NY Through the Lens - New York City Photography

The Brooklyn Bridge. New York City.

When the clouds pull their veils back from the sky’s face after a storm, the light hits the world at such an angle that even the most rigid man-made creations glimmer like the water’s surface in the sun.

If you could distill New York City down to an essence so pure that it glimmered in such a way, it would look like this: captured, cooled, magnificent in its indistinguishable hand-woven-steel beauty.

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The Brooklyn Bridge and the skyscrapers of the lower New York City skyline.

The outline of the city’s memory rests in dreams so delicate they are paper thin and creased by time.

As hope escapes from excited utterances of urban dreamers, it etches itself into every structure: a permanent impression emblazoned on the cityscape secured in the vault of eternity.

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The Heart of the Brooklyn Bridge - the New York City skyline.

If the Brooklyn Bridge could pick the perfect Valentine, it would be New York City. It’s hard to argue that the Brooklyn Bridge’s heart isn’t completely devoted to New York City.

Its steel arteries all seem to lead away from its center towards the magnificent skyline that dominates lower Manhattan while its metal veins travel from Brooklyn to its very core.

I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day personally but I wish each and every one of you a fabulous Valentine’s Day if you celebrate it. Here is to hoping that everyone finds a special someone at some point who is the New York City to their Brooklyn Bridge.

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Autumn in New York City. A view overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn Bridge Park. Dumbo, Brooklyn.

On overcast autumn days, clouds cover the city in a dreamlike haze, wrapping everything in shades of grey and melancholy. Colorful trees and structures awaken the slumbering city from its somnambulistic state.

These last attempts of awakening are the ones remembered vividly before the winter’s shades of solitude set in only interrupted by bare branches and cool steel until the city fully awakens in the spring again.

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The Brooklyn Bridge. New York City.

One of my favorite things to do is to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge. I never take it for granted that I live in (relative) walking distance from one of the most photographed bridges in New York City. It’s an iconic legend and everything anyone tells you about the bridge’s views is absolutely true. It’s equally breathtaking at sunset, sunrise and at night when the building’s lights that make up the lower New York City skyline shine like a multitude of twinkling stars.

What I love most about bridge walks here in New York City is the changing view and the vantage points over the river. Brooklyn Bridge is also stunning due to its structural and architectural elements. It’s hard not to gaze up in wonder at the cables which lead the eyes towards its beautiful arches. There is always one point in my bridge adventures where I spend far too long with my head thrown back gazing up at these sorts of things that I almost tip over. Thankfully, I am usually not the only one experiencing this silly dizzying phenomenon .

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I will be absent from these parts for the next 3 days. My last semester of school starts early tomorrow morning and I am going directly from school in the evening to Philadelphia for a few days. A friend of mine who lives in Philadelphia will be moving to Ireland in a few weeks and so we will be celebrating her upcoming move. I love Philadelphia so much. The last time I was there I didn’t have a real camera with me so I am looking forward to getting a few photos of the city.

However, I am a bit worried about the imminent hurricane! New York has declared a State of Emergency. Thankfully my neighborhood is not in an evacuation zone but I live very close to an area on the Lower East Side that has major issues with flooding and is in Zone C. Zone C is a zone that experiences storm surge flooding from a major hurricane only (Category 3 & 4) and no one really knows how forceful Hurricane Irene will be when it gets in the vicinity of New York City. I am trying to think positively. The facts that give me some peace of mind currently are that my cats will be well taken care of and my building is very low to the ground.

To all my East Coast friends: please stay safe. Have a great weekend everyone!

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The New York City skyline viewed from above looking out over the roof tops of midtown Manhattan.

I love this view of New York City’s roof tops. This particular view is from the vantage point of midtown facing south. You can just make out the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge in the distance. For an island, Manhattan is packed to the brim in some spots with buildings. When people imagine Manhattan, I suspect this is what they have in mind; a dense island with nothing but man-made structures filling the landscape. Of course, there is so much more to Manhattan and the range of diverse natural environments that can be found nestled in amongst the buildings is also impressive. Still, it’s interesting to view the dense cityscape portions of New York City.

I like this little quip about midtown: “As New York’s largest central business district, Midtown Manhattan is indisputably the busiest single commercial district in the United States, and among the most intensely and diversely used pieces of real estate in the world. The great majority of New York City’s skyscrapers, including its tallest hotels and apartment towers, lie within Midtown. More than 700,000 commuters work in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments; the area also hosts many tourists, visiting residents, and students. Some areas, especially Times Square and Fifth Avenue, have massive clusters of retail establishments. Sixth Avenue in Midtown holds the headquarters of three of the four major television networks, and is one of a few global centers of news and entertainment. It is also a growing center of finance, second in importance within the United States only to Downtown Manhattan’s Financial District. Times Square is also the epicenter of American theater.” Source

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The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline as seen from the walkway of the Manhattan Bridge.

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The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park.

This is one of my favorite waterfront views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline. I love that you can get super close to the river; so close that you can see and hear the river waves crash against the rocks.

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My article for NearSay this week is a photo-guide about the Manhattan Bridge and the views from the Manhattan Bridge pedestrian walkway (the photo in this post is one of the many views that can be seen from the walkway). I also included some information about the architectural and structural details as well as views of the bridge from the Brooklyn side (which are not to be missed).

I loved writing and composing this particular photo-guide because I think the Manhattan Bridge gets ignored in favor of its prettier cousin, the Brooklyn Bridge. However, the views from the Manhattan Bridge are breath-taking and the walk over the Manhattan Bridge is a great walk.

You can view the photo-guide by clicking through the photo above or by clicking this link:

The Manhattan Bridge and its Stunning Views

Enjoy :).

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Brooklyn Bridge.The view is from Dumbo, Brooklyn.

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The view is of the Manhattan skyline, Brooklyn Bridge and FDR Drive as seen from the pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge.

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The Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge seen from the pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge.

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The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

This is still one of my favorite views of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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