New York City

rookieshooter · September 20, 2009

Went back to NYC with the wide angle again, took some pics of buildings mostly.

D700
Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8 handheld

#1

#2 Ferry leaving to the Statue of Liberty

#3 Inside statue of Liberty

#4 Crown of the statue

#5 Leaving the Statue

#6 Battery park immigrant statue

#7 Hungry squirrel

#8 Cool wall

#9 Apple store fountains

#10

#11 A hotel

#12 slow shutter

#13 Building at day

#14 Building at night

#15 Intersection

#16 Building

#17 A Synagogue

#18 A building

#19 The doorman made me stand here to take this pic and wouldn't let me in the middle or sides. He said famous people live there so they don't allow paparazzi to take pictures.

#20

#21 View from my hotel room

Mr. Quiet · September 21, 2009

Very nice shots rookieshooter! Love number 20!

Awais Yaqub · September 21, 2009

Man !
These photos have increased curiosity to visit NY inside me ! amazing photographs and buildings

rookieshooter · September 26, 2009

Does anyone have any "these suck" type of thoughts? I know when you look at pics on a forum it's usually not usual for someone to say "this sucks" but if anyone has thought that about any of these pics, please let me know. I'm always looking for critical feedback. Thanks!

mtbparker · September 26, 2009

Well I certainly can't say they suck. I think they're awesome.

#21 is very Batman / Gotham City like. I love it.

I like #14, Building at Night, better than it's daytime counterpart.

#12 threw me for a minute. I was expecting your standard rear-sync. It looks like you used the front sync instead. To me, it's a little backwards. Instead of reading it as the motion of the traffic, I think the bus is shooting laser beams forward. Very good chance that's just me though.

#20 I wish the primary building was lined up. The reflection of the other buildings, however, is very cool.

So, again, these are awesome. But, if you're like me, getting something more than just a "those are great" is always helpful.

Tom

cmason · September 27, 2009

Nice shots, love the architecture.

FYI, #11. It isn't A hotel, it is THE hotel: The Plaza: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Hotel

1andyw · September 27, 2009

I'm always looking for critical feedback. Thanks!

I think they are damn clever! Real nice work.

Andyw

grimace · September 27, 2009

Beautiful looking series of shots!! Hard to pick a favorite!!

rookieshooter · September 27, 2009

mtbparker wrote:

Well I certainly can't say they suck. I think they're awesome.

#21 is very Batman / Gotham City like. I love it.

I like #14, Building at Night, better than it's daytime counterpart.

#12 threw me for a minute. I was expecting your standard rear-sync. It looks like you used the front sync instead. To me, it's a little backwards. Instead of reading it as the motion of the traffic, I think the bus is shooting laser beams forward. Very good chance that's just me though.

#20 I wish the primary building was lined up. The reflection of the other buildings, however, is very cool.

Yeah, I'm always kind of torn as to the angle to take the pic from. Some times I like it lined up, other times I think it's better a tad askew. It is something I will need to think about more in the future in the field.

So, again, these are awesome. But, if you're like me, getting something more than just a "those are great" is always helpful.

Thanks for your feedback.

Tom[/quote]

For pic 12, I am not sure I understand this really. Are you talking about flash? When I've hard the terms rear sync and front sync in the past it's been regarding flash, and on my camera I can choose which I want. But no flash was used in any of these shots.

#20 I wish the primary building was lined up. The reflection of the other buildings, however, is very cool.

Yeah, I'm always kind of torn as to the angle to take the pic from. Some times I like it lined up, other times I think it's better a tad askew. It is something I will need to think about more in the future in the field.

mtbparker · September 27, 2009

Hey there,

Yeah, for #12, it looks like you used a flash with front-curtain sync. It's interesting that you say you didn't use any. hmmph...

I found this site. The pictures at the bottom of the page are a comparison. The bus and van in your pic sure looks like the front-sync example here with the lights are leading the image of the model train.

http://www.shortcourses.com/use/using6-2.html

Again, I love the shots. Now you've got me curious how that bus looks like it does.

Tom

rookieshooter · September 27, 2009

Yeah, I see what you are saying. I have never used the flash on this camera though. I know from my studies that on-camera flash sucks and I have not bought a hot shoe flash yet, and luckily with this D700 body and a fast 2.8 lens I can basically shoot at night so I don't go there.

FWIW here are the shots with EXIF:

http://joshnorem.smugmug.com/Other/New-York-Wide-Angle-Part-Two/9701190_ZsfKC#655637549_R6wjb

One more example, also no flash

Exif: http://joshnorem.smugmug.com/Other/New-York-Wide-Angle-Part-Two/9701190_ZsfKC#655638163_J5e39

Mr. Quiet · September 28, 2009

Nice shot, but the curb is in the way. Still great shot though.

I would like to disagree with you and others that say the on camera flash sucks, it does not. If you use it right and use a defuser with it, it is wonderful!

mtbparker · September 28, 2009

rookieshooter wrote:

Yeah, I see what you are saying. I have never used the flash on this camera though. I know from my studies that on-camera flash sucks and I have not bought a hot shoe flash yet, and luckily with this D700 body and a fast 2.8 lens I can basically shoot at night so I don't go there.

FWIW here are the shots with EXIF:

http://joshnorem.smugmug.com/Other/New-York-Wide-Angle-Part-Two/9701190_ZsfKC#655637549_R6wjb

One more example, also no flash

Exif: http://joshnorem.smugmug.com/Other/New-York-Wide-Angle-Part-Two/9701190_ZsfKC#655638163_J5e39

That's much more of what I'd expect if there was no flash. You can see traces of the vehicle along its path, but no strong impression of it at either end of the light trail. Being that you say there's no flash in the original image, it makes that image just that much more interesting for me.

So really, this just boils down to an interesting discussion of flash-sync (which doesn't even apply in your photos.

)

Regardless, the photographs are very nice.

Tom

cdub · September 28, 2009

cmason wrote:

Nice shots, love the architecture.

FYI, #11. It isn't A hotel, it is THE hotel: The Plaza: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Hotel

ha! Was going to say exactly the same thing.

rookieshooter · September 28, 2009

hah, sorry -- I don't have all the landmarks down pat just yet. Beautiful looking hotel though.

esc2476 · September 28, 2009

I used to work at #18!

It is 101 Avenue of the Americas-just north of Canal.

I actually took a bunch of pictures of that building for my old employer and he posted one of them on his website. While the union has most of the floors in the building, there are other private companies there as well.

Awesome shots by the way.

Qarik · September 28, 2009

rookieshooter wrote:

Does anyone have any "these suck" type of thoughts? I know when you look at pics on a forum it's usually not usual for someone to say "this sucks" but if anyone has thought that about any of these pics, please let me know. I'm always looking for critical feedback. Thanks!

The 1st few shots were not really grabbing me and I wa about to clcik away until I got to #6. The bird in the shot was kinda nice (like the statue was releasing it) and then it just got better from there. I often have the intial reaction "these suck" haha..but then I try to delve a bit further to actaully why they suck hehe.

rookieshooter · October 2, 2009

Qarik wrote:

The 1st few shots were not really grabbing me and I wa about to clcik away until I got to #6. The bird in the shot was kinda nice (like the statue was releasing it) and then it just got better from there. I often have the intial reaction "these suck" haha..but then I try to delve a bit further to actaully why they suck hehe.

Well maybe next time I'll put the best pics first!

I'm also in San Jose if you ever want to go on a photo walk. PM me if interested. I'm always interested in finding new places to shoot as I don't know much about the area really.

pjames · October 2, 2009

These are wonderful. I think #20 could be even better with a tighter crop, centered, straightened, and getting rid of the building on the right.

Love the curved building at night. NICE WORK!! SERIOUSLY!

dlplumer · October 2, 2009

double_entendre · October 3, 2009

Suck? Absolutely not. My thoughts:

#3: I can't find a place for my eye to settle on. Can't tell if I'm looking up or down or what. Which doesn't make it a bad pic, but I can't figure out what I'm seeing.

#11 is made for a view camera--looks like the hotel is falling backwards.

#12: LOVE this pic, but why does it look like the busses are going backwards???? Excellent!

Overall great pics! Thanks for posting.

Rancho

rookieshooter · October 3, 2009

double_entendre wrote:

Suck? Absolutely not. My thoughts:

#3: I can't find a place for my eye to settle on. Can't tell if I'm looking up or down or what. Which doesn't make it a bad pic, but I can't figure out what I'm seeing.

#11 is made for a view camera--looks like the hotel is falling backwards.

#12: LOVE this pic, but why does it look like the busses are going backwards???? Excellent!

Overall great pics! Thanks for posting.

Rancho

For #3 understood. I would offer an explanation but a photo that requires one is not a good one IMO, so point taken.

For #11 I'm not sure what you mean by "is made for a view camera." ?

For #12 I just held the shutter open for a few seconds while kneeling at this intersection and I think the bus came into the frame right at the very end. Just a lucky shot really. I ended up taking about 50 pictures from a different intersection but none looked as cool as this one.

Here are two more shots from both sides of the crosswalk of buses. These shots are not that interesting but serve as examples of what things looked like at that time when I was there.

rookieshooter · October 3, 2009

pjames wrote:

These are wonderful. I think #20 could be even better with a tighter crop, centered, straightened, and getting rid of the building on the right.

Love the curved building at night. NICE WORK!! SERIOUSLY!

Good tips, thanks for the feedback.

RuiMLopes · October 3, 2009

Really great pictures here! Specially those reflecting other buildings. I also like #12. : amazing and uncommon capture!

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