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Scott, thanks! This was taken on a Saturday in New York when an avenue running down to the tip on Manhattan was closed to vehicles, bikes and people only. When I first took this shot and brought it home, I wasn't thrilled. As I looked at it, I realized B&W had to be the way to go, and I think it did make a far more engaging "street" image. One thing I've really missed over the last few years in my work in digital photography has been working in B&W (old school, wet darkroom, although the dry and cracked hands are hardly missed). It wasn't until very recently getting a new printer, suitable for B&W, that I returned to experiment with it.

Thanks for your encouragement.

Henry

Maria,

Thanks very much for your critique. Yes, you're right, the horizon is a bit off. Wow, I didn't catch that. It was ruler straight on my print (I just went and checked) but my jpg anf tif's don't match. AAAH. Bad workflow error.

What struck me as I took this photo was of course the geometry of the structure. I should have concentrated on that. I think I tried too hard to bring it out within the "landscape", framing it in. Rather than drawing the eye to where I wanted, I did indeed misdirect. I think I do need to work on re-cropping this and see how to enhance the geometry of the structure, instead of throwing in points of reference that distract rather than enhance. I really appreciate your input.

Thanks,

Henry

Great photo with great timing! Congrats on this image.

Henry

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thanks for stopping to look

Henry

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Thank you for taking the time to look.

Henry

c/c/feedback really appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look.

A solid, strong image. Your title is perfect for this photo. My only thought might be to slightly increase the contrast, and bring up the white of the lighthouse (?) a bit. I really like your image.

Henry

Wonderfully engaging looking into their eyes. A very nice photo!

Henry

Beautifully done! What a great image.

Henry

A very nice and evocative image. The sun's reflection seems perfectly placed. I would consider, though, cleaning up the sky both directly over the setting sun, and what appear to be 2 birds in the upper right. I think they're distracting for such a well composed image. Congratulations on a great photo.

Henry

Governor's Island, in New York Harbor. Once a Coast Guard base, it has

been returned to New York as a park. It is utterly unlike New York

City, and brings the flavor of an image of the tranquil South brought

up to the North for New Yorkers to enjoy for a quick escape to.

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Thank you for your time.

Any and all c/c really helpful and appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

A sail around lower Manhattan.

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Thanks for taking a look.

One of the 4 Falls designed amd installed by Olafur Eliasson for

exhibition in New York, Summer 2008.

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Thanks.

Very nice photo! Good imagery, down to the difference in pavements, with the arc dividing the two.

Henry

Nicely done! I like your toning, which really enhances this photo.

Henry

Thanks! I could only see it in b&w. I appreciate your opinions.

Regards,

Henry

Dilip,

Thank you for your kind comment. I was fortunate the lighting was just so, but I think waiting for it was worth it.

Regards,

Henry

Carey, Meir,

Thanks for your comments. The lighting choice here was tricky. The photo faces northwest, so the sun was well behind the building skyline to the west, leading to the heavy sodium vapor lamp cast. To the right, the river was quite dark, yet ahead, the sky still held it's dark blue and had not reached twilight.

I decided to keep both components to contrast the transition along the building line at that hour, while traffic sped off into the remaining day. In a sense, the city was already adapting to the night, while others were racing towards whatever small bit of day remained to enjoy. The overall feel I hoped for seemed for me to be best felt in over-saturating the color, hopefully, elevating the intensity of the photo.

I can understand how it feels unnatural, but a smoother tonality didn't feel quite right. I think I need to revisit that thought, and see if a less stylized look would sooth the evening transition, rather than making it more jarring than perhaps I intended.

I appreciate your ideas.

Thanks,

Henry