modusoptimus

I returned to New York more than one year afterward. I find that New York is still the best place for photography; there is an opportunity at every corner. The New York 2010 album is here.

A classical view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak:

I managed to get a picture of my room before throwing all my stuff around. It was taken with the 16mm fisheye and “defished” with Fisheye Hemi.

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.

I continue with another three shots from Central Park; the first two are views on Central Park South from the pond.

After going every other day to the park for a year, one ends up with the “perfect” sunrise light over the Central Park West buildings and the clouds before the storm.

Rockefeller Center (just near my workplace) is a major tourist attraction especially during holidays when hordes of people wander in the area. The holiday decorations never change here: the twelve herald angels (since 1954) and the 70-80 feet tall Norwegian spruce.

After 4 years I have finally noticed the frieze above the main entrance of the GE Building done by Lee Lawrie. Half a block west we can see the huge Christmas tree decorations on 6th Avenue.

Eight pictures of Tokyo during a business trip to Asia. Check out the “Flamme d’Or” by Philippe Stark.

The first picture shows the elevator shaft in the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square. It takes less than 30 seconds for the 49 floors (see also here a picture while in the elevators taken last year).

This is the last post in 2007:

• reflections of midtown skyline (Verizon Tower on the left, Empire State on the right) on the HBO building
• a black & white view of newly built Bank of America Tower (left), HBO building (middle) and Grace Building (right)

These workers are building a new floor every 2-3 days. Now they are more than 20 floors above ground.