NYC in January

[fuzzywuzzy]

Got a chance to spend a long weekend in NYC.

All shots with Flektogon 35/2.8. I'm finding it a great walkabout lens.

1) Skyline as seen from the top of the Rockefeller Center. It was clear and cold. The harsh sun on the water created color artifacts but the B+W version works for me.


2) Same vantage point, looking down on Central Park.


3) Spent a whole day at the American Museum of Natural History. It's awesome.


4) AMNH


5) AMNH


6) Times Square


7) Weird (moire?) artifacts on the girders, but the B+W still works for me.


Brooklyn Bridge. This is an HDR image, let me know what you think, don't hold back!


9) Another HDR image, close to Wall St. I like this one because you can see so many buildings, in so many styles. The other thing I like is it shows how on a sunny day it doesn't do you a damn bit of good at street level.


10) Central Park. As a country boy it's a bit surreal. I can see how New Yorkers would love it but it's all a too manicured for me, and you're still inescapably, obviously, in the middle of the city.

[Minolfan]

Nice pictures.
I like both HDR's because you did't exaggerate the effect.

[Yebisu]

Times Square and the subtle HDR on the Wall Street shot work best for me.

I think the Wall street shot could be improved by correcting the verticals. The buildings on the far left and right aren't leaning enough to be feature of the shot so I think it's best to straighten them.

[Nesster]

Excellent series, #2 surprised me a bit, as I started looking at it from the top, and did not expect the shade to hold that much detail. Was this with the Nex?

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