Lower Manhattan – Drifting Off To Sunset

Winter is over. It’s icy grip no longer holds us in unforgiving clutches, burrowing our heads and necessitating prolonged holing up under blankets and layers. With our newfound freedom, we dug the cameras out and went on an evening shooting trip to Brooklyn Heights to take in what is arguably the best view of lower Manhattan – the view from Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

There among fellow photogs, couples on a lazy stroll, families out for an evening, and teens fighting ennui, we plopped our tripod and settled in for an evening of long exposure shooting (and snacks).

These beauties were taken by my DH trying something new – panoramic HDRs. To quite stunning result, if I do say so myself.

Panoramic HDR of lower Manhattan
Panoramic HDR of lower Manhattan – taken by my DH. Larger here.
HDR panoramic of lower Manhattan taken by my DH - look! You can see from the Empire State Building all the way to the Statue of Liberty.
Panoramic HDR of lower Manhattan taken by my DH – Look! You can see from the Empire State Building all the way to the Statue of Liberty. Larger here.

These ones were taken by me, trying out some of my DH’s favorite techniques – HDR and long exposure.

Love the rainbow effect on those windows highlighted by golden hour rays
Love the rainbow effect on those windows highlighted by golden hour rays
Freedom Tower at night + a building I had dubbed 'cupcake tower'
Freedom Tower at night + a building I dubbed ‘cupcake tower’ for the evening
Lower Manhattan at night
Lower Manhattan at night – long exposure HDR
Playing with sunspots
Playing with sunspots – HDR
I want to shoot this stick dock in more detail.
I want to shoot this stick dock in more detail.
Me & JJ Abrams
Me & JJ Abrams – lens flashes galore!

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