Midtown Manhattan from above
This is the view from the observation deck at the Empire State Building. This is looking north, the intersection in the lower-right corner is 5th Avenue and 37th Street, the treetops in the upper-left corner are part of Bryant Park. Visiting New York City earlier in the year is a good idea. There are fewer visitors, so fewer lines and less elbowing to get a decent view. On the day I visited Empire State Building there was no wait for the elevator and the deck itself was fairly easy to get around. On top of that, the weather was spectacular.
I love this shot, the perspective and the sheer number of windows packed into this frame are incredible. Walking the streets can make you feel a little fenced in, towered over by endless blocks of tall buildings. From up here, it’s easy to see why.
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- Camera
- Mamiya 6 medium-format rangefinder
- Lens
- Mamiya 75mm
- Filter
- #8 yellow
- Film
- Fuji Acros 100
- Developer
- Rodinal 1+100
- Development
- Small tank for 18 minutes at 20 degrees Celsius. Agitation was for the first fifteen seconds of the first three minutes, then one inversion every three minutes.
- Date
- May, 2010
- Location
- 40.748702,-73.985466
- Copyright
- 2010 Chris Jones. All rights reserved.