Very simple. This is East 86th Street, looking East from Fifth Avenue. Central Park is immediately behind the camera. The main challenge in processing was to get the light correct, so after applying the Pro Contrast filter that I’m now using on almost every image, I brushed in both the High Key and Low Key filters from Nik Color Efex and also used the Darken/Lighten Center filter.
Tobias George
7 Apr 2011I sometimes see a similar view to this when I come out of work in the evenings. It can make my day. Great shot, Mark!
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Chris Nitz
7 Apr 2011Fantastic shot Mark! So many great colors, and terrific vanishing point into the sun. Great shot!!
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Jesse Pafundi
7 Apr 2011Love the light poking up
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Barbara Youngleson
7 Apr 2011You’ve created energy without motion. I want to jog down the middle of East 86th Street towards that beautiful light! Well done, Mark!
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Chris Kenison
7 Apr 2011Wow! Really like this shot, Mark! Awesome job!
John Sotiriou
7 Apr 2011Amazing light and composition!
Justin
8 Apr 2011Wow, that is beautiful. Great job at avoiding traffic.
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Mark
8 Apr 2011Thanks Justin. If you get up early on a Sunday and are willing to be a little patient, you can usually get a shot like this in most sections of the city.