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Vinegar Hill (Brooklyn, NY)		Farragut Houses
The Naval Commandant s House, Brooklyn Navy Yard

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Manhattan Bridge
Made by Jungleboy*
Explore Jan 5, 2010 #315 The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with Brooklyn (at Flatbush Avenue Extension). It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges. The bridge was opened to traffic on December 31, 1909 and was designed by Leon Moisseiff, who later designed the infamous original Tacoma Narrows Bridge that opened and collapsed in 1940. It has four vehicle lanes on the upper level (split between two roadways). The lower level has three lanes, four subway tracks, a walkway and a bikeway. The upper level, originally used for streetcars, has two lanes in each direction, and the lower level is one-way and has three lanes in peak direction. It once carried New York State Route 27 and later was planned to carry Interstate 478. No tolls are charged for motor vehicles to use the Manhattan Bridge. The original pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge was reopened after forty years in June 2001. It was also used by bicycles until late summer 2004, when a dedicated bicycle path was opened on the north side of the bridge, and again in 2007 while the bike lane was used for truck access during repairs to the lower motor roadway. Main span: 1,470 ft (448 m) Length of suspension cables: 3224 ft (983 m) Total length: 6,855 ft (2,089 m) The neighborhood near the bridge on the Brooklyn side, once known as Fulton Landing has been gentrified and is called DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. To celebrate the bridge's centennial anniversary, a series of events and exhibits were organized by the New York City Bridge Centennial Commission in October 2009. These included a ceremonial parade across the Manhattan Bridge on the morning of October 4 and a fireworks display in the evening. In 2009, the bridge was also designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_bridge


Manhattan Skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, NYC
Made by Dave Kliman
Get photomosaic postcards of this image! Buy my art at Imagekind! This photo was very difficult to take. It took me months of begging to get into the particular building in Brooklyn where this famous view can be seen. The politics of that building were about the most difficult to deal with of any building I've been in for NY photos. The shot was made with a Nikon F100 with iso 100 fuji provia III. F11, 4 seconds, from the 16th floor apartment of the clocktower building in Brooklyn. One sort of sad aspect of this picture, besides the obvious fall of the world trade center, was something i was thinking about at the time. its that it would only cost about $50,000 to repair the lights on the brooklyn bridge, but over the years, one section of lights after another failed, shrouding the casons of the bridge in darkness. if you look for a similar image to this one taken in the 1970's or early 1980's you will find the bridge properly lit by flood lights. One day in about 2000 or so, there was a movie being filmed and they put in temporary flood lights, lighting up the bridge like a christmas tree. although the bridge was perfectly lit for 4 days, i was unable to get into the clocktower during those four days, and nobody ever got the shot. I asked the producer in charge of the filming, and he told me they spent $4,000,000 on 4 days of lights for the bridge. Mayor gulianini could have told them they could have a permit if they'd fix the permanent lights, which i'd say would have cost a bit less, but i guess if you need the lights set up instantly there's no other choice but to pay a fortune. Update. see my photos from this week. I revisited DUMBO to take some photos of the Brooklyn Bridge's 125th anniversary. That $4M apartment? Now for sale for $35M. gold.


Tribute in Lights viewed from Brooklyn Bridge
Made by Mick Canon
After viewing the Tribute Lights from close view, I decided that I'd walk (with my camera bag and tripod on my back) to the other side of Manhattan and continue across the Brooklyn Bridge and head to Brooklyn Park. For some reason I thought the Brooklyn Park would be somewhere near the end of the bridge. Not close to another mile. I looked back at the lights and I couldn't believe I had just walked from there. Over 2 miles! Not including the walk from where I parked my car. You wondering why I didn't drive to Brooklyn? Well, from experience, finding parking is nearly impossible by the Brooklyn Park. And on this special day I knew it wouldn't happen at all. I was better of walking. From where I took this photo, I knew that Brooklyn Park was a lot lower in altitude and feared that the building would block my view of the lights. Plus the numbness in my legs was telling me that I had enough walking. After this shot I walked back across the bridge and decided I'd drive to New Jersey for a different perspective. But after listening to traffic report of all the delays, I decided to pack it up and drive home. It was an incredible night. To see the lights first hand for the first time after 10 years was very humbling. I met people on the bridge that wanted to share their story with me. From recovering drug addicts to first timers on the bridge since 9/11/01. One of the groups even asked me to take their picture. But the real magic took place by the lights. The people, the firemen, police officers, the banners, the remembrance ribbons at St. Paul's, the bars, restaurants and the thousands of photographers. Actually, everyone was a photographer. From the pro's, hobbyist and cell phone photographer capturing a piece of history. An incredible night. Unfortunately for me, I suffered some bad leg cramps before I could fall asleep.


Brooklyn Bridge - 9/11 Memorial Lights
Made by DiGitALGoLD
Brooklyn Bridge - 9/11 Memorial LIghts ***Dedicated to the almost 3,000 victims... We will never forget! Hello Everyone! Last night I walked from my apartment all the way to Brooklyn to pay my respect to all of the victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. While walking the bridge I had parallel memories of all the people fleeing Manhattan during the day of the attacks. Here is one image I captured just after sunset right after the lights became visible. As the evening progressed, the lights appeared stronger and stronger. Camera Data for this shot: Camera: Nikon D3 Lens: Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 F Stop: f/5.6 9 Exposure HDR / HDI ISO: 200 Post Processing for this shot: Imported each of the 9 exposures as layers in Photoshop and manually blended through the use of layer masks. More Wiki knowledge about the lights: After some consideration it was decided to contact lighting experts in the field of high intensity light displays. A Las Vegas company was chosen to help design the installation and to supply the 88 fixtures that would be needed. The project was originally going to be named Towers of Light, but the victims' families felt that the name emphasized the buildings destroyed instead of the people killed. On clear nights, the lights could be seen from over 60 miles away, visible in all of New York City and most of suburban Northern New Jersey and Long Island, Fairfield, Connecticut, Westchester County and Rockland County, New York. The beams were clearly visible from the terrace at Century Country Club in Purchase, New York, from at least as far west as western Morris County, in Flanders, New Jersey, and as far south near Trenton, New Jersey in nearby Hamilton. Since 2008, the generators that power Tribute in Light have been fueled with biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil


Blue Hour at Empire – Fulton Ferry State Park looking at the Brooklyn Bridge
Made by RBudhu
Once again used a 16:9 frame and tried to capture the movement of the water. However, unlike the previous shot, this shot was tonemapped with Photomatix. I slightly desaturated the foreground since it was lit with sodium-vapor street lamps. I didn't specifically go over to the park for photography so nothing super mindblowing will follow. Just went on a walk with no destination in mind with my wife; started out on Centre Street and ended up in Brooklyn. When I see the tide in this photo I think about the following E.B. White quote: There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter — the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. ...Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion. — E.B. White en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_%E2%80%93_Fulton_Ferry_State... Empire–Fulton Ferry State Park is a state park in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The park is located next to the East River, extending north and south of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was created in 1978 with the purchase of nine run-down warehouses from Con Edison.[1]


Two Bridges
Made by Mick Canon
The most important reason I wanted to come down to Dumbo or Empire Ferry State Park is to take this long exposure shot of the two bridges with the rocks in the water. It's not an original shot. I've seen many other photographer's and even my flickr friends take this shot. I've learned from them. I.....just.......wanted....my......own.....shot of it. I wanted to do my own version. Funny thing happened when I got down to Dumbo. I searched and searched for those rocks you see in the water. You can't tell from this photo, but those rock are not so big. They are about the size of my fist. I walked by them over and over again. Maybe that's how the park got the name Dumbo. Because that's how I felt. Like Dumbo. Maybe the full moon made the tides high and kept most of the rocks submerged in the water which made them appear smaller. Well, I finally figured it out that I had to use a wide angle lens and put my camera only a few inches away from the water and those rocks which made them appear larger. And yes, my camera did get a little wet. And so far its working fine. And here it is in HDR with a some splash of color. Have a great weekend everyone.


Brooklyn Bridge in Blue 1
Made by 1982Chris911 (Thank you 100.000 Times)
HDRtist HDR Rendering - www.ohanaware.com/hdrtist/ The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in a January 25, 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,[5] and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964[4][6][7] and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.[8] Another Version:


9/11/10
Made by {Photo Mo}
Large I must have seen about 200 photographers out on 9/11 photographing the tribute lights. I know most people try to keep other photographers out of their photos but for some reason I love to include them. I think it adds a neat element....... I was waiting for the day someone would spot themselves on my stream and say hey that's me!... Sure enough, last month it happened..... Say hi to This is such a great way to make friends.... Don't you think? This was shot just as the sun started going down, so the tribute lights are hard to see.


Lower Manhattan at Night from the Manhattan Bridge, NYC II
Made by andrew c mace
I went to Brooklyn this afternoon hoping the break in the rain would last until twilight. Just as the city began to light up, the rain started again. So I packed up and went home. This image is from last weekend's night walk across the Manhattan Bridge. This one was from the far (ie Brooklyn-side) tower of the MB. () There are several star trails visible in the large version. Don't believe it when you hear that you can't see the stars from NYC. You just can't see that many. 35mm (52mm=) / f/13 / ISO 200 / 49s / single exposure Huge 2000-pixel-wide version.


The stars @ night
Made by NYC nikonian007
Your looking at the Manhattan Bridge. This is only my second bridge landscape taken Canon Eos50d. I normally wait about 15-30 minutes after the sun goes down to take my night scene photos. I plan to collect all the cities bridges to add to my portfolio, my next one shall be the George Washington bridge so stay tune :-) My thanks to my beautiful girlfriend Jenny for keeping me great company during the night, and for being patient while I did my work. I love you! For more bridges and New York photos please visit my photo page and store: www.chrissanchezphotos.com/p12704768


DUMBO
Made by Melissa.Tse
I was in Brooklyn over the weekend for a pizza tour with some visiting friends. This was taken in DUMBO. Did you know that DUMBO is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass? I just found out that SoHo stood for South of Houston Street and Tribeca means Triangle Below Canal Street! Haha I guess NYC loves acronyms as much as my old company does. It was pretty cold that day and you can see that the snow has not melted yet. We are getting some more fresh snow today. I like this shot because I thought the graffiti van really fit in with the nitty gritty feel of this area. More on the pizza tour later~


Brooklyn Bridge II
Made by Souvik_Prometure
View in Large Highest position in Explore # 1 on 19th Sept'11 This is the best view of Brooklyn Bridge with backdrop of Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge itself. Taking shot from this bridge is very frustrating as being the busiest bridge in the world you can feel vibration of traffic which kills your long exposure images. After many trail and error this one came as sharpest. This is a single shot with mild processing in Photoshop CS5.


Sunset over the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan, New York City
Made by andrew c mace
Sunset from the Brooklyn-side tower of the Manhattan Bridge (). Clouds to the west blocked any sunset colors, but there was a brief moment where the sky really lit up as the sun peeked through the cloud cover and set right between two towers (so I cranked the aperture to f/18). I bracketed exposures to capture more of the dynamic range of the scene. Exposures blended with Photomatix. I used LiveView to focus, which, if there is enough light, does a better job than phase detection and can control for any back- or front-focusing. Blended exposures (-2/0/+2) / f/18 / 24mm (36mm=)


Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
Made by Souvik_Prometure
View in Large Highest position in Explore # 2 on 11th Sept'11 On the eve of 10th anniversary of 9|11 visited Brooklyn waterfront where we made a silent prayer for the heroes who lost their lives in the attack on WTC. The Tribute in Light shows their pathway to heaven. The melancholy tune of the bagpiper makes your heart heavy. This is a single image digitally processed using Photoshop and Topaz plugins.


Manhattan Bridge from dumbo, New York City
Made by andrew c mace
This is the first image I took with my 4x5 a while back. Scanned at 1200dpi with an Epson V700. I used my D90 to estimate exposure, which generally underexposes by at least one stop at night. So I knew I'd have to make the image brighter in post, but I wanted a benchmark image to get a feel for the film. There was a delivery truck parked right in front of me, but all I had to do was rise a bit to shoot right over it (the truck was helpful in a way because it blocked a really bright light along the street). I cropped down a bit from the 5000x4000 scan.



Made by smoothdude
I had the pleasure of meeting this Cool Candian Couple recentlky as we did a 3 hour engagement shoot. It turned out I thought they were engaged but they really weren't, just been dating a few years and wanted some nice photos of themselves. Every time they travel to a city they don't end up getting good shots of themselves so they had the idea of hiring a photographer. I was lucky enough that they found me through flickr! and we went out for a few hours and shot around..it was a lot of fun. They had a great deal of energy and enthusiasm.


36/365 - February 5, 2011
Made by foldablechair
Ugh. Today's weather was pretty crappy. I went out to Dumbo in Brooklyn to take a picture of the bridge. I set up my camera for a long exposure when a large wave, created by one of the boats that passed by, slammed into my camera knocking it over and soaking my friend and I. Covered in freezing water, my friend and I started to become impatient. My entire camera bag was consumed by the wave. All of my equipment soaked! When we decided to leave, this is what I turned around to see. I am beyond frustrated today. :|


Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges
Made by Katy Silberger
The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights can be seen in this photo taken shortly before landing in LaGuardia. It was a beautiful clear day, and I had a window seat on the left side of the plane. Sometimes things just work out. The amount of detail visible in the original size, farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3381337771_4496701cbf_o.jpg , is impressive and worth a look.


202.365 - Brooklyn BLING! (Happy Accident!)
Made by Josh Liba
As I carried my camera in my right hand, walking AWAY from the brooklyn bridge, I stepped up on a curb. The lens was pointed up and behind me from hip level. I heard the shutter snap as I stepped up and gripped my camera. Normally I just erase errant clicks right away, but when I looked at the screen, I had taken a pretty awesome picture! Well, pretty awesome for an accident, anyway. Nikon D90 + Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Cropped and made BW in Lightroom.


Forever Yours
Made by Ryan Brenizer
So we've discussed that flash composites don't have to be hard -- but you can do some cool stuff if you're willing to make them hard, such as multiple strobes on a single, animate subject -- call it scuplting with light. This was done with one speedlight through a Lumiquest Softbox III and three frames. See it big, more photos, and a slideshow from the wedding at the blog!