I love this view!! I took this photo looking towards southern Manhattan from the Top of the Rock. I’d highly recommend spending an evening up there for a few hours ranging before and after sunset.
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NYC's Vessel
I’ve posted a few photos for this structure in the past. This time is from the top looking down the center. You can see the elevator at the 7th floor, which we never used by the way…..
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Vessel and Empire State Building
During our last trip to NYC (last fall), MJ and I visited the Vessel and the High Line. While we walked the High Line, I captured this photo of the Vessel with the Empire State Building in the background. It was interesting to see it from a distance after being inside it a few minutes before hand. There was also this weird reflection of the sun off the building behind it that caused an odd bright contrasting space towards the top of the Vessel.
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NOLA Time Lapse
Before the world fell apart, MJ and I went on a cruise out of New Orleans. I captured this time lapse video from our cruise ship balcony as the ship left the Port of New Orleans.
NYC During Better Times
As we all struggle with the impacts of COVID world-wide, my thoughts go out to many areas around the world who are getting hit the hardest right now. One of those areas is NYC. I took this photo last year of the Oculus near the World Trade Center.
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NYC At Dusk
Here is a photo that’s been sitting on my hard drive for a couple of years waiting for it’s turn to shine. I took this just after sunset from the Top Of The Rock.
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High Line
If you ever get to NYC, check out the Highline. They took an elevated train track that runs for a few miles through Manhattan and converted it into an elevated city park called the Highline. This is one of the Highline green spaces with a pretty cool building next to it. Not exactly what you’d expect in Manhattan.
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Grace
I love traveling everywhere, but there is something special about Manhattan. I took this photo in August during our last trip to NYC. This is in midtown Manhattan on West 42nd Street. MJ and I were just walking by and I happened to look up….this was the result.
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H&M
Tonight’s post is from our last trip to NYC. As part of the trip, MJ and I were in Manhattan towards the end of July. Every time we go to NYC, I have a great time. On this night, we went to a rooftop bar near Times Square to grab a drink, some food and great sunset photos.
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New York Times
We had a great trip to NYC in August. MJ and I explored parts of the city we’ve missed in past visits. But one of our routine stops is always Gray Papaya Hot Dogs. Close to the mid-town location is the New York Times building. I’ve never really paid much attention to it in the past. It’s simple, clean, beautiful!!
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Looking Up
I don’t know about you, but my life has been very busy over the last couple of years. And know it has gotten worse lately, for the obvious reasons. I love photography and sharing my photos/thoughts with you on this blog. But it can be tough at times to keep this updated. With that said, here is a photo for you and a very short narrative.
This is another photo from the Vessel in the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan. This is from the inside looking up.
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Oculus Shadows
During our last visit to Manhattan, we visited the Oculus. What an amazing spot! It is basically a subway station, but that description doesn’t do it justice. This is an architectural marvel on the inside and out. It is so modern and all white throughout. It’s big from the outside, but once you go inside…wow!! There are three floors under street level with all kinds of cool stores and access to the subway platforms. Just wonderful.
We explored the inside and the outside (I took a ton of photos of course). I captured some traditional perspectives, but also some unique angles/composition like this photo. I loved how the shadows fell across the sidewalk and street.
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Vessel TKA
As you may already know, due to MJ’s FB post, we’ve been in NYC the last couple of days. This was one of our first stops upon arriving in the Manhattan. We explored this cool structure that is part art and part observation deck in the newly redeveloped Hudson Yards.
A few facts about this structure: It rises 16 stories and consists of 154 flights of stairs in a honeycomb pattern. There are 2,500 steps and 80 landings for visitors to climb. The final cost was near $200 million to build and is currently going by the title of Vessel TKA. TKA stands for Temporarily Known As because they don’t have a permanent name for it yet. The owners have a website dedicated to the public helping with the final name. The Vessel opened in March 2019.
As you can probably guess, I took a ton of photos from all angles….inside, outside, down low, up high, etc…
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One World Trade Center
MJ and I are heading to Manhattan soon for a short trip. I’ll get some work in and some fun in (via photography, site seeing & great food).
That upcoming trip had me thinking about our last Manhattan trip. Therefore, this photo of One World Trade Center from that trip.
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Old and New
I like this city photo a bunch and I’m not really sure why. Its probably just the contrast between the old building and the new skyscraper in the background. I took this last fall while I was in San Francisco. I spent probably 8 hours over three days just walking around the city capturing random photos here and there. It will be interesting to see if you like it as much as I do. There are photos I expect to get lots of love that do and others that surprise me and don’t. But I don’t know what to expect with this one. So let’s find out.
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ESB
I’m keeping it short tonight. Here is a photo I took of the Empire State Building just after sunset. I loved the colors in the sky that evening. What do you think?
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Super Bowl LIII
Today’s the day!!! Rams vs. Pats. I suggest we all sit back, enjoy the game and don’t take it to serious. After all, it is just a game. So if the Rams win, good for them and their fans. And let’s all have the same approach if the Pats win. I want it to be competitive and fun to watch. Have a great Super Bowl Sunday.
Today’s photos is one I took when the Patriots were in town playing the Steelers. I enjoyed capturing Brady and the Pats.
#12
Just one more day until the Super Bowl where #12 is going for #6 (his 6th Super Bowl win). We’ll see how this ends up, but I’m feeling good about it.
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GOAT
Here is another photo in my Patriots Super Bowl week series. Regardless of your perspective, no reasonable person can argue against Tom as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)….
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Gronk
I can’t call him a secret weapon, because everyone know how great he is…..but he is probably the key to whether or not the Patriots win the Super Bowl.
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