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phlezk β€” A New York Sunset

Published: 2005-11-06 19:59:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 5654; Favourites: 99; Downloads: 421
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Description oh yeah, I kinda just forgot to upload this one.

it's under the category "sky" because "the sky is the most signifigant element".

I waited for the sun to set for about 2 hours in the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge to get this shot. I got several, but this is the perfect moment before the sky got too dark, and just as the lights in the buildings were turned on and you could see them. I was also in the middle of the bridge, and the way this is facing, the entire right side of the bridge is for fast movers only (bikes, skaters, rollerblades, other vehicular contraptions) and my HUGE rented tripod was taking up a good 6 feet of space and I was SMACK dab in the middle, Many people glared ad me but I thought to myself, fuck them.

To get the flare of the lights like I did I of course had a high fStop, which meant I also had to decrease my shutter speed to maintain the brighnessm, which also means I got more blur, which is why the literally 50 pound tripod came in handy, cause the bridge DOES move, it does, you can feel it swaying if you pay attention.

And I got about 10 inquiries from tourists if I was shooting to "make postcards" of if "I worked for a magazine" or all kinds of stuff. See what a fancy camera nad tripod make people think of you? haha.

so um yeah, enjoy. I also made it 1200px wide so you can all set it as a wallpaper if you wish (right click, set as wallpaper, then go to preferences and make sure you choose "center" otherwise it will either stretch it or tile it, both of which suck.)

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Comments: 39

vintagerage [2013-01-15 22:32:58 +0000 UTC]

i am in love with this. great work.

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M4XP4YN3 [2009-05-02 10:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!!

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Tari86 [2009-04-09 00:37:05 +0000 UTC]

this is the most beautiful photo of NY i ever seen
i feel some freedom ..cant explain

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M4XP4YN3 [2008-11-11 17:28:31 +0000 UTC]

The best! You're so lucky if you can be there

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electroengineer [2008-05-17 23:06:22 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME, this one recalls me so good memories

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xkarinex [2007-11-30 23:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Wooowww !

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nosyd [2007-05-13 06:19:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, absolutely stunning.

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deetoxxx [2007-05-13 05:03:14 +0000 UTC]

beautiful job! gotta love the city

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philipkurz [2007-02-18 11:58:57 +0000 UTC]

How about making it a print?

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Suziebob [2007-02-07 15:43:02 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic!

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mental-traffic [2006-05-05 14:48:16 +0000 UTC]

this is a wonderful shot! i don't think the clarity suffered that much. i think yor timing was perfect...there's just the right amount of light left in the sky to make this shot perfect! nice work!

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mental-traffic In reply to mental-traffic [2006-05-05 14:49:01 +0000 UTC]

p.s. it totally rocks as a wallpaper!

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blueseas [2005-12-17 00:52:44 +0000 UTC]

Cool result. I love the left side of the photo most, though it would have been cool to be higher up(probably wasn't possible) to avoid those sections of the bridge. But you do what you can, right? I was just there in July, I really want to go back.

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WonkazPyrateGirl [2005-11-30 22:48:03 +0000 UTC]

Thats really beautiful...hey, i live in new york ! yay go new york!!!

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Kaynoq [2005-11-19 23:20:23 +0000 UTC]

beautiful, you did a great job here!

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lostsoul449 [2005-11-19 23:19:23 +0000 UTC]

. enough said.

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aceman67 [2005-11-18 17:27:26 +0000 UTC]

Its a nice photo, colors are nice, could use some contrast adjustments to bring out the highlights in the buildings more. Good job.

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phlezk In reply to aceman67 [2005-11-19 23:17:04 +0000 UTC]

already did that. any more would result in grain. thanks!

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LotteS [2005-11-16 18:21:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!!
ItΒ΄s sooo beautiful!
IΒ΄m really looking forward to my first visit in NY next year!

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foureyes [2005-11-16 10:53:01 +0000 UTC]

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chikii [2005-11-12 06:39:45 +0000 UTC]

OH I LOVE IT!

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ionyka [2005-11-12 05:11:01 +0000 UTC]

nice goin, the sky is amazing your right.

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trinket [2005-11-10 22:46:33 +0000 UTC]

ooh I love it!
I love the colors and how you captured the lovely sunset...
I think also what makes this interesting is the perspective...
very nice work!

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DukeofDice [2005-11-10 17:02:00 +0000 UTC]

es shmall butt (hehe) purdy

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phorrest [2005-11-10 14:31:28 +0000 UTC]

awesome shot

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famish99 [2005-11-09 16:20:28 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's amazing timeing, I love the time of day you took the shot. The stitch job is quite nice too.

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misterlawrie [2005-11-09 14:03:26 +0000 UTC]

Did they build it that way, to get the sun to set just in the right place behind the tower blocks? It gives you a perfect composition (not that I'm saying you didn't do a bit of work y'self )
Your exposure here is spot on, all the way from the lights on the distance shore to the illumination seeping up from beneath the metalwork of the walkway.

nice picture

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pureghetto [2005-11-09 01:54:18 +0000 UTC]

Any porn?

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phlezk In reply to pureghetto [2005-11-19 23:17:49 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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darkdoomer [2005-11-08 18:27:45 +0000 UTC]

superb shot ! the dosage between darkness and brightness of the sky is perfect, all the details can be enjoyable !

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wynterforde [2005-11-07 07:47:47 +0000 UTC]

amazing.

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dusty129 [2005-11-07 04:20:49 +0000 UTC]

Panoramas kick ass, especially panoramas of New York City. I Will Go there someday. And this pic is really super cool, I like the lens flares on the brighter lights on the bottom half of the pic. And how it says phlezk on the bottom right

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orochimatthew [2005-11-06 22:08:05 +0000 UTC]

oooooooo very nice!

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jtbott [2005-11-06 21:48:28 +0000 UTC]

nice shot...like the beauty of the sky above such a big city

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Eanna [2005-11-06 20:12:57 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful !

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sean9r [2005-11-06 20:09:59 +0000 UTC]

just utterly beautiful, nothing more to say =]

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Wolfguardian [2005-11-06 20:09:58 +0000 UTC]

I like the lighting and composition of this picture I'm not good at photography do so thats all of the "advanced" critique I can give '^_^

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phlezk [2005-11-06 20:00:37 +0000 UTC]

BY THE WAY, FULLVIEW IS A MUST!

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pureghetto In reply to phlezk [2006-01-02 21:36:38 +0000 UTC]

full view isn't that big. I like it though

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