New York City is soooo pretty at sunset. Digital, about 17000x5500px.
Monthly Archive: December 2006
South Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Sunrise over the southern tip of Manhattan and the South Street Seaport. Digital, about 19000x4000px.
Wall Street Stock Exchange
The famous New York Stock Exchange, where money becomes liquid and flows and flows and flows and where it lands nobody knows. Digital, about 17000x6500px.
Flat Iron Building and Madison Square Park
The Fuller Building or as it is better known, the Flatiron Building, a name it acquired because it’s shape resembles the irons of its day, was one of the tallest buildings in New York City when it was built in 1902. Since it was one of the first buildings to use a steel skeleton, the …
Union Square Christmas Market
The Christmas market is set up like a fort, pretty on the inside, and not so pretty on the outside. Oh well, the park is still nice. Digital, about 17000x5000px.
Macy’s and Herald Square at Night
Christmas in New York City means bright lights and excessively decorated shopping windows. Macy’s and the other big department stores compete each year for the most elaborate windows of the season hoping to lure shoppers inside. I stood at this spot for about 30 minutes to take the 100 images for this panorama (one set …
Empire State Building from 5th Ave South at Night
This was a simple two shot panorama, taken right in front of the Museum of Sex. Their entrance niche gave me shelter and relief from the bone penetrating wind chill that night. The sidewalk was crazy busy with pedestrians, but you’d never know it because the 8 minute exposure made them all disappear. Analog, about …
59th Street Bridge and Manhattan
It’s not easy to find good places to shoot Manhattan. Lots of the good ones are owned by Con Edison or other companies, and they don’t let anyone on their property. I was trying to get a shot of the bridge from the south, but no such luck. Digital, about 17000x4500px. There is actually a …
Construction near Queensboro Plaza [Part 2]
Now, four months later, the construction is almost finished, the facade is coming up. I plan to take another panorama from the exact same location when it’s finished. Digital, about 17200x6500px.