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daniel kapovic: Alwyn Court Building, Midtown,...

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:35:25 -0400

daniel kapovic: Alwyn Court Building, Midtown, Manhattan

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: The Alwyn Court Building has certainly seen its fair share of changes happening around it. Built in 1909, the building appears straight out of Paris and only visiting the Big Apple. The rich detail on the facade is something we do not see anymore in modern architecture. It’s a refreshing scene to come across. I wanted to take a photo of the incredible facade and chose to shoot the photo at an angle. I think all the straight lines on the building give an interesting contrast to the diagonal photo. On top of that I decided to shoot the photo in black and white to invoke more of that classical feel to the building. It’s great in color but in black and white the building truly is at home.

audrey dimola: NYC skyline at twilight; long island city,...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:21:00 -0400

audrey dimola: NYC skyline at twilight; long island city, queens.

AD’s inspiration and reason: can you take a bad photo of the skyline from long island city’s gantry park?! maybe not, but there’s also many times you feel particularly lucky to have a camera on hand - or in this case (again) - my phone! i love this shot because i love twilight - in this city, especially, the sights are gorgeous at this time of night. in this case the good ol’ manhattan skyline (with empire state clearly apparent!) is perfectly silhouetted in darkness and backlit with warm light, contrasting with the beautiful blues of the sky offset in a lovely way by those wispy clouds, or airplane trails - i’m not quite sure! either way, it makes for a nice photo. if you haven’t been to gantry park, please go - the views are unparalleled and it’s not difficult to see why LIC has become such a destination in recent years.

audrey dimola: silhouettes; union square, manhattan. AD’s...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:16:19 -0400

audrey dimola: silhouettes; union square, manhattan.

AD’s inspiration and reason: this is another photo actually taken by my android phone of the statue atop the ‘drinking fountain’ on the side of union square park. i often walk there to hang out on lunch from my job, and on this particularly cloudy/misty day i was killing time and snapping photos of things i hadn’t noticed before - reflections in puddles, raindrops hitting the pavement, and of course, this. i love how striking the silhouette of the figure looks from this perspective, and with all of the black, leafless tree branches exploding all around it - looks almost menacing in a way.

daniel kapovic: Midtown Skyscrapers, Highline Park, Chelsea,...

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:44:00 -0500

daniel kapovic: Midtown Skyscrapers, Highline Park, Chelsea, Manhattan

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: As you have seen on this photoblog many times before, I take a lot of photos from the Highline Park. This is another example of just some of the sights you can see while walking along the trail. I love skyscrapers and architecture so for me, to be walking along the Highline and seeing the Chrysler Building framed perfectly between these two other structures, it was a beautiful thing to see. I knew immediately that I wanted to zoom in on the buildings a little bit and take a photo of what I saw. I love how the Chrysler is perfectly in the middle and is standing tall above the rest, it really brings the focal point in on the beautiful sunburst spire which crowns the building. The various buildings within the photo also makes it seem like it is many layers of framing all leading to the Chrysler Building.

daniel kapovic: Clock and Display, Chelsea Market, Chelsea,...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:09:00 -0500

daniel kapovic: Clock and Display, Chelsea Market, Chelsea, Manhattan

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: I know it has been a long time since I posted and I apologize. I wanted to come back with a nice photo that wasn’t too complex to understand yet beautiful at the same time. A couple of weeks ago I was walking in the Chelsea Market with a few friends of mine and I was pretty amazed. I have passed the market plenty of times but never have I actually stepped foot inside. Not only are there plenty of shops and eateries, it feels like you have been transported to some market in the middle of a rural world. The clock and lighting really caught my eye, not only is it bright but I think it’s also quite beautiful and simple. I liked the individual lights entirely covering the arched walkway with the clock hanging in the center, just a simple clock, nothing fancy about it. I also love the mechanical feel of the ceiling being exposed behind the display. The Chelsea Market is definitely a place to check out.

audrey dimola: as it began at sculpture park; long island city,...

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:01:00 -0500

audrey dimola: as it began at sculpture park; long island city, queens.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i actually took this photo with my smartphone (!) on new year’s day. it’s funny because this vantage of the east river and the gorgeously dilapidated wooden ruin is also the very first photo on DKADSHOTNY back in feb 2010! it will soon be our two year anniversary.. how much has changed. this vantage, thankfully, is still just as beautiful every time i visit it. i had some much-needed quiet time sitting on some rocks at the shore, just reading and writing and admiring the view. there were so many birds flying around - the tiny flecks of white in the water are actually seagulls! - and the sky was perfectly dusted with fair-weather clouds. no matter where i go, this will always be my favorite place.

daniel kapovic: 383 Madison Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:04:00 -0400

daniel kapovic: 383 Madison Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: Ever since 383 Madison Avenue was completed in 2001, it has been one of my favorite buildings in the entire city. It rises around 750 feet tall and is unique in New York City because it has a cylindrical shape for the tower which rises from a square base, something we don’t see much in NYC. The tower really comes alive at night with the bottom lit up wonderfully as well as the crown. I loved how clear this picture came out, how Gotham like it looked. The crown is quite amazing and I thought it made for a great photo of architecture.

audrey dimola: queens and manhattan from the bridge; over the...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:15:00 -0400

audrey dimola: queens and manhattan from the bridge; over the east river.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i took my camera with me nearly everyday to and from work for the first week of august, and this is a shot from back then. i love working with different perspectives and the frame of this shot is the window of the cab i was riding in - check out the handle sticking out! i love it because there’s a subtle sense of haziness and movement, and you can see both manhattan and queens with the river between them. i also like it because it captures the development that continues to press on in long island city - more and more condos, for better or worse!

audrey dimola: anti-gravity on the mountain; belleayre mountain,...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:13:00 -0400

audrey dimola: anti-gravity on the mountain; belleayre mountain, upstate new york.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i have many fond memories visiting belleayre mountain near fleischmanns in upstate new york. this weekend we went as we have in the past to enjoy their fall festival, and as nerve-wracked as i was (in my “old age”!) we rode the ski lift up to the top of the mountain - something like 3,365 feet up! this is a shot from the top of the mountain - of the slanted ski lift pole bending over a ridiculously steep incline, and the ski lift chairs merrily floating along their way. i was almost too petrified to fully enjoy it, but there’s really nothing like it - almost as if you’re freefalling and there’s nothing to be seen but fall colors and mountains for miles and miles, fading into the hazy blue horizon. amazing.

audrey dimola: after irene; margaretville, upstate new...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:12:00 -0400

audrey dimola: after irene; margaretville, upstate new york.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i love photos with stories behind them, and the photos i took last night in margaretville upstate certainly have a story - tragic and yet resilient at the same time. NYC got lucky with irene but many of the towns i grew up visiting were devastated. yesterday was the first time we went upstate after the hurricane, and it was so sad and strange to walk through the towns and see the structures - some shuttered and abandoned, others completely gone. this is a shot looking off towards the main bridge that is now closed - the parking lot to the left was overrun with the flood, and others like us touring the town were wandering around at night.. there was hope, though - signs abound calling the community to rebuild margaretville, because it truly takes a village, and the cracker barrel on the corner left a message on the window: “that that will not kill us can only make us stronger!” god bless margaretville and all the beautiful towns hit in irene. i KNOW you will recover, stronger than ever.

daniel kapovic: World Financial Center Fountain, Lower...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:01:00 -0400

daniel kapovic: World Financial Center Fountain, Lower Manhattan, New York City

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: This may not be the best photo nor the clearest photo but I love the colors that are lighting up the picture. I was passing by the World Financial Center and noticed they have these small fountains along a walking path in the open space next to the harbor. The reds, oranges, and yellows that are filtering through the water are actually the reflection of the sun setting which was off to the west of where I was taking this photo. It was a beautiful sunset and I just loved the way the water, which was pouring out in individual lines, was capturing the light and colors. Something interesting to note, the new World Trade Center memorial waterfalls also run on a system very similar as the water pours out in individual lines there as well in the notion of falling tears.

daniel kapovic: American Flag, One World Trade Center, Lower...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:17:04 -0400

daniel kapovic: American Flag, One World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: I traveled down to the World Trade Center complex this weekend after having not been down there in a few weeks and it really is amazing how much progress has been done in the overall rebuilding of the complex. I will be visiting the Memorial on Saturday, September 24th, so expect a few pictures from there to end up on here. While taking photos of One World Trade Center, I noticed the large American Flag hanging just above the Lobby entrance and below the start of the office floors. It’s an immense flag that was placed there for the ten year anniversary of 9/11. I zoomed in on the flag and I was amazed at how vibrant it looks framed by the two metal fencing posts. It’s almost ironic because so many people believe that a lot of our freedoms have been placed behind a fence since 9/11, and here is the American flag seen through a fence. I just liked the difference in the colors from the flag and the metal fencing as well as how perfectly it was framed. I think it gives a good contrast to the photo.

daniel kapovic: Balloon Flower (Red) sculpture, 7 World Trade...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:50:00 -0400

daniel kapovic: Balloon Flower (Red) sculpture, 7 World Trade Center Plaza, Downtown Manhattan

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: Last week I was hanging around the plaza of Seven World Trade Center and if anyone has been there, they would know that there is this strange sculpture in the middle of the plaza surrounded by a fountain. It is the Jeff Koons sculpture known as the Balloon Flower. I wanted to take the photo because I thought the sculpture itself is interesting enough - the curved lines, the bright metallic red standing out on its own. However, I also wanted to get the shooting spouts of water from the fountain in the picture as well as the red crane in the background. I think the sculpture, which is red and in the newly built plaza, can relate to the red of the crane rebuilding the rest of the World Trade Center behind it. I also love that there are people sitting down off to the right side of the photo as well as the dark green of the healthy tree. Four World Trade Center is being erected behind it looming over the entire picture. I also thought it might be interesting to offset the angle of the photo and take it diagonally, I like how it turned out.

audrey dimola: wave crash on the waterfront; long island city,...

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:31:00 -0400

audrey dimola: wave crash on the waterfront; long island city, queens.

AD’s inspiration and reason: this shot isn’t completely straight but since we don’t edit any of our photos on this site i just couldn’t exclude it. i absolutely love the look of the river water crashing up against the rocks with the skyline in the distance - even the little drops of water spraying into the air. it’s literally the mix of the natural world and the man-made empire (the greatest city in the world! but hey, i’m biased). gantry plaza state park is just filled with amazing views and photo ops.. and personally i love any excuse to climb over walls or fences and get as close as i can to the water.

daniel kapovic: Verrazano Bridge, Grymes Hill, Staten Island,...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:06:00 -0400

daniel kapovic: Verrazano Bridge, Grymes Hill, Staten Island, New York

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: I was visiting a friend in Staten Island on Thursday, July 28th which was a humid and hazy day hence the haziness in the picture. My friend and I were on Grymes Hill in Staten Island which offers wonderful views in many directions and out of the corner of my eye while we were driving I saw the view in the photo and instantly I thought I should take the photo. I love how the bottom of the photo is filled with the green of the trees and then out of nowhere this huge, tall tower of the Verrazano Bridge fills the view. You don’t really know just how tall the tower is until you see it in person and its sleek, simple design is always a welcomed sight.

audrey dimola: love one another; long island city,...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:22:00 -0400

audrey dimola: love one another; long island city, queens.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i love this photo because it’s always fun and surprising to find words hidden in the street - it’s one of the little things that are so special about living in a city like ours. i found out later that ‘love one another’ was actually beatle george harrison’s last message to the public before he passed. three simple words - so much meaning. i hope to stumble upon more like this soon..

audrey dimola: development on the waterfront; long island city,...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:19:00 -0400

audrey dimola: development on the waterfront; long island city, queens.

AD’s inspiration and reason: i actually took this shot from the top of a huge rope structure you can climb on in the new playground in gantry plaza state park! it’s always nice to have somewhat of a bird’s eye view.. i like that you can see the 59th street bridge and big allis smokestacks in the distance, as well as the people looking tiny standing around in the great green field. the most prominent elements in the photo are of course the new condos stretching towards the sky. development is still ongoing on the waterfront - you can’t help but wonder how far it’s all going to go..

daniel kapovic: RFK Bridge, Astoria Park, Astoria,...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:58:00 -0400

daniel kapovic: RFK Bridge, Astoria Park, Astoria, Queens

DK’s Inspiration & Reason: This is yet another of my sunset shots that I have posted over the course of this blog. I always love the warm, vibrant colors of a sunset whether it is captured alone or with other structures in the same photo to enhance it further. In this photo I was sitting in Astoria Park waiting for a fireworks display to happen for the Fourth of July when we were gifted with a beautiful sunset to accompany the end of day and beginning of night. What makes this photo even more striking is the RFK Bridge which looms overhead cutting across the colorful sky. You also can get a glimpse of one of the towers further down in the picture, but it’s once again this mixture of nature and an urbanized setting that I enjoy capturing from time to time.

audrey dimola: cherry blossoms in bloom; roosevelt...

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:42:00 -0400

audrey dimola: cherry blossoms in bloom; roosevelt island.

AD’s inspiration and reason: going to see the rows and rows of cherry blossoms at the tip of roosevelt island has become a tradition for my family in springtime. sometimes if the wind is blowing we shake the branches a bit to make a little petal shower, or i’ll climb up into some trees and just enjoy the view. it’s a beautiful thing to stop and take note of. i especially like this photo because of the perspective - the rows and rows of trees stretching onward and onward into the distance, the shadows of the branches and petals strewn everywhere on the ground.

audrey dimola: spring rowboating; central park,...

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:40:00 -0400

audrey dimola: spring rowboating; central park, manhattan.

AD’s inspiration and reason: seeing anything from a different vantage point can literally and figuratively change your perspective, and new york city is no different. i’ve lived in the city all my life and have not once taken a rowboat into the central park lake - until early last month! we had a wonderful afternoon of sun and clouds that made for a lovely (and strenuous at points!) trip through central park’s own aquatic oasis. it was amazing to see the city from this perspective - seated in a rowboat, trees and buildings stretching skyward, water completely surrounding you. i absolutely loved it. this is a shot from right before we dipped under the bow bridge near bethesda terrace.