A photographic excursion in New York City

New York, the big apple offers various magnificent cityscapes. Have a look on the shots I took !

Today 2nd September, I decided to do a photographic excursion in the streets of New York city, where I am currently located. So, I took a pair of trainers, a backpack and the most important my camera Canon 7D 17 55. While walking in the street, I was amazed by the architecture that some buildings offer. This picture is a mix of billboard and skyscrapers. I took this picture from a low angle shot, with the natural light of the morning. I like the color blue which gives us a strong and vivid contrast with the less colorful buildings in the background. It is as if the foreground popped up out of the background, as if it wanted to come real and to escape from the picture.

I shot this picture at ISO 200;  f/4,5;  1/160s with my Canon 7D 15 77

Here is another picture I took in the streets of New York City, in midtown Manhattan. It is once again a low angle shot. I shot it at ISO 200;  f/4,5;  1/1600s with the same Canon 7D 17 55. 

I decided in the editing to put it in black and white in order to focus on the shapes and the contrast in lights. Colors are meant to attract, and cause things to catch our attention. Still, even without color, black and white images are a mainstay of our craft, and are powerful representations of the artistic spirit. It is difficult when one is shooting, to immediately think whether the picture should be in color or in black and white. But the more you force yourself to look past what is readily apparent, the more you will learn to almost see in black and white. Here I mainly focus on the shapes of these skyscrapers. The low angle shot enables to put an emphasis on this sense of verticality. We can imagine ourselves very tiny compared to these huge and tall buildings. It reminds us of our small place in this gigantic world...

You can also find this picture on my instagram page : https://www.instagram.com/andraslife/

Andra.