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This is the smaller section of The Lake in Central Park, on the east side of the Bow Bridge, which is slight to the left and behind this point of view. This view of the Central Park Lake In winter shows a light ring of snow around the lake and dusting the ground. The East Side skyline is visible in the distance.
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This tower sits on a ridge above the Manhattan anchorage of the High Bridge. The High Bridge is an aqueduct/pedestrian bridge spanning the Harlem River at roughly 174th Street, that was part of the Old Croton Aqueduct that once carried water from the Croton Reservoir into New York City for much of the 19th Century, replaced by the New Croton Aqueduct around 1917. The Tower is a water tower. Built in 1872, and situated at one of the highest points in Manhattan, a coal furnace pumped water to the top of the tower from where it could be delivered to the taller buildings around Manhattan. High Bridge Park sits on the Manhattan side of the bridge, which is currently closed and undergoing renovations, to be reopened to pedestrian traffic in 2014. While the renovation project takes place the Tower is off limits to the public. — You can find me on G+ here. Great shot of the Tower and the stairs. I can’t wait until they finish the construction to open the bridge again. 
Sunday morning I trekked up to the High Bridge section of Manhattan. I was not able to get the shot I wanted of the High Bridge itself, because the Bridge is undergoing renovation and you cannot get too close, but I did get this unexpected view of the Hells Gate bridge and the little decorative lighthouse that sits above a publishing company called H.W. Wilson in the Bronx. I’ve been meaning to branch out beyond NYC into the region around NYC.and originally had plans to head out to a location on Long Island Sunday morning, but discovered that it’s currently off limits because the only road leading there was wiped out by Sandy and they are still rebuilding it. So that was pretty disappointing, but I stumbled on this location through some serendipitous research. — You can find me on G+ here. 
This is an image from last Spring. April 2012, to be more specific. Today it’s snowing. I’m so ready for Spring. That’s the Verrazano Bridge in the distance, with what appears to be a giant ship right in front of it, but that’s a trick of the perspective. Happy Friday and Happy weekend. 
This has been a troublesome image to get right, and I don’t think I’ve quite managed, but it’s time to put something out there and move on. It’s much easier to convey the right mood shooting from inside with bright sunlight appearing only in spots through open windows or building cracks. The bright sun and colors on the wall seem so alive — truly vibrant in the fullest sense of the word — yet at the same time artificial. After many many efforts, I dropped any HDR treatment, and the inner hallway disappears altogether into darkness, which helps but does not solve all problems. There is also a large dollop of desaturation, and some additional color slider adjustments. I’ve presented numerous photos that fit into this category, where I am not quite satisfied but want to put something out there. I think it might make sense to start going back to some of the older ones and trying a second attempt at creating something truly worthwhile. 
[...] Outside In – Mark Garbowski creates an image that features us looking through a hallway in a building right to the other side. The mind’s eye sees the hallway, even though the depth of range is so extreme it’s literally gone. As a result it creates a great vanishing point. [...] As I said above, your work is truly spectacular. Mark, your work is spectacular. That’s from an old coot who is 84 years old, probably before your parents were born. I was into photography upto my eyeballs and as I said your work is spectacular. Anthony Thank you so much. That type of feedback, from someone with experience, means quite a lot. |
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