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This is from the 7th floor roof top terrace of The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (5th Avenue between 40th & 41st Street). The lowest building is the main New York Public Library and right behind it is Bryant Park. The tall angular/modern skyscraper is The Bank of America Tower. See map snapshot for reference and location:
My favorite time of the day to get about 15-20 minutes of this effect, which occurs during sun down where the warm glow of the sun tints all the white, gray and glass building into this “ochre” hue. The Chrysler Building takes on a new personality as it changes the color of the white brick into this ochre hue and further highlighting the “Nirosta stainless steel” detail of the 7 tiered spire, the chromium nickel stylized eagles at each corner look-out and other metal ornamentals inspired by parts on the automobile:
The Golden Hour -- great for landscape photography, as well. Cityscapes are awesome! Chuck
Incredible architectural details in the third pic (library?). Wish some of today's newly built buildings would focus more on some classic details/styles.
The Chrysler Building this evening with 1 Vanderbilt at the background:
That is a really cool Beaux Art Style Building at 452 5th Avenue which is “The Knox Building”. It is a NYC landmark, US national Registry of Historic Places and NY State Registry of Historic Places. Built in 1901 and designed by Architect John H. Duncan. I have a photo of the base of it and will post it when I find it. The mansard roof with dormer windows, the patinated verdi gris with all the elaborated sculptural classical elements makes that building stand out. The New York Public Library is just a hair north west of this rooftop terrace- you can see it from the 5th photo and it has a pediment roof at the main entrance. I was just inside it this past week and it has incredible spaces and study spaces that brings you back where libraries has style, class and vibe that feels like you are back in time. They are some incredible ceiling murals in that library. I’ll post some pics. soon…..
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This is one of the only few “Y” junctions in Manhattan. This is downtown financial district by the World Trade Center view from Greenwich St. and Vesey St. intersection looking up north. It splits from Vessey St. into Greenwich St. and West Broadway. The skyscraper on the back ground (on the left side) is “The Edge” at Hudson and Yards (33th-30th St.). The skyscraper deep in the background on the right is the Bank of America Tower (corner of 42nd St. and 6th Ave.):
There are a lot of commissioned murals here in NYC. This is by the World Trade Center (Church and Vesey St.) by Japanese Artist “Dragon76”:
Tim @trc65 - this one I took several days before and you can actually see the main New York Public Library. I cheated on this photo as there would have been no way to clear the glass panel to get a shot of the library- so the lens kissed the glass.
I was trading messages with another guy on a fishing forum about composition in photos and posted these three I took to illustrate a point. Besides, this thread needs something to balance all the cosmopolitan photos of city life....
Mt Eolus, looking south from a trail off Hwy 550 in Colo.
Rainbow against a stormy sky in Clark's Fork Valley MO
Queen's Garden Bryce Canyon, early morning sun
Mt Eolus, looking south from a trail off Hwy 550 in Colo.
Rainbow against a stormy sky in Clark's Fork Valley MO
Queen's Garden Bryce Canyon, early morning sun
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Grand Tetons at sunset
Alaska
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Sublime and breathtaking views from Mother Nature @DLJeffs and @Steelart99! Keep them coming! Tiresome seeing pics of cityscapes being posted 
By Tennessee Standards - that ain't much of a "Y" - everything is blocked!! Otherwise very good pictures!
A NYC swimming pool - it's all they have room for because of the buildings!! 
Wandered into downtown, South of Bowery craving for particular food. It is “Purple Reign” city theme tonight………
Anybody ever had the pleasure of photographing straight up where the camera and the lens is completely flat line? It is totally gives a different perspective and experience as you lay in the ground. Things appear to be hovering over you, or a seam opens up in the sky, congestion, there is dynamic tension between real and artificial both in shape, form and color……
Ducks at sunset.
What is Purple Reign?
@Mike Hill - it is a play on words for “Purple Rain”.