NYC visit, where to go?

. Here is my list so far:

Marcus Antonius said:

Statue of liberty
Epire state building
Christmas tree @ rockefeller center
Times Square with new years celebration
Brooklyn bridge
USS interprid aircraft carrier
Coney Island
Chinatown
Top of the rock

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You can get all of these on postcards 10/$1. Either use your creativity by walking around and making images or just stay home. It's cheaper. Besides ... you want to hide your camera in a nondescript bag so no one knows you are a photographer. Oh ... and be careful you don't accidentally stray into Harlem or the Bronx.... brown and black people are looking for you.

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Check my NY gallery, maybe it'll help you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhlpedrosa/sets/72157607829291451/

One from teh Met Museum, where photography is allowed (no flash):



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don't forget Central Park. Also when you go on brooklyn bridge make sure you go to the brooklyn side there is a park on front street sitting between Manhattan bridge and Brooklyn bridge. Lot of nice photo ops.

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Thanks Renato,

Great gallery, i was thinking of the guggenheim also, the lines makes photo's.

Marcus.
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What i like most is:

Skylines
Architecture
Black & White
Military
Abandoned places (URBEX)
Industrial

Regards,

Marcus

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Yeah for sure you'll want to hit up the Intrepid then.

I would also second the trip to the top of the Rockefeller Center as previously mentioned. The skyline view there is amazing, though they make you pay for the privilege of shooting up there (Costs a fairly steep $21 per adult).

I would also recommend visiting the Cloisters Museum & Gardens in Fort Tryon Park, New York, which is on the Eastern Tip of Long Island. The art & architecture is exclusively of medieval Europe. Monastery-inspired buildings, Romanesque chapel, a 12th Century apse brought from Spain...it's also part of a 66 acre park overlooking the Hudson River.

Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art -- 338 Lighthouse Ave., Staten Island -- Tibetan-style fieldstone buildings that resemble a Himalayan monastery.

Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge -- Cross Bay Blvd., Brood Channel -- A mix of watery wilderness with the manhattan skyline as a backdrop.

Fire Island National Seashore -- An excellent lighthouse here, Fire Island Light. Also a chance to see wild deer close-up as the island is teeming with them, and they're pretty domesticated.

Staten Island Botanical Gardens -- An amazing chinese garden/architecture

Just a couple of ideas off the beaten path.

Marcus Antonius said:

What i like most is:

Skylines
Architecture
Black & White
Military
Abandoned places (URBEX)
Industrial

Regards,

Marcus

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I don't expect you to spend all your time in museums, but here's some of the better ones to choose from. Most museums charge around $20 for admission except where noted.

The Met Huge museum encompassing everything, you could spend days in there and not see it all, also while "Recommended Donation" for admission is $20 you can say you only want to pay $1. The collection is definitely worth $20, but if you are only going in to see something quick, like Robert Frank's the Americans exhibition going on and will only be there for an hour, don't let the $20 scare you off.

The MoMA has a great collection of art since 1850. Fridays after 4pm are free, though it does get packed and there is often a line to get in then.

The Whitney has a great collection of contemporary art but my choice to go depends on what exhibitions are there at the time. Fridays from 6-9pm are "pay what you wish"

International Center for Photography rotating exhibtions, see what's going to be there when you're in town. I'm pretty sure Fridays after 5 are "pay what you wish."

The Guggenheim Museum has a great exhibition of Kandinsky up through Jan 13th. Plus it's that famous spiral shaped Frank Lloyd Wright building, if you like architecture. Saturday from 5 to 7 is "pay what you wish."

The Cloisters which is owned by the Met, is really quiet and tranquil at the north end of the city, and a great place to get away for a couple hours if the city gets to be too much.

Galleries in Chelsea From around 20th St to 26th St between Avenues 10 and 11 are tons of galleries. Just walk the streets until you see something that looks interesting and walk in. All the galleries are free, also when you go in to one, ask the person at the desk if they have a "Gallery Guide" which they will give you for free and will list all the exhibitions going on at the various galleries. Also while your there High Line Park is right there. The park is build on an abandoned elevated train tracks should present a number of photo opportunities, both for skyline views and people in the park.

Don't forget Central Park

Wollman Skating Rink is great to see in the winter. With a lot more space than the famous one in Rockefeller Center and it has the gorgeous backdrop of central park. Great to see/photograph around dusk/twilight.

Bow Bridge the pond in the center of the park has a gorgeous bow bridge. It's very pretty in the spring and fall when people are on the lake in row boats, but if there's ice and snow it can be very beautiful.

Strawberry Fields across the street from the Dakota building where John Lennon was shot, this memorial always attracts a ton of fans and musicians, great for people watching. If I recall Lennon was shot on Dec. 8th and on that day there is usually a lot going on at Strawberry Fields.

Outside the Norm

Coney Island will still be good, just very closed and dead... very different feel to it in the winter.

Also look into Roosevelt Island , particularly the ruins of the Smallpox Hospital , plus accessing the island by the skyway tram is a different point of view.

You might be interested in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (the enormous perpetually unfinished cathedral) in Morningside Heights.
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Picture for picture, perhaps the finest museum in the world.

Photovalve said:

This is an outstanding Art gallery on the East Side of Central Park. Not for photography, but a great way to spend a couple of hours.
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Are you trying to document that you went where others have gone before, then your itinerary is fine. And it will save you the cost of some postcards. Of course, your shots won't be as good, because the postcard photographer can pick the best time of day, angle, etc.

NYC is infinitely varied.

From your website, you're obviously not into spontaneous shots of people, which is the best thing about NYC.

It is best to come to NYC not with an open mind.

Let it will teach you something about the photographer you can be. Let it change you.

Instead of visiting the Statue of Liberty (yawn), ponder what's written there:

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Let NYC be the lamp beside the golden door of your own imagination!

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Are you trying to document that you went where others have gone before, then your itinerary is fine.

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That's what i want to do yes.

fad said:

And it will save you the cost of some postcards. Of course, your shots won't be as good, because the postcard photographer can pick the best time of day, angle, etc.

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May be true, but i like to make my own postcards.

fad said:

NYC is infinitely varied.

From your website, you're obviously not into spontaneous shots of people, which is the best thing about NYC.

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That's because that part of photography does not really interest me

fad said:

It is best to come to NYC not with an open mind.

Let it will teach you something about the photographer you can be. Let it change you.

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I'm sorry, but are you lecturing me? Telling me taking photo's of people will make me a better photographer? My interest is different than yours apparently, but i like to keep it that way.

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Instead of visiting the Statue of Liberty (yawn), ponder what's written there:

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Let NYC be the lamp beside the golden door of your own imagination!

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Taking photo's of people is something i can do here in my own country every day, we have all nationalities here, we also have different boroughs with different cultures, let me say YAWN to that, please. When i want to take photo's in NYC, i want to get home with photo's that scream NYC all over, and not a photo of somebody i could have shot around the corner of my own street.

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Thanks Kurt,

Added the cloisters to my list as well as central park. Also thinking about roosevelt island.

Marcus

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DHFore said:

Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge -- Cross Bay Blvd., Brood Channel -- A mix of watery wilderness with the manhattan skyline as a backdrop.

Fire Island National Seashore -- An excellent lighthouse here, Fire Island Light. Also a chance to see wild deer close-up as the island is teeming with them, and they're pretty domesticated.

Staten Island Botanical Gardens -- An amazing chinese garden/architecture

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Those three options also sound great, will look into those. I'm not planning to travel much though, as there is alot to see and i don't have a big budget.

Marcus

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If you go shopping in Soho, take your camera, there are some great buildings in this area, good mix of colours, shadows, fire excapes etc. But go early before the crowds, and take a very wide lens. Around Grand and Wooster St is good.

Soho, yea sounds good. it's not far from my hotel either. With early, you mean like 8 in the morning?

Marcus

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One note if you were thinking about bringing your tripod and using it in NYC. A lot of places will not allow you to setup a tripod, whether its private or public property. For instance, the 30 Rockefeller Top of the Rock does not allow tripods (actually says on their website and they have security to enforce it). Times Square is notorious for having security (NYPD and private security) force people to take down their tripods regardless how busy or time of day it is.

Even in my travels around the world there's a big crackdown on tripods I've noticed. I would recommend getting the SLR-Zoom Gorillapod. This is a shameless plug for Joby, but the gorillapod has been a lifesaver for me. I've used the gorillapod at the top of 30 Rockefeller and in Times Square and no issues. I've also used Gorillapod in Macchu Pichu which actually doesn't allow tripods! The gorillapod is small and portable and gives you an instant tripod.

Yes the gorillapod is what i mentioned earlier, i already have one and did a good job in rome. However i'm not sure if i'm allowed to wrap it around city lights in NYC. I would like to do some long exposures at night with traffic passing by in busy streets.

Thanks anyway.

Marcus

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Just do it. Don't look suspicious or cautious doing it. If the police think you have a permit to do it, they won't say or care, not like you need one. But if you drop three legs of a tripod on the ground, you'll get harassed. Its weird that way.

Marcus Antonius said:

Yes the gorillapod is what i mentioned earlier, i already have one and did a good job in rome. However i'm not sure if i'm allowed to wrap it around city lights in NYC. I would like to do some long exposures at night with traffic passing by in busy streets.

Thanks anyway.

Marcus

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Hello Marcus
if you like photography, as it looks like
i think you should definitely check out the Peter Lik gallery
it is in west broadway and spring street

dont remember which of the 2 but as long as you get the intersection you will see it
i saw it recently and i was blown away by his images
especially some of the canyons...
i mean it was almost painful to see such incredible images...
hope you like it if you go there

enjoy NY
matteo

Marcus Antonius said:

In addition to my previous post about selecting an ideal bag for my trip to NYC coming christmas i had a few questions about POI in NYC.

I already had a few interesting tips according to safety in NYC and one more POI, maybe there's more i did not think about. Here is my list so far:

Statue of liberty
Epire state building
Christmas tree @ rockefeller center
Times Square with new years celebration
Brooklyn bridge
USS interprid aircraft carrier
Coney Island
Chinatown
Top of the rock
And ofcourse BH-Photo & Video

Any further tips are greatly appreciated

I'll be visiting during christmas and new year for 9 days.
I also have a few more questions:

Is it possible to get a public transport ticket for using the subway/bus/train during this 9 day trip (so i don't have to buy a ticket every day) and how much will it cost, or are there better ways to do it.

I heard coney island is closed during the winter period. Is it still nice to go there even when it's closed?

Are there more marine ships apart from the Interprid i can visit?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Marcus

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Hello Matteo,

I'm always into seeing exceptional work from fellow photographers. I'll write it down on my list, thanks!

Marcus

Teosax said:

dont remember which of the 2 but as long as you get the intersection you will see it
i saw it recently and i was blown away by his images
especially some of the canyons...
i mean it was almost painful to see such incredible images...
hope you like it if you go there

enjoy NY
matteo

Marcus Antonius said:

In addition to my previous post about selecting an ideal bag for my trip to NYC coming christmas i had a few questions about POI in NYC.

I already had a few interesting tips according to safety in NYC and one more POI, maybe there's more i did not think about. Here is my list so far:

Statue of liberty
Epire state building
Christmas tree @ rockefeller center
Times Square with new years celebration
Brooklyn bridge
USS interprid aircraft carrier
Coney Island
Chinatown
Top of the rock
And ofcourse BH-Photo & Video

Any further tips are greatly appreciated

I'll be visiting during christmas and new year for 9 days.
I also have a few more questions:

Is it possible to get a public transport ticket for using the subway/bus/train during this 9 day trip (so i don't have to buy a ticket every day) and how much will it cost, or are there better ways to do it.

I heard coney island is closed during the winter period. Is it still nice to go there even when it's closed?

Are there more marine ships apart from the Interprid i can visit?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Marcus

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