This view was like the grand prize of my latest trip to New York. As usual, it was a busy and exhausting day with lots of walking in hot and sticky weather with multiple short, yet intense rainfalls.
I was very happy that instead of driving to my hotel through busy tunnels I was taking a ferry ride to Staten Island where I stayed this time.
It is not very often that you see such a beautiful summer sunset with clear air in New York City, but that was the day. After three days of witnessing boring and forgettable evenings, I finally could capture the rejuvenated New York City skyline with a new One World Trade Center at its best.
Loc: 40.681944, -74.046667
It was challenging to photograph from fast-moving and shaking ferry with the strong wind blowing from the river. From the beginning I was planning to utilize HDR photography processing for this shot but using a tripod was out of questions. I had to settle for 3 bracketed shots (-2, 0, +2) trying to hold the camera as steady as possible. Out of 7 sets of bracketed shots, I took only one was useable.
Deconstructing Featured Photo
- Camera: Canon 60D
- Lens: Canon 70-200mm
- Focal Length: 19mm
- ISO: 200
- Aperture: F4.5
- Bracketing: 3 shots ( -2, 0, +2 )
- Tripod: handheld
Next time you come to Staten Island let me know. I’ll show you some sites where you can get great views. Kenneth Cole, Staten Island, N.Y. [email protected]
thank you Kenneth, I might take you up on your offer one day
Just make it a warm day. lol.