New York City skyline and Central Park from above.
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When the day stretches out
leaving a trail of sighs
in its wake,
the sky
and the infinite
slowly implode
folding themselves into one another
until all that is left
is a never-ending horizon
reaching out towards
the rest of forever.
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This is a view of Central Park and the skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan as seen from above. It was taken with the Sony A77 from the top of the Empire State Building on an impossibly perfect morning. Upper Manhattan sits in the distance with the Chrysler Building and Queens to the right. The trees of Bryant Park are peeking out in the bottom-left part of this image.
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Panorama of the New York City skyline in silhouette at sunset.
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Night pulls its blanket of darkness across the sky as the sun pours the last of its gold over the city.
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New York City Skyline Silhouette Panorama
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A client requested an 8 foot wide version of this panorama this past weekend. While my main online New York City photography store has this image (along with some of my other panoramas), the lab I use there which is quite wonderful doesn’t print up to those dimensions.
Thankfully, another place that I sell my photography online was able to accommodate such a request. Here it is: New York City Skyline Panorama. I am very happy that the requested large version will be on its way to that awesome person soon!
If anyone has requests like this, I always do my best to try to accommodate. To contact me about a request or to ask a question, feel free to email me at my business email.
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Looking out over the skyscrapers of New York City skyline in Midtown.
Driven by an imagination stirred by visions Batman flying through Gotham, I used to have vivid dreams when I was younger of flying through the skyscrapers that are part of the midtown Manhattan skyline.
This cluster of skyscrapers is one of my favorites. These buildings seem to huddle together in a solemn solidarity: titans comprised of multitudes of urban aspirations.
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The New York City skyline viewed from above looking out over the roof tops of midtown Manhattan.
Earlier today, I posted a dense cityscape of midtown Manhattan looking south towards the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. I thought it would be interesting to follow it up with this particular image.
Facing north, looking towards upper Manhattan what stands out visually is Central Park. Central Park is “is 2.5 miles (4 km) long between 59th Street (Central Park South) and 110th Street (Central Park North), and is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide between Fifth Avenue and Central Park West.”
“The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year and was completed in 1873….The park, which receives approximately thirty-five million visitors annually, is the most visited urban park in the United States.
…While foliage in much of the park appears natural, it is in fact almost entirely landscaped. The park contains several natural-looking lakes and ponds that have been created artificially,extensive walking tracks, bridle paths, two ice-skating rinks (one of which is a swimming pool in July and August), the Central Park Zoo, the Central Park Conservatory Garden, a wildlife sanctuary, a large area of natural woods, a 106-acre (43 ha) billion-gallon reservoir with an encircling running track, and an outdoor amphitheater, called the Delacorte Theater, which hosts the “Shakespeare in the Park” summer festivals. Indoor attractions include Belvedere Castle with its nature center, the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, and the historic Carousel. In addition there are numerous major and minor grassy areas, some of which are used for informal or team sports, some are set aside as quiet areas, and there are a number of enclosed playgrounds for children.”
This is a fascinating bit of trivia: “The real estate value of Central Park was estimated by the property appraisal firm, Miller Samuel, to be $528,783,552,000 in December 2005.” Source
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The Midtown skyline looking towards Downtown from above. Midtown, New York City.
The New York City skyline never ceases to amaze me. There is always a new view or another vantage point that provides a view that takes my breath away.
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