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New York

29 images Created 14 May 2016

New York City.
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  • Central Park in New York City is an oasis for the soul.  One does not often find such a serene location in the midst of one of the most bustling cities in the world.  It was just after 5am on this rainy morning that I ventured out into the park to find the mall welcoming me with these fresh fall colors.
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  • New York City is one of my favorite locations for photography.  I am in continual amazement on the variety of urban locations that capture my attention.  Yet, the solitude that I found in Central Park this early foggy morning helped me to slow down and enjoy the peace and serenity in the middle of the most popular cities in the world.
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  • Fall colors bring a new atmosphere to Central Park in the ever bustling New York City.  With the morning rain reflecting the light I couldn't help but to be amazed by the spectacle around me.  An occasional passerby would greet me but the peace of this park was a welcoming pleasure in the city that never sleeps.
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  • The opportunity to view New York from the Freedom Tower was breathtaking.  Watching multiple storms across the horizon was all together surreal.  This was a prime opportunity that doesn't come often.  The level of detail was made possible with seven successive frames panning across the scene.  With so much going on in this image one can only truly capture it in person.
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  • It's not often you find a whole subway car to yourself in New York City.  Yet, after a long night shooting the city life it was time to go home.  I was about to leave the station when I noticed the absence of everything.  Luckily I still had the camera at the ready for one last shot.
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  • I waited hours for the sun to set over one of the most popular cities in the world.  This scene is a composite of nine shots providing impectable clarity at full resolution.
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  • I spent a long day scouting different angles to shoot the Brooklyn Bridge but it wasn't until I started walking back to the city that I looked up and was in awe.  The age of the bridge adds to its character but doesn't help for long shutter speeds.  I could feel the vibration and sway in the walkway as cars sped by below.  Dodging runners and bikes, I set up the camera, pointed up and hoped for less traffic.
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  • Nostalgia can overcome you as you peer over the edge overlooking the great city of New York.  This image conjures memories as a child eagerly wanting to look through the tower device.
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  • I could walk this route for miles, or at least the length of the bridge.  It was a beautiful night and a great way to see the city of New York come alive at night.
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  • The mood in the city really changes when the sun quits for the night.  The architecture comes alive.  Atop the Rockefeller Center observation deck all I could hear was the cool wind whip by and the sound of a hundred people trying to get a selfie.
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  • I spent a long day scouting different angles to shoot the Brooklyn Bridge but it wasn't until I started walking back to the city that I looked up and was in awe.  The age of the bridge adds to its character but doesn't help for long shutter speeds.  I could feel the vibration and sway in the walkway as cars sped by below.  Dodging runners and bikes, I set up the camera, pointed up and hoped for less traffic.
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  • This shot had a little surprise when I got back to the digital dark room.  The star constellation Ursa Major felt a little photogenic that night.
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  • The Brooklyn Bridge has earned its place in the landscape of the Empire State.  It has withstood more than the test of time.  This view, looking up up at the second tower, was intended to show the size and enduring strength of the bridge.  Yet, after some time I noticed the new World Trace Center under its arch in the lower left.  I saw this and thought this symbolic of our own enduring strength to overcome.
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  • There is so much going on in this single frame.  I still get caught looking all over this shot noticing more things lost to the naked eye.
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  • New York is best explored by foot.  This is one of my most surprising shots due to the amount of comments I get.  Shooting in monochrome helped to even out the frame drawing the eye naturally across the entire shot.
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  • This is one of my favorite shots of the New York skyline as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge.  Angela and I had spent the day shooting across the water and decided to walk back to the city over the bridge.  She found a friend in one of the beat cops patrolling the bridge.  I was easily distracted in the sights so I leaned over the edge and rested on the cross beam and let the city to the rest.
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  • I could walk this route for miles, or at least the length of the bridge.  It was a beautiful night and a great way to see the city of New York come alive at night.
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  • Known to the locals as DUMBO or Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, this small neighborhood of Brooklyn provides a unique view into Manhattan as the Manhattan bridge perfectly frames the Empires State Building in the distant horizon.
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  • I waited hours for the sun to set over one of the most popular cities in the world.  This scene is a composite of nine shots providing impectable clarity at full resolution.
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