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Looming Giant
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 8 October 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
one of my absolute favorite buildings in this city, the Sony Tower (formerly belonging to AT&T) looms its silent and classically elegant form over the local metropolitan landscape -- and against a bright blue sky... (as seen from the nearby entrance to the MoMA, midtown, manhattan).
how i love New York City!!!
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Mirko Herzner from Germany
Amazing light in this shot, DJ. I really like how you made the tower stand out from the darker buildings in front. The sky adds another interesting element.
8 Oct 2009 7:07am
Elaine- from Canada
gorgeous buildings Jaycee!!! and i love how sharp everything looks next to the blue sky!!! just beautiful my friend!!! xoxoxoxxoxoxoxox
8 Oct 2009 11:40am
callemie from Belgium
did you do it on purpose
you take everytime my projects from my photoclass hahahahahaahah
next time I come and shoot with you!
8 Oct 2009 3:33pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Beautiful architecture and a beautiful composition. A very fine image.
8 Oct 2009 4:12pm
manel from Girona, Spain
Me agrada la conjunción de lineas de estos edificios. Buen encuadre.
8 Oct 2009 6:11pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
As usual Jaycee, a beautiful shot and composition of this wonderful architecture. Love the angle that you took it at.
8 Oct 2009 6:33pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Yes, you love NYC and we can see this clearly in your photographs. A wonderful shot of this Baroque-like skyscraper!
8 Oct 2009 8:28pm
NADINE DERUYCK from KLUISBERGEN, Belgium
Definately ***** even **********stars !!!!!!!!!
Fabulous Jaycee !!!!!
8 Oct 2009 8:28pm
@NADINE DERUYCK: thanks heaps Nadine!!! :) x
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow...wonderful contrasts and colour! I love your point of view and the way you have used the tones of the buildings against each other along with the brilliant blue of the sky. Love this!
8 Oct 2009 8:32pm
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
excellent angle and perspective! what stands out here is the contrast between grey buildings and wonderful blue sky... quite striking!
9 Oct 2009 2:10am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Beautiful angle of view on those skyscrapers and nice treatment too. Beautiful sky too.
9 Oct 2009 4:08am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I must say I love New York as well, and you have done her proud with this photo. Stunning combination of colour and black and white - excellent!
9 Oct 2009 6:02am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
And just look how it contrasts against the architecture of the building to the right. Faaaaaabulous.
9 Oct 2009 8:01am
Brian Chen from Seattle, WA, United States
Haha, you are shooting with a XT and your photos are just as sharp! I like the strong lines leading up to the nice blue sky here.
9 Oct 2009 8:03am
@Brian Chen: lol -- thanks mate -- this one is a FLUKE... (!!!) lol :)
@k@: YES!! i love how you 'see' things!! :) x
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Great point of view. Fortunatly the sky is blue & luminous and makes an interesting contrast, because i find these buildings ( especially the black ones ) a little bit sad...
9 Oct 2009 12:27pm
Eric Rousset from Grasse, France
Well seen , nice low angle shot.
Thanks for support n comments, really appreciated as always ;-))
9 Oct 2009 12:30pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Outstanding perspective. Superb detail.
9 Oct 2009 1:23pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
As always... a great shot... I do like architecture...
Me, I am doing well... just really busy doing alot of stuff... our turn for the adoption is looming... I was impatient before... now I am wondering am I ready :) My guess is we will hear something by December... it has all been keeping me very busy...
Take care
9 Oct 2009 1:34pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Very very cool. The blues really set the shot off.
9 Oct 2009 3:26pm
grant from kansas city, United States
excellent jaycee. you show of this building well.
9 Oct 2009 4:44pm
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Such a neat, precious shot . Angle, colors, perspective , clarity, sharpness - all works super !
9 Oct 2009 4:50pm
Ken from United States
Wonderful positioning and angle. NYC buildings sure know how to stand tall when the camera is on them!
9 Oct 2009 5:46pm
Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom
Can really feel the buildings towering over us.
9 Oct 2009 9:29pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
Incredible blue in the sky and such a great contrast to the buildings. All of your great images of NYC may someday change my mind about big cities...
9 Oct 2009 11:53pm
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
How did you manage such blue sky with slow shutter speed? What a fantastic image!!! The perspective is spot on! Brilliant framing
10 Oct 2009 4:59am
@Magda: thanks Magda!! as for the blue -- it was very blue that day!! and the sky was pretty light too -- of course a little photoshop always helps!! :P cheers to you!!
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
wonderful image indeed! perfectly blue skies! nice pov!
10 Oct 2009 10:03am
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Love the selective coloring achieved here. The B&W treatment brings out a lot of texture detail in the buildings.
10 Oct 2009 5:54pm
Laurent from Lyon, France
very nice perspective and the selective colors makes a very good contrast.
11 Oct 2009 8:23pm
Nicolas Beaumont - Photographer from Paris, France
Great perspective ! Your love for NYC become alive with this picture.
11 Oct 2009 8:46pm
@Nicolas Beaumont - Photographer: thanks very much Nicolas!!! :)
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Like your perspective and the sudden blue color at the top. Nice shot.
12 Oct 2009 6:10am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Nice contrast of the tower against the blue sky. Nice angle too.
14 Oct 2009 3:41am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
I would love it too if I had the chance to visit, great angle shot here!
15 Oct 2009 12:39am
@Liang: thanks very much for the visit and comments Liang!! NYC is a great city to visit! be sure and put it on your list -- it will change you!!! :)
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