Share this photo on Twitter Share this photo on Facebook

Top of the Rock

Posted by
Charles Thomson (Cheltenham, United Kingdom) on 20 June 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

The next in my series of New York cliches.

No trip to the Big Apple is complete without popping up a skyscraper or two. We couldn't be bothered to queue for the Empire State, instead deciding to nip straight up to the Rockefeller Centre observation tower. This is great, no waiting around and it means you actually get to see New York's tallest building instead of being up it.

Having been up both in the day and at night, I can confirm that it's a million (at least) times better in the dark, because you get the full effect of the city being lit up. Also it's cooler so more atmospheric.

This long exposure also required a bit of bodging, I used the same technique as I did for my Grand Central Station cliche shot, balancing the camera using the strap.
It certainly produced a better result than most other people trying to take pictures with their point and shoot cameras using flash...

NIKON D40 30 seconds F/14.0 ISO 200 18 mm

Comments (and criticism if I'm in a good mood) are welcome and encouraged

 

NIKON D40
30 seconds
F/14.0
ISO 200
18 mm

nyc
new
york
manhattan
skyscraper
rockefeller
top
of
the
rock
empire
state