Photos from some of New York’s most iconic locations
Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing the results of a short but very productive trip to New York…
During the week of the Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza, I had the opportunity to spend a few days sightseeing in New York with my wife. Although I took most of the photographs with my phone, I always carried my DSLR with me for the shots I considered most important.
We began with a “Contrasts” tour, which takes you through some of the city’s most interesting neighbourhoods. The whole route is done by van and takes around a morning. I would definitely recommend doing something like this on your first day, as it helps you get your bearings and makes moving around the city afterwards much easier.
I did not take any DSLR photographs during that tour, although I took plenty with my phone. For this blog post, I have only included the DSLR images, as I consider them the most interesting from a photographic point of view.
As well as visiting Central Park, we went up two of the many skyscrapers offering panoramic views of the city: Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center and One World Observatory, next to the memorials where the Twin Towers once stood.
Both places are extremely busy, so finding a good position for a photograph can be difficult. At Top of the Rock, the first level has glass panels which, in my case, actually helped me make longer exposures without a tripod by simply bracing the camera against them.
Another very worthwhile experience is taking a boat trip along the Hudson River, with great views of the Manhattan skyline. It is especially beautiful around sunset, although long exposures are obviously difficult from a moving boat.
We took the photographs for my Landmarks series on Brooklyn Bridge, an extremely photogenic and iconic location. To avoid the crowds, which are everywhere in New York, we went there at sunrise rather than sunset, even though some of the photographs might suggest otherwise.
New York is probably the most photogenic city I have ever visited, and I would have loved to spend more time there taking photographs. We were only there for four days, which felt far too short, although they were certainly very intense.
I hope I can return one day and take all the photographs I did not have time to make on this trip — and, why not, add a few more images to the Landmarks series.
Below you will find a selection of photographs, with captions indicating where each one was taken.
I hope you enjoy them!
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