35,000 steps!
During the rest of my trip in New York I headed back to the Top of the Rock for some night photography. I didn't realize that One World Trade now had a white beacon at the top of the spire. I was very moved and impressed by the image of old New York (the Empire State building) with the new New York (One World Trade) and the history it represents.
On a different night I went to the top of the Empire State Building to try to get a good vantage point of the Chrysler Building. I had never been to the top of the Empire State building before. Being in the middle of Midtown, the views are not as good in my opinion as the Top of the Rock. The redeeming factor is that it's the only public building I know of that has great views of the Chrysler Building. I thought it would take me longer to get to the Empire State Building and through security so I left early. Turns out to get through everything was a breeze so I ended up standing around at the observatory deck for almost an hour in order to capture this photo. The extra time allowed me to test out the composition from different angles and ultimately end up with this shot.
I spent the morning of my final day of shooting in Grand Central Station. I got there after rush hour so the terminal was not super packed. I've read that Grand Central is not too keen on tripods so I found a good rail that I could prop up my camera on. I shot this image with about a half second exposure to capture the motion trails of the people. I really love the couple in the bottom center of the photo. Their slight motion blur and shadow as they walk toward the light created an ethereal feel against the grand architecture.
The rest of the day I spent walking Central Park and Wall Street. The Wall Street area was crowded but Central Park was relaxing. Once again I had never spent a lot of time walking the park and I was very impressed. My favorite part was the Bathesda Fountain area.
I had an amazing time walking and exploring the city. I'm looking forward to the next time I'm in NYC and can get some air time in a helicopter tour.
New York City - 2013
I few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to take a brief trip to New York City for a wedding. I knew I wouldn't have a lot of time to shoot but I figured I could squeeze in a few hours so I brought my camera gear.
Williamsburg Bridge from the East River.
The first day in the city I took a boat tour of Manhattan. The tour started in midtown on the East River and headed south past battery park and out to the the Statue of Liberty. It was a perfect clear day. I brought my circular polarizer to help make the colors pop and to fight the glare from the buildings and the water. It was very cool to see Manhattan from the water. The buildings seem to come right up the shoreline and dominate everything around them.
After the boat tour I had a few hours to travel the city. I wanted to walk the Brooklyn Bridge and shoot Manhattan from under the Brooklyn Bridge but we didn't make it out there. Instead I decided to go to the Top of the Rock to try to capture the sunset.
Statue of Liberty
I thought buying tickets and getting up the elevator would be quick but it took a lot longer than I had thought. Fortunately I had given myself just enough time to get up to the observation deck before sunset. The views of Midtown and downtown were truly amazing and I totally lucked out with the sunset that night.
Top of the Rock - Rockefeller Center - New York
Top of the Rock - Rockefeller Center - New York
I was able to get some great shots of the sun setting over Manhattan and captured this one that is now in my portfolio.
Top of the Rock - Rockefeller Center - New York