Althouse: Right now, from my Brooklyn terrace.

२२ ऑगस्ट, २००७

Right now, from my Brooklyn terrace.

३३ टिप्पण्या:

duck म्हणाले...: Beautiful! I doubt it's enough tho to replace the view of Lambeau at night with snow falling.; २२/८/०७, ८:३२ PM
Ron म्हणाले...: mmmm...let's go for dinner and dancing...; २२/८/०७, ८:३३ PM
ricpic म्हणाले...: There ain't nothin' like it -- The Big Apple.; २२/८/०७, ८:३४ PM
From Inwood म्हणाले...: Deep envy.

Keep 'em coming.; २२/८/०७, ९:१२ PM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: It's like a giant Lite-Brite.; २२/८/०७, ९:१६ PM
Maxine Weiss म्हणाले...: This is as close as Althouse gets to Salvation.

Kneel upon the altar of tall buildings to find redemption.

God = girders and steel.; २२/८/०७, ९:१६ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; २२/८/०७, ९:२५ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: Right now, from my Brooklyn window.; २२/८/०७, ९:२७ PM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: Palladian: Why don't you get over to Althouse's and use her backdrop to do a duo-vlog.; २२/८/०७, ९:३३ PM
Rick Lee म्हणाले...: Do you have your big camera with you? Try that same shot with a ton more exposure, like f5.6 at 15 or 30 seconds... and use the fluorescent white balance setting. I'd be interested to see what happens.; २२/८/०७, ९:४८ PM
Simon म्हणाले...: Palladian - I think Ann's wins. ;); २२/८/०७, ९:५७ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: Ann's is abstract, mine is human.; २२/८/०७, ९:५९ PM
amba म्हणाले...: Yeah, well, you see, that's what I mean.; २२/८/०७, १०:०४ PM
Simon म्हणाले...: Palladian - yeah, but abstract or human either, I couldn't be paid enough to live in New York. ;); २२/८/०७, १०:१४ PM
Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...: Interesting clouds in Palladian's pic. Did the EPA cut the power over at Ghostbusters again?; २२/८/०७, १०:३२ PM
From Inwood म्हणाले...: Palladian

If you've never seen it, rent a copy of Dassin's 1948 "The Naked City" & you'll see the famous bridge chase scene, but from the Manhattan side.

Is there still an operating bank in the famous domed structure & what's its current name?

Some Palladian influence in that structure, I believe.

Your picture is a great shot of the cityscape: Brooklyn’s Broadway, The Bridge, The unusual-domed Bank Building, & the Empire State Bldg, with a venerable El thrown in. Urban realism. Worthy of Bernice Abbott. really.

But Ann’s is such stuff as dreams are made on (that’s Shakespeare, not Bogart).

There is some old movie where the guy & girl are looking out the window at the scene (faux) from some Manhattan skyscraper & he says to her something like “if you play your cards right, my dear, someday this can all be yours.” With all due respect, I’d set that comment to Ann’s picture rather than yours!; २२/८/०७, १०:४४ PM
XWL म्हणाले...: Speaking of photography (and lovely night time cityscape that forms this post), do the forthcoming Sony point and shoots look tempting, or happy with what you got?; २२/८/०७, १०:४८ PM
Ruth Anne Adams म्हणाले...: Freeman Hunt:
Are you the Keymaster?; २२/८/०७, ११:०१ PM
Guesst म्हणाले...: AA, I'm loving it.

Now if you could just take up scuba diving ...; २२/८/०७, ११:४५ PM
LoafingOaf म्हणाले...: There ain't nothin' like it -- The Big Apple.

But most big city skylines look cool at night.

Sometimes I look at the skyline of my city, Cleveland, at night - or see helicopter shots of it on TV during sporting events - and think, "You know, Cleveland almost looks like a mini-NYC. It's actually beautiful...." Then the sun comes up and it's back to dreary, dying old Cleveland again. :(; २२/८/०७, ११:५० PM
LoafingOaf म्हणाले...: Kneel upon the altar of tall buildings to find redemption.

I hope they enjoy it while it lasts. The scientists say global warming will put NYC underwater by 2030.; २३/८/०७, १२:२५ AM
blake म्हणाले...: Ooh, taking all bets on that one.; २३/८/०७, १२:५४ AM
Eli Blake म्हणाले...: Loafing Oaf:

Most current estimates (including NASA's) are that sea level rise might be in the range of at most 4 feet by 2100. I doubt it would do much to NY (though a lot of less well protected coastal areas are in much more danger--think Florida). Today's USA Today had an article on rebuilding in places like Dauphin Island, Ala-- where hurricanes regularly blow the town down and the storm surge can literally swamp the island. Together with the slow but inexorable rise of the ocean, they are questioning why people keep building there, fighting against nature.; २३/८/०७, १:४६ AM
IgnatzEsq म्हणाले...: God = Girder's and Steel

Carl Sandburg might slightly disagree:

Prayers of Steel

LAY me on an anvil, O God.
Beat me and hammer me into a crowbar.
Let me pry loose old walls.
Let me lift and loosen old foundations.

Lay me on an anvil, O God. 5
Beat me and hammer me into a steel spike.
Drive me into the girders that hold a skyscraper together.
Take red-hot rivets and fasten me into the central girders.
Let me be the great nail holding a skyscraper through blue nights into white stars.; २३/८/०७, ४:५५ AM
Hoosier Daddy म्हणाले...: Palladian - yeah, but abstract or human either, I couldn't be paid enough to live in New York. ;)

Amen brother. Nice place to visit, don't want to live there.; २३/८/०७, ५:११ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Palladian: Great picture. Interesting light.

Rick Lee: Will try that (but I don't have a tripod here). I thought it was really hard to do anything with this shot. It's a great view, but the image is so standard. Reminds me of the difficulty in taking an interesting picture of mountains.; २३/८/०७, ५:३७ AM
hdhouse म्हणाले...: And the apartment rent would have been what percentage of your salary??; २३/८/०७, ६:०० AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Hdhouse: You tell me. I have no idea what the rent would be on this place. But if I had to pay it, I would expect the salary to be proportional. But actually the rents I'm seeing -- on the signs in the agents windows -- do not shock me. If I were renting an apartment in Madison that suited my taste (i.e, comparable to my house), it would cost more than $2,000 a month.; २३/८/०७, ६:१२ AM
Telecomedian म्हणाले...: Your place is not on the list of views that stink.

Wow. Keep these photos up, and you'll get more hits on Flickr than on Althouse.; २३/८/०७, ८:१० AM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Palladian..is that the back of Concord Villager off Jay; २३/८/०७, ९:४० AM
Galvanized म्हणाले...: Ah, lovely.; २३/८/०७, ११:१० AM
Original Mike म्हणाले...: Simon said: I couldn't be paid enough to live in New York.

Id consider it for $1,000/hr.; २३/८/०७, ११:२१ AM
hdhouse म्हणाले...: i don't know you sq.ftg. but a my guess is that you are looking at 5-6k a month plus bldg fees. certainly couldn't rent an apartment on the upper east with any view or less than a zillion years old for less...its a very nice perk.; २३/८/०७, ११:४५ AM