Standard photo of the Brooklyn Bridge

Hello,

The Brooklyn BRidge looking back toward Manhattan. I know this spot very well since I led tours there for several years...Peregrine Falcons nest on this bridge. Up until 1999, they nested under the left arch (go back and find the "cutout" under the left/south arch. (I think it is the walkers and not bikers side.) Anyway, beginning in 2000, the Peregrines were nesting on the Brooklyn side arch (again south side; the pedestrian side definitely). Don't know about peregrines? Send an email with your address and I will send an info flyer that I wrote about NYC Peregrine Falcons and what to look for when/where.

As for the photo: on my screen it is a bit dark; the whites need a bit more snap. But overall, I alwys enjoy NYC landscapes, especially with abstract geometrical designs in them. I like that the sky is dark (orange filter?)...

Is this a pre- 9/11 or post 9/11 photo? The World Trade Towers would have been just to the left. The Woolworth Building should be somewhere in the distance, center left.

Let me know about the peregrines. If you visit this area regularly, you would like knowing about them and watching them too.

Robert DeCandido

rdcny@earthlink.net

The photo is post 9-11, it was an unseasonably beautiful day in April - I got a sunburn while on this walk. The sky was quite blue that day, and I made it extra dark by using a deep red filter (#29 I think it was) with Ilford SFX 200 film, which is not really infrared film but is sensitive at that end of the scale. With the deep red filter you get a near infrared effect.

I grew up in New Jersey, and my family lives there still, so I get there to visit from here in Portland, OR quite frequently. I will look for information on the falcons, I'd love to see that.