Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2018 Daniel R. South
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Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Monday, December 3, 2018
Top Of The Flatiron Building (Black and White)
New York City in Black and White
Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Midtown Clock Tower in Winter Light
Cold Air, Warm Photos
Hello and Happy New Year 2018, everyone! Stay warm and keep shooting! Winter light is amazing!
Camera: Sony a7R III
Lens: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
Hello and Happy New Year 2018, everyone! Stay warm and keep shooting! Winter light is amazing!
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| Midtown Clock Tower in Winter Light |
Camera: Sony a7R III
Lens: Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2018 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Brownstone and Bare Tree - Manhattan
Architectural Detail in Black and White
Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
Camera: Sony a7R II
Lens: Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Friday, August 25, 2017
Three O'Clock High
Architectural Abstract
Moments after the peak of the eclipse, I pulled out my wide-angle zoom and aimed it skyward.
Camera: Sony A7R II
Lens: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
Moments after the peak of the eclipse, I pulled out my wide-angle zoom and aimed it skyward.
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| Three O'Clock High |
Camera: Sony A7R II
Lens: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Distressed Brick and Air Conditioners
Summer In The City
One of the unique experiences of city life in the summertime is having the condensation of air conditioners drip on you as you make your way down the sidewalk. Summer has its challenges, but we all would do well to savor its sweet rewards.
Camera: Sony A7RII
Lens: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
One of the unique experiences of city life in the summertime is having the condensation of air conditioners drip on you as you make your way down the sidewalk. Summer has its challenges, but we all would do well to savor its sweet rewards.
Camera: Sony A7RII
Lens: Sony FE 85mm f/1.8
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Sunday, April 16, 2017
The Oculus - New York
An Instant Architectural Classic
Here's another example of the "popular subject" problem. The Oculus has been open for about six month. Tourists and photo enthusiasts flock here in droves, snapping pictures, day in and day out. Is it possible to get a different view than everyone else?
That may be a tall order, but here are some ideas to consider when looking for your own view.
- Eliminate clutter. Shoot over the crowds and isolate details. (I did my best to eliminate people from this shot.)
- If you can't eliminate clutter, embrace it. Show how busy the place is by adding a human element. (Doesn't apply in this example.)
- Focus on shapes, lines, and architectural details. Draw the viewer's eye in to the image.
- You can use symmetry or asymmetry, but make certain that your choice is a conscious decision. (From where I was standing, symmetry wasn't possible, so I created an asymmetrical composition.)
- Time your visit with a special event or season. (Notice the Christmas decorations in the photo.)
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G ED
Here's another example of the "popular subject" problem. The Oculus has been open for about six month. Tourists and photo enthusiasts flock here in droves, snapping pictures, day in and day out. Is it possible to get a different view than everyone else?
That may be a tall order, but here are some ideas to consider when looking for your own view.
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| The Oculus - New York |
- Eliminate clutter. Shoot over the crowds and isolate details. (I did my best to eliminate people from this shot.)
- If you can't eliminate clutter, embrace it. Show how busy the place is by adding a human element. (Doesn't apply in this example.)
- Focus on shapes, lines, and architectural details. Draw the viewer's eye in to the image.
- You can use symmetry or asymmetry, but make certain that your choice is a conscious decision. (From where I was standing, symmetry wasn't possible, so I created an asymmetrical composition.)
- Time your visit with a special event or season. (Notice the Christmas decorations in the photo.)
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G ED
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Flatiron Building at Sunset
Casting New Light on a Landmark
I love to photograph well-known landmarks. I like the challenge of looking for a way to bring my personal touch to a place that has been photographed countless times.
Here's a recent shot of the Flatiron Building in New York captured in the warm glow of sunset with one of my favorite lenses.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 ED Tilt/Shift
I love to photograph well-known landmarks. I like the challenge of looking for a way to bring my personal touch to a place that has been photographed countless times.
Here's a recent shot of the Flatiron Building in New York captured in the warm glow of sunset with one of my favorite lenses.
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| Flatiron Building At Sunset |
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 ED Tilt/Shift
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Monday, February 20, 2017
The Church of St Catherine of Siena
In additional to serving local parishioners, The Church of St. Catherine of Siena on the Upper East Side of Manhattan serves the staff and visitors of two neighboring hospitals - The Hospital for Special Surgery and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
St. Catherine of Siena, a Fourteenth-Century Dominican philosopher and theologian, is one of the two patron saints of Italy (the other being St. Francis of Assisi) and one of six patron saints of Europe.
The church seems modest as one walks past, but it is beautifully kept by the Dominicans. If you are in the neighborhood, please consider stopping by for a few moments of reflection. Visitors are always welcome.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 ED Tilt/Shift
St. Catherine of Siena, a Fourteenth-Century Dominican philosopher and theologian, is one of the two patron saints of Italy (the other being St. Francis of Assisi) and one of six patron saints of Europe.
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| The Church of St. Catherine of Siena - New York |
The church seems modest as one walks past, but it is beautifully kept by the Dominicans. If you are in the neighborhood, please consider stopping by for a few moments of reflection. Visitors are always welcome.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5 ED Tilt/Shift
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2017 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
View From Madison Square
Evening's Golden Glow
A unique mix of modern and pre-war architecture photographed in the golden glow of sunset.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
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| View From Madison Square |
A unique mix of modern and pre-war architecture photographed in the golden glow of sunset.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2016 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Monday, November 23, 2015
The Color of Night
Grand Church
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
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| Grand Church - New York City |
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2015 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Monday, November 24, 2014
New York - City In Motion - Guggenheim Museum
Honoring An Architectural Classic
Frank Lloyd Wright's "temple of the spirit" was built in 1959 and became an instant classic of inspired contemporary architecture. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of the most elegant and recognizable buildings in all of New York City.
Tourists and photographers flock to the Guggenheim. It's stunning in every season. Photograph it once, and you'll want to come back and capture it at some new angle or at a different time of day.
This photo of the Guggenheim is my favorite so far. It's the very first photo that I took for the City In Motion collection, and I think that it was a pretty good start!
Camera: Nikon D800E
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Frank Lloyd Wright's "temple of the spirit" was built in 1959 and became an instant classic of inspired contemporary architecture. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of the most elegant and recognizable buildings in all of New York City.
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| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - New York - City In Motion |
Tourists and photographers flock to the Guggenheim. It's stunning in every season. Photograph it once, and you'll want to come back and capture it at some new angle or at a different time of day.
This photo of the Guggenheim is my favorite so far. It's the very first photo that I took for the City In Motion collection, and I think that it was a pretty good start!
Camera: Nikon D800E
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2014 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Monday, March 31, 2014
Stairway Atop The City Walls, Dubrovnik
The most impressive walled city that I've seen in my travels is Dubrovnik on the southern coast of Croatia.
I captured this shot as the morning sun cast a shadow bisecting the stairway.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
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| Stairwell Atop The City Walls, Dubrovnik |
I captured this shot as the morning sun cast a shadow bisecting the stairway.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2014 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Sunday, December 1, 2013
The Other Side of the Island
The Charm of New York's Neighborhoods
Skyscrapers. High-rise apartment buildings. Landmarks, lights, and sights - New York has it all. Tourists flock to Times Square and Rockefeller Center, stroll along Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, and aim their cameras at the Chrysler Building and the World Trade Center. The grandeur can be intoxicating. The experience, unforgettable.
New Yorkers and frequent visitors enjoy the famous sights just as much as the tourists do. But there's a more intimate side of the city - neighborhoods that retain the charm and character of decades past.
I love to photograph New York. A big part of that adventure is discovering the city's hidden secrets, lesser known places that still catch the eye and captivate the imagination.
The photo above shows a style of architecture that I have come to appreciate while meandering through the busy streets of Manhattan. These four or five-story building typically feature shops on the street level, apartments above, and intricate iron fire escapes.
The façades can be quite colorful. I love how direct sunlight - which hits this row of buildings for at most only a few minutes per day - brings out the colors, textures, and details.
My first attempt at this shot didn't work out well. I realized afterward that I had forgotten to put a memory card into the camera. The images vanished as soon as I turned the camera off.
I returned a week later, wedged my tripod between a couple of parked cars (one of which was waiting to pull out!), focused, finalized my exposure settings carefully, and clicked six or seven shots as cars passed by in various patterns. I like this one the best because of the even distribution of the passing cars across the frame.
Unfortunately, these lovely buildings are disappearing. Each year, many of them are torn down to make way for large and more modern structures. I look forward to photographing more neighborhoods like this one - before they all disappear.
Camera: Nikon D800E
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5
Skyscrapers. High-rise apartment buildings. Landmarks, lights, and sights - New York has it all. Tourists flock to Times Square and Rockefeller Center, stroll along Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, and aim their cameras at the Chrysler Building and the World Trade Center. The grandeur can be intoxicating. The experience, unforgettable.
New Yorkers and frequent visitors enjoy the famous sights just as much as the tourists do. But there's a more intimate side of the city - neighborhoods that retain the charm and character of decades past.
I love to photograph New York. A big part of that adventure is discovering the city's hidden secrets, lesser known places that still catch the eye and captivate the imagination.
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| City In Motion - Classic New York Architecture |
The photo above shows a style of architecture that I have come to appreciate while meandering through the busy streets of Manhattan. These four or five-story building typically feature shops on the street level, apartments above, and intricate iron fire escapes.
The façades can be quite colorful. I love how direct sunlight - which hits this row of buildings for at most only a few minutes per day - brings out the colors, textures, and details.
My first attempt at this shot didn't work out well. I realized afterward that I had forgotten to put a memory card into the camera. The images vanished as soon as I turned the camera off.
I returned a week later, wedged my tripod between a couple of parked cars (one of which was waiting to pull out!), focused, finalized my exposure settings carefully, and clicked six or seven shots as cars passed by in various patterns. I like this one the best because of the even distribution of the passing cars across the frame.
Unfortunately, these lovely buildings are disappearing. Each year, many of them are torn down to make way for large and more modern structures. I look forward to photographing more neighborhoods like this one - before they all disappear.
Camera: Nikon D800E
Lens: PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2013 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Red Cube And White Tile
The Search for Fresh Perspectives
Red Cube, a familiar New York landmark, was created by sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1968. Its location just one block from the World Trade Center complex draws a lot of tourist traffic.
Is it possible to capture a unique view of an object that is photographed hundreds, perhaps thousands of times every day? Creativity is a vast universe. Why not give it a try?
After snapping some rather mundane shots of Red Cube, I decided to look for a more interesting perspective. Young men were skate boarding in the area, and I took a few shots with them in the frame, but nothing special materialized. Daylight was beginning to fade, and I hadn't captured a single decent photo.
I noticed that one of the plaza tiles was lighter than the rest. Perhaps the original tile had to be replaced by a newer, less weathered slab. When I walked over to the white tile, I noticed that the line adjacent to it (to its right in the photo above) led directly toward the center of the cube.
When I noticed this geometric relationship between the tile and the cube, my creative mind launched into a virtual orgasm. I couldn't wait to take the shot.
A wide-angle lens would make all of the lines in the plaza to converge toward the sculpture, effectively linking cube and tile. I mounted a special tilt-shift lens that would prevent the distortion of vertical lines and keep both the tile and the cube in sharp focus. (This feature isn't available on most lenses).
I leveled the camera on the tripod, focused and metered carefully, spent a few minutes fending off a polite but unhelpful security guard, and captured the shot seen above.
Red Cube and White Tile is one of my favorite images of Lower Manhattan. It took a bit of time to get all of the pieces lined up and in focus, but the final image turned out even better than I had anticipated. The lone white tile and the convergence of lines toward the center add an interesting dimension to an oft photographed object.
As with all of the photos on this blog, you can view larger, more detailed versions on my website. Please click the link below. You'll find this image in the 28 Days Sharper Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Red Cube, a familiar New York landmark, was created by sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1968. Its location just one block from the World Trade Center complex draws a lot of tourist traffic.
Is it possible to capture a unique view of an object that is photographed hundreds, perhaps thousands of times every day? Creativity is a vast universe. Why not give it a try?
After snapping some rather mundane shots of Red Cube, I decided to look for a more interesting perspective. Young men were skate boarding in the area, and I took a few shots with them in the frame, but nothing special materialized. Daylight was beginning to fade, and I hadn't captured a single decent photo.
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| Red Cube White Tile - New York |
I noticed that one of the plaza tiles was lighter than the rest. Perhaps the original tile had to be replaced by a newer, less weathered slab. When I walked over to the white tile, I noticed that the line adjacent to it (to its right in the photo above) led directly toward the center of the cube.
When I noticed this geometric relationship between the tile and the cube, my creative mind launched into a virtual orgasm. I couldn't wait to take the shot.
A wide-angle lens would make all of the lines in the plaza to converge toward the sculpture, effectively linking cube and tile. I mounted a special tilt-shift lens that would prevent the distortion of vertical lines and keep both the tile and the cube in sharp focus. (This feature isn't available on most lenses).
I leveled the camera on the tripod, focused and metered carefully, spent a few minutes fending off a polite but unhelpful security guard, and captured the shot seen above.
Red Cube and White Tile is one of my favorite images of Lower Manhattan. It took a bit of time to get all of the pieces lined up and in focus, but the final image turned out even better than I had anticipated. The lone white tile and the convergence of lines toward the center add an interesting dimension to an oft photographed object.
As with all of the photos on this blog, you can view larger, more detailed versions on my website. Please click the link below. You'll find this image in the 28 Days Sharper Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II (tilt and fall movements applied)
Wishing you great light and meaningful moments!
Copyright 2013 Daniel R. South
All Rights Reserved
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