New York City - July 9-12

By BrassBear

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written 7/18/05 3:31 PM, published 7/18/05 3:31 PM

Tags: manhattan new york city

A friend and I recently made a trip to New York City to play tourist. Here are a few of the shots I came home with:

Lower Manhattan Skyline
Subway Cowboy
The Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building's Spire
Detail of the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park
The arch in Washington Square Park
Two buildings
The Post Office
Light between two buildings

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TURBO
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7/18/05 4:08 PM

I like the angle on the Chrysler building an the arch is very good... nice pics !!
- Hmm...Blonde or Brunette?

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lechar
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7/18/05 4:25 PM

very nice! i love the arch and the skyline.
detail is very good too!

- Jersey Girl

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Anonymous Hero
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7/18/05 4:37 PM

awesome pics. Love skyline and two buildings.

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KayN
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7/18/05 4:43 PM

Man, the Chrysler building is TALL! And, how did you get the detail pic? Is your zoom that strong, or were you in another building or something? All are good pics, but my fav is the skyline. Nice post!
- Ms.N

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BusyB1965
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7/18/05 5:10 PM

The Chrysler bldg is great, to me the Arch is magnificent, would like the skyline with a little less of the water.
- Blessings

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lifeonfilm
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7/18/05 5:29 PM

Nice shots!

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ROCKADEE
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7/18/05 5:31 PM

Nice Shots, Really Like The Two Night Shots!
- NATURE RULES!!!

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ShadesofBlueArt
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7/18/05 5:39 PM

Nice shot of the Fountain in CP. That's my fav.
- Art is what Art is!

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smalltown05
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7/18/05 5:50 PM

Fantastic shots! I've always loved the Chrysler Building and you do it justice. Cowboy and two buildings are also great.
- blow.....hard

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austinspace
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7/18/05 6:04 PM

BRASSBEAR???? My gosh, man, how are ya? Long time no...everything! 20 months, by my reckoning. These are, of course, up to your usual standards. Now how about another post sooner than later? Welcome back, Mr Editor!
- here and there

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Pyro43
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7/18/05 6:40 PM

All good shots, but it was "Lower Manhattan Skyline" that made me say, "Oh, my!"
- Mmmmmm... Multiplicative

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kwsNI
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7/18/05 6:52 PM

Welcome back, my friend. Nice pictures.
- Contumelious

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nirak
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7/18/05 6:56 PM

I like "Two buildings" the best- I think it's the dynamic composition.
I gotta get back to New York sometime.

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BrassBear
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7/18/05 8:17 PM

Thanks, all, for the kind comments; I appreciate the compliments! I should have some more shots soon.
Austinspace and kwsNI, my old commrades, good to see you are still both here! I was/am curious to see who of the people I knew back when still haunt these parts. The three of us (and Cory, of course) may be the only people who remember photographica from when it was blue (somewhere around 1999 or 2000, I believe). I hope you are both doing well. I am now living in Ohio, which is, well, nice.

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kwsNI
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7/18/05 8:27 PM

Tyd still hangs around. Not too many people from the ancient days, but we've got some kick ass photographers since then too. It seems like every month, this site gets more and more new, talented photogs.
But it's great to see you back. I hope you plan on sticking around. Doesn't look like your photography skills have rusted away.
- Contumelious

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austinspace
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7/18/05 8:33 PM

Ohio! Then North Dakota didn't suit you? You'll see the community here is stronger than ever--and the posts are as varied as can be. Again, welcome back! Folks, BrassBear was postin' on this here site before many of you were born!
- here and there

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BrassBear
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7/18/05 8:35 PM

KayN - To answer your question: actually, the photo of the spire of the Chrysler Building was taken from about five blocks away (from the ground), and is cropped from a much larger shot. I was surprised when I got home and saw the full-sized photo, just how much detail existed.
kwsNI - Good to hear tyd is still around, as well. Come to think of it, if someone had asked who I thought would still be here, I would have bet money on Cory, you, austinspace and tyd. You all always seemed the best and most enthusiastic contributors.

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BrassBear
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7/18/05 8:45 PM

austinspace- Yeah, I came to Ohio for another grad program, this one in American Culture Studeis at Bowling Green State University. It's actually a pretty nice little town, Bowling Green, and the people are good stuff. if only it were a larger city (where I'm more excited to photograph), than I would have a lot more to shoot pictures of. Ah well. I'm close to Detroit, which I still haven't spent much time photographing. It is ripe.

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doug
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7/18/05 11:32 PM

I was never a fan of leaving comments back in the day but your work was part of the reason I kept coming back back in '01 '02. Been wondering where you've been. W E L C O M E BAAAACCK!!!!

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BrassBear
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7/19/05 12:05 AM

doug- Thanks, man. Good to be back, and good to see another old name (the shot of a massive clump of weed wrapped in a wristwatch will forever be with me). By the way, I dig your avatar.

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Marksda1
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7/19/05 9:53 AM

I'm torn between these great shots! I think I had the strongest reactions to The spire and the detail of the fountain. Really great shots!
- Just a Wannabee

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Kody
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7/21/05 12:27 AM

Doug, where's that pictures???

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