Some parts of NYC are named with geographical shorthand. For instance Tribeca (of film festival fame) stands for
Triangle
Below
Canal; and Soho stands for
South of
Houston. But the strangest neighborhood name in all of NYC IMHO, is Dumbo. Which stands for Down Underneath the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
That small geography lesson aside, last fall, shortly after I got my K10D, I walked across the Brooklyn bridge, strolled thru Dumbo and crossed back over the Manhattan. There were some pretty good photo ops. Wish I had had the 12-24 then. I guess I'll have to make another trip now that I have that lens. Anyways, here are a few images from that trip.
Honest, you can't make this stuff up! Tamron 28-75 f6.3 at 1/400
Brooklyn Bridge, looking back towards Manhattan. Lower Manhattan skyline on the left. Zenitar 16mm fisheye 1/320 aperture unknown.
Staten Island Ferry cruising by the Lady. Pentax K 300mm F4.0 at 1/250 aperture unknown
This shot is kinda cliche but I still like it. ESB framed by the Manhattan Bridge tower. Pentax K 135 F2.5 at 1/400 aperture unknown
Love my Zenitar! Brooklyn Bridge east tower. Zenitar fish eye at 1/160 aperture unknown
Manhattan Bridge as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. Zenitar fish eye at 1/640 aperture unknown
The Lady seen thru the Brooklyn Bridge with a ferry passing underneath and the Port of New Jersey container cranes in the background. Tamron 28-75 f5.6 at 1/1600.
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