I very rarely take photos in my own backyard. And it just so happens to be the neighborhood that many consider the most picturesque in all of New York — Dumbo in Brooklyn. I vow to change that and get out a lot more when I’m not traveling around chasing down wildlife. This image was taken between Pier 1 and 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where old pilings stick out of the East River. The recently completed Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center) can be seen to the right, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. I worked the location for about an hour, alternating between shots of the pilings and shots of the Statue of Liberty (which is just to the left of frame, cropped out of this particular composition). The light went from the fiery reds and yellows of sunset, to the cool blues of twilight. This 5-frame exposure was captured well into the blue period, just before I packed it in and walked the three minutes back home. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 19mm) ISO 400, f/14 at shutters speeds from 1 to 30 seconds
Light, color, perspective catch my eye first and then I smile because the cty’s angles are touched by the green trees. Trees have just te right amount of light on them.
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I very rarely take photos in my own backyard. And it just so happens to be the neighborhood that many consider the most picturesque in all of New York — Dumbo in Brooklyn. I vow to change that and get out a lot more when I’m not traveling around chasing down wildlife. This image was taken between Pier 1 and 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where old pilings stick out of the East River. The recently completed Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center) can be seen to the right, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. I worked the location for about an hour, alternating between shots of the pilings and shots of the Statue of Liberty (which is just to the left of frame, cropped out of this particular composition). The light went from the fiery reds and yellows of sunset, to the cool blues of twilight. This 5-frame exposure was captured well into the blue period, just before I packed it in and walked the three minutes back home.
As pheonix rises from the—-Ashes of our history river bones construct—-A not so ancient catacomb.
Light, color, perspective catch my eye first and then I smile because the cty’s angles are touched by the green trees. Trees have just te right amount of light on them.
Thanks Mary. It’s nice that a nice dose of green was added to Dumbo when they opened Brooklyn Bridge Park a few years ago.
Beauty, Sean.
just stunning!
Oh. My. God! Keep those vows, Sean, don’t forget!
You got it Angelina.
What an unique angle of NY, Sean… absolutely love this.
Thanks Tina.
So beautiful! I miss it!!
You’ll be back soon enough. I hope.
Amazing
great pic. great color, and cheap on the pokect book, what great way to- to speand your day.
Thanks Michael. And you’re right, sure is nice to get a few shots without having to pay for a plane ticket.