The East river, separating Manhattan from Queens and the rest of Long Island

Taken at twilight, photo depicts the East River separating Manhattan from Queens and

the rest of Long Island. This photo was taken from atop the Empire State Building.

Very good picture with rich details. Horizon is slightly tilt. My best. Hamid.

Anand,

Like you, I am relatively new to digital photography (and photo.net) and am really trying to improve my skills.  This site has been great for that!  I really like your night panoramas of NYC and surroundings...although there is another one in your portfolio I personally like better than this one...this one seems to have a slightly tilted and curved horizon.  In your portfolio, by the way, I especially liked some of your HDR stuff.  I know some people don't like the effect of HDR, but I think in some cases it serves to paint a very specific mood.  Just wondering...can you go up to the top of the Empire State Building with a tripod?  Never been there and would love to see these views myself!

@Hamid - Yes, I did notice the tilt, but decided to keep it as-is since it emphasized the natural curvature of the earth, which is fairly pronounced from the top of the ESB - no kidding ;-) But in retrospect, i think i could have straightened it out and still kept the curvature noticeable. 

This is great feedback. Thank you! Please keep 'em comin' ;-)

@Daniel - I had a look at your portfolio and you have some terrific photos in there. I couldn't tell you're a newbie looking at them. Great stuff. I'm a big fan of HDR, but I try not to go overboard (but that's difficult, since HDRs are so much fun ;-) 

Tripods aren't allowed on the top of the ESB, but you can rest your camera on the safety grills to steady it a bit. There's a lot of jostling up there, and not much room to move about. 

Thanks for the info, Anand!