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Somewhere in the middle of Paris…

The glass and steel dome called La Géode was designed by Adrien Fainsilber and it was opened in 1986.

The “folie du rond-point” is one of the several red-painted steel constructions disposed in a strict 120-meter point-grid. The follies were designed by Bernard Tschumi.

I am now back to Paris after more than four years in NYC. These two last NY pictures were taken from the 52nd floor rooftop in Upper West Side just the day before we left NY.

Columbus Circle is usually full of traffic and crowds, but I managed to find it empty during this cold evening. The second picture is a view on Midtown business district from Helena building on west side.

I end the New York 2008 album with a more classical walk in the East Midtown. First we have the grungy skyscrapers at 57th St. and Park Av. with the odd steel pipe going up to the top of the building. The ovalloid Lipstick Building picture is a vertical panorama composed of four landscape pictures stitched together (maybe it’s time for an ultra wide lens?).

See also these white balloons completely fill the interior of a building on Park Avenue.

In case you wondered what a million dollars look like in pennies or how much is 270 metric tons of coins, here is the answer. This field is currently installed at Rockefeller Center.

Fall photographs usually look pretty, with flashy colors and brilliant blue skies. What I want to show in these two pictures is the real autumn evil intentions: all plants temporarily die, days become colder, nights become longer…

On the technical side, these three pictures are HDR (High Dynamic Range) – each one is a combination of several shots taken with different exposures.

See more fall pictures in the gallery.