Taking advantage of the last 15 minutes I had before needing to head inside Penn Station, I waited … and waited … for the perfect pedestrian to help frame this shot of the Empire State Building. And then this young woman stepped out of a taxi. It was a great way to end a great visit to NYC!
Black and white with bright lights of mayhem on a Saturday night in NYC when girls on a night out get caught in the fun of the NYPD holding back the protesting crowd at nearby Times Square.
What’s not to love about girls prepared for action – leather, denim, leopard spots, hair, attitude and cameras!
Grand Central Station in New York City is a font of photo ops (though I wish tripod use was allowed!). Spending time there with fellow Monochromians Joe Giordano and Patti Fogarty was worlds of fun. And in the midst of all my “oohing” and “aahing,” I spied this couple posing for what I figured was engagement photos. Of course, I just had to get in on the action!
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New York City’s Central Park provides some amazing views of the city that surrounds it.
This view from Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (the summer operation of the famous Wollman ice skating rink) captures the iconic and luxurious Pierre Hotel on the right, the General Motors Building in the middle (one of the few structures in Manhattan to occupy a full city block), and behind it, the 1396-foot residential tower called 432 Park Avenue.
At the time of its completion in 2014, 432 Park is the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere and the third tallest building in the United States. It is the second tallest building in New York City, behind One World Trade Center, and ahead of the Empire State Building. It also boasts a $95 million penthouse!
– shot with my much-less-expensive Fuji X100T –
Cooling down and kicking back. NYC streets of summer.
(Color version on Visual Venturing.) While roaming the streets of New York City with Joe and Patti, we crossed paths with this fantastic billboard at 42nd Street and 7th Avenue advertising the Batman Arkham Dark Knight video game. The NYC tourist bus in front was a happy coincidence.
-shot with Fuji X100T-
Peddle Back!
Your fat legs don’t want Rockaway Beach . . .
Manhattan Bridge. NYC.
Kiss me, it’s my B-Day!
NYC.
Lobby, Parker Meridien Hotel, New York City(Equally as stunning in color on Visual Venturing.) The perks of accompanying my husband on a recent business trip to New York City: staying in a Manhattan hotel with this amazing lobby. Sitting on the opposite side waiting for our names to be called for lunch in the hotel restaurant, I just had to take a picture — as much for the stunning mirrored architecture as for the two suited gentlemen busy on their respective electronic devices.
-shot with Fuji X100T-
A hot, humid, hazy mid-afternoon in New York City, and it was the final day of four that I spent last week in this wonderful metropolis. Shortened tourist lines found me 70 stories above street level atop the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, the 10th tallest building in NYC. The Top of the Rock Observation Deck offers spectacular views of Manhattan, which include the Empire State Building (a big selling point for spending $24 to ride the elevator here as opposed to visiting the top of the ESB). Plus the 70th floor deck is completely open-air at the top, with no security fences to shoot through. It’s a great place to take photos.
Despite the oppressive haze, Lower Manhattan was still a wonderful sight. In the distance stands Freedom Tower, at 1776 feet tall, and though barely visible this day, just off to its right on the tip of Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, Lady Liberty extends her welcome.
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