Tag: NYC

Another NYC Moment

Last Sunday, one of the highlights was Vessel, a 150-foot copper-clad structure with 154 flights of stairs.

As I’m enjoying a relaxing Sunday, I thought it might be nice to share another moment from last Sunday. At that time, I was exploring High Line park and found some interesting photo subjects. Dinosaur was definitely one of those, and, of course, there is no escaping the Urban Landscape! Or maybe those high-rise buildings that act like Glass Pincers…

Here’s another unusual structure I ran into…

Vessel

The name of this copper-clad structure is Vessel, and it’s definitely an eye-catcher! It rises 150 feet into the air and has 154 flights of stairs with a total of 2,500 steps and 80 landings. And, yes, there is an elevator that takes you to the top, so you only have to go down those steps.

Next time that I am in the Hudson Yards area, I will make sure I have a ticket so that I can take some photos from different angles!

Urban Landscape

Observations from my visit to New York City, highlighting contrasts between old and new architecture.

As I explored a little bit of New York City this weekend, there were definitely some things that struck me, as a tourist. I’m sure that for residents, these are normal, everyday non-observations, but for me they stood out. As I came prepared with my trusty Fuji X-H2 in hand, I have a significant number of images.

I’ll kick off with this one…

Old vs. New

This is a view from the High Line Park and what struck me here is that the old and the new construction are so radically different and contrasting. The solidity of brick against the fluidity of glass surfaces, and the chimney, which has no modern equivalent, as we hide those details. I expect that over time more of the brick facades will disappear and be replaced with multiple angles of glass and shiny surfaces.

Much more to come!