Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan by taffy

Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan

Junko @jyokota and I are in New York and had a great photo walk tonight with Michael @michaelelliott and Adam @adamj along the East River, looking across to Manhattan and up-river to the beautiful bridges that make up so many iconic New York views. We were intrepid, ignoring frozen fingers, toes, and ears -- Michael and Adam serving as our guide for the best spots to place our tripods. We had a warm-up break for pizza and were back at it for a bit more til a taxicab looked too inviting and we all headed to our respective homes for the night. I'll be posting additional photos, I'm sure, throughout the month. I loved the colors in the water on this one -- and the way the bridge soars so high above the skyline. Thanks, Michael, for the advice and a great evening!
For another shot taken about 10 yards toward the bridge, see @jyokota 's posting for today - http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2014-02-10.
And to my other 365 friends, thank you for your views and wonderful comments about the happy tiger enjoying his lunch. It was weird to see a tiger hanging out in the snow! But nice to see him not in a cage!
Shot from plane of NYC: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2014-02-10
Such a wonderful night shot. WOW.
February 11th, 2014  
Fabulous shot!
February 11th, 2014  
What an opportunity! If I were an urban photographer, I would sure like to hang out with the three of you. This is a wonderfully composed photo.
February 11th, 2014  
How wonderful! What a great trip with great photographers! This is beautiful!
February 11th, 2014  
Beautiful
February 11th, 2014  
What an illustrious group! Awesome! Love the purple sky, the water, the composition, POV, cityscape and the starburst! Must be a FAV!
February 11th, 2014  
Had a great time too and this pic came out great - Fav of course (psst its the East River).
February 11th, 2014  
Looks best large so you can see the beautiful star lights you got on the Brooklyn Bridge.
February 11th, 2014  
@michaelelliott Thanks Michael, we had such a great time! You're a perfect host! And it was nice to get to know Adam. We look forward to returning the favors with you in Chicago sometime!
February 11th, 2014  
@taffy - You got a deal :)
February 11th, 2014  
One of my favorite cities and bridges! Incredible night shot and love the light stars!
February 11th, 2014  
Great capture. Fav!
February 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous night lighting and shot! Fav!!
February 11th, 2014  
Fabulous, iconic view - great work, and a fav
February 11th, 2014  
Iconic - and absolutely gorgeous! - NYC shot! Sounds like a wonderful photo walk! FAV
February 11th, 2014  
Taffy I'm so envious of you getting to hang out with Michael. His photography is so inspirational to me. Your photo is wonderful! Fav!
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful!!
February 11th, 2014  
I love the colours in this
February 11th, 2014  
Awesome shot.
February 11th, 2014  
Yours is gorgeous too. What an opportunity!
February 11th, 2014  
Taffy, this is a great shot! Like you mentioned, the colors in the water with that satin look you captured are superb. FAV!
February 11th, 2014  
This is another stunning shot! Fav
February 11th, 2014  
Fav, just a wonderful image
February 11th, 2014  
Fav and such an iconic place to take such an iconic shot nicely done ;)
February 11th, 2014  
Week duine taffy this looks amazing!
February 11th, 2014  
Love the pov and view to the skyscrapers. Making me excited to get to NYC and Chicago in May :)
February 11th, 2014  
wonderful night scene
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful shot Taffy. I agree re the lights on the water and I think the colour in the sky is lovely as well.
February 11th, 2014  
What a terrific photo, and a wonderful opportunity to be able to photo walk with Michael.
February 11th, 2014  
Fav. This is beautiful. Love the lights. Sounds like a great evening
February 11th, 2014  
Beautiful night shot of the bridge and lucky you to be in NYC! One of the greatest cities for photo ops, not to mention theater and fabulous food! Have fun!
February 11th, 2014  
Lovely night capture
February 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous view! It must have been nice to go photowalk with Adam and Michael
February 11th, 2014  
Fantastic night shot and a great view.
February 11th, 2014  
Awesome capture, the lighting and composition are wonderful. Photowalk in NYC with the NYC master photographer ME - how much better can it get!
February 11th, 2014  
brilliant shot, big fav. sounds like you had fun, it is so nice to be able to meet people from this wonderful community :-)
February 11th, 2014  
It is on my bucket list to visit New York and to take a photo like this iconic image. I'll get there one day..I hope. Absolutely superb image FAV +++++ for me.
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful shot-fav
February 11th, 2014  
Fantastic shot!
February 11th, 2014  
Superb!!!!
February 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous!
February 11th, 2014  
Stunning! Amazing night shot!
February 11th, 2014  
fab and love those star bursts!
February 11th, 2014  
Hi Taffy, I'm so glad you had a good time with us in the freezing Brooklyn night :) You were sucha deligh and I'm happy to know you. I'm sure we will continue to share 365 exchanges now and again. Be well and enjoy NY!
February 11th, 2014  
An amazing view and capture,.
February 11th, 2014  
stunning!
February 11th, 2014  
Instant fav, what a shot!!
February 11th, 2014  
instant FAV ~ beautiful
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful nighttime capture,the water looks so smooth!! FAV!!
February 11th, 2014  
Well that didn't take to long start you adventure in NY. Great framing of the skyline with that magnificent bridge. The colors pop and the water looks like glass.
February 11th, 2014  
Wow, a stunning shot Taffy - fav!
February 11th, 2014  
Super shot.
February 11th, 2014  
Wonderful shot! fav
February 11th, 2014  
instant fav
February 11th, 2014  
fabulous POV and lighting! superb shot as always!
February 11th, 2014  
What a fabulous evening that must have been, such a talented trio out together! AMazing night photography as usual Taffy, fav.
February 11th, 2014  
Awesome night time shot.
February 11th, 2014  
Awesome shot, great lighting and composition and love the purple sky. - fav
February 11th, 2014  
Fabulous night shot and wonderful pov. Fav for me too.
February 11th, 2014  
Beautiful capture! I would love to go into the city and have ME show me around!
February 12th, 2014  
Love your pov, lighting, soft water, reflections and ... the whole comp! :)
How on earth could I be jeaulous of your photo walk with Adam and Michael? ;)
February 12th, 2014  
Taffy...your cityscapes are always so breathtaking. Reminds me much of Michael Elliot's work! This is just magnificent! Love everything about it! FAV
February 12th, 2014  
Terrific shot - colours, lights, composition. Fav
February 12th, 2014  
Caz
Fabulous ! Fav
February 12th, 2014  
Lucky you!!! Fav!!
February 12th, 2014  
What a shot! So iconic -- and beautiful!
February 12th, 2014  
Fantastic long exposure, fave!
February 12th, 2014  
Lovely …fav
February 12th, 2014  
Love, so envious of your time (and happy for you, too). Fav!!!!
February 12th, 2014  
fantastic. fav.
February 12th, 2014  
Always jealous of your meetups. Lovely shot of a bridge I know so well (fell in love there a couple of times too). :)
February 12th, 2014  
So beautiful. A fave.
February 12th, 2014  
Beautiful. fav
February 12th, 2014  
Nia
Beautiful, amazing the difference in those few feet between your and jokota's position
February 12th, 2014  
New York has some of the most beautiful bridges in the world! Beautiful perspective and composition.
February 12th, 2014  
@judithdeacon - haha thx Judith :)
February 12th, 2014  
Lovely ...it must have been a blast to meet up with 365 friends - maybe this can become a trend :) I can be the Toronto host - FAV
February 13th, 2014  
So gorgeous
February 13th, 2014  
Iconic view. Nice one Taffy.
February 13th, 2014  
lovely lights and composition - sounds as if you had a great time
February 13th, 2014  
Stunning shot, Taffy!
February 14th, 2014  
Another fav! Absolutely beautiful!
February 14th, 2014  
Congrats on TT!!
February 14th, 2014  
Congrats on TT
February 14th, 2014  
@adamj Thanks Adam! You are the one who let me know this was on TT!! It's so fitting -- what a great walk that was!!
February 14th, 2014  
@soboy5 Thanks Danny -- so exciting to see this chosen!
February 14th, 2014  
C♥ngratulati♥ns on TT !!:)
February 14th, 2014  
@taffy Excellent! Oh yes. It was a very fruitful experience...lol
February 14th, 2014  
double congrats for this one!
February 14th, 2014  
Congratulations on Double TT!!
February 14th, 2014  
See whenever you shoot with me in NYC you always make T20 Congrats!
February 14th, 2014  
Late on the Fav button, but here goes! fav! I was going to say Michael would be proud. I see him above now...yep. :0)
February 14th, 2014  
Love it.
February 15th, 2014  
Fav! Fabulous shot!
February 15th, 2014  
This is just super! Love all the colors muddled into the water and definitely the soaring bridge. What a treat!
February 16th, 2014  
I was born in Brooklyn--you did my bridge proud. An instant fav!
February 19th, 2014  
@lisay Oh, great!! I like the feeling of Brooklyn - reminds me a bit of my neighborhood, except the area has the gorgeous river park so close!
February 19th, 2014  
@taffy I hope you had the chance to visit the Jacques Torres chocolate factory nearby. There's a section of Brooklyn known as DUMBO: Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. It's sandwiched between the two bridges, and there are some great eateries there, too.
February 19th, 2014  
@lisay We were in the area, but only at night when we did the photo walk. We ate at a wonderful Italian restaurant I think toward the South end of the park. Once the construction is done, that is going to be an amazing area!!
February 19th, 2014  
Great shot of an iconic view. Congratulations.
February 26th, 2014  
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