Freedom Tower Construction and the World Trade Center Memorial, New York City

Freedom Tower Construction and the World Trade Center Memorial, New York City

There is so much to photograph in New York City, but lately there has been a lot of talk of how to get a new and fresh vantage point, to take the shot that doesn’t exist, or at least exists a lot less. How do you get that in one of the most photographed places?

You keep your ear to the tracks as it were, and be up for opportunities when they appear. Like partaking in a little happy hour at a friend of a friend’s, with a little Friday night conversation and a few moments of photography.

I have yet to visit the WTC Memorial. I was here in NY when all this happened, so I don’t feel the need exactly to ‘check it out.’ I have been participating in it for 10 years already, with millions of others – I am not unique in that in any way.

The group of us talked a little bit of the towers, and how they used to look, towering over the plaza below. I can sense their volumes with the help of the squares cut into the plaza, that is for sure.

That feeling I think would be hard to get without this kind of vantage point. So I thank our host for his generosity on the evening, and the view…

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Full Moon Coming up Over the Queensboro Bridge, New York City

Full Moon Coming up Over the Queensboro Bridge, New York City

I’ve taken a photo from this park, Sutton Place Park at sunrise with the crescent moon – on a cold early morning…

But I went back to watch the moonrise. I watched it on the bridge itself from the farthest tower as it came over the buildings of Queens.

This photo came a little later as the moon rose steadily higher, passing through the truss work of the bridge and then near the pinnacles of that last tower.

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Friday Night Lights, New York City

Friday Night Lights, New York City

I tend to be early to things, and when I arrived to Brooklyn Bridge Park, I was the only camera there. I have never shot there before, but I was surprised I was the only one. Of course by he time I left, there were 20 people with tripods, mono pods, zoom lenses, fish eye lenses, etc.

I met a guy from London who was in NY for just a few days. He said he hopped a flight yesterday to NYC right before he starts a new job on Monday. He found a couch to surf on the Internet and was just walking and taking it all in. It ought to give him something to talk about on his first day…

I hung around until the sun was gone and the city lights started taking over. This was my last shot of 20 or so. I like the equality of the sunset and the city – a good balance between the blues of the sky and the blues of the water.

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The Start of the Sunset with the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

The Start of the Sunset with the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

As sunset approaches, you still can feel the warmth of the sun on your face, but on your back it starts to get cool. The sun gets weaker and weaker, as the colors grow and grow…

But I love this moment, as the city is still reflecting light, and not creating its own… It’s just a matter of time.

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Nighttime of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

Nighttime of Brooklyn Bridge Park, at the Base of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City

Another view of the glowing Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge Park. The carousel is definitely a main attraction for the park, and the weather that evening really allowed people a change to get out and enjoy a nice weekend evening in the city…

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