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I took this in the New York Public Library at 42nd Street in the computer room. This window is very well know to tourists because the room is always full of the...
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I took this in the New York Public Library at 42nd Street in the computer room. This window is very well know to tourists because the room is always full of them taking photos of the Empire State Building.
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Location
I took this photo at the New York Public Library in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue. I have heard about a room in the library where you could see the Empire State Building. At first I thought it was just a simple view of the building, I was so surprised to see how it really was.Time
I took this photo in the late afternoon. Any other time during the day you would be fighting with the sunlight and not get a clear view of the building.Lighting
Lighting is everything! The wrong lighting could kill the photo on how/what you wish to express. Sometimes sunlight is not your friend, so in these times I tend to take a few pictures from different angles until I see what I want.Equipment
The photos was taken using a Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 18x Optical Zoom. I used no flash or tripod.Inspiration
I wanted to take a photo that was quintessential New York. The Empire State Building is known across America, so it was an easy choice. But it has been taken so many times one photo begins to look like another. So when I heard that was a window in the library that had an unique view of this building I had to see and then take.Editing
As I have mentioned before, lighting can be tricky. In regards to this photo I had to work on it a bit to get the effect I wanted. First, because the lighting was too bright I had to darken the photo. By doing this the details in the picture was coming out. Then, to really focus on the details I sharpen the photo.In my camera bag
No equipment. Just the Canon PowerShot. I like to travel like.Feedback
Patience. You need a lot of patience to get that one great photo. Sometimes you have to search for it and others times I just pops up in front of you. Find that one subject matter that pleases you to the point of love and go with it. See if you can find something new about it, it's color, it's shape, it's location, anything and take you shots. There's no such thing as too many pictures. Sometimes it takes many to find that one great one. I like buildings. I like the angles, color of the bricks, size, shape, on the light shines on it, and so on. Being mostly a city photographer buildings are easy to come by, so I find that one that has a story to tell. Then in my computer I play with it. I darken, lighten, crop it, make it black & white or age it, whatever. I do this until I find the story it's telling. It sounds like a lot of work for one picture but when you got it, it's all worth it. Like I said.....patience.
