Very happy to see that the view from my office window could land me a 2nd place this week!!! Actually, I have to walk a few cubicles away to get the right angle. It was shot pretty much "at level" from the 22nd floor of tower 49 in Midtown Manhattan. In terms of composition the choices are pretty much limited to using the 2 St-Patricks towers and 3 buildings in the background vs. 1/2 like I did here. Shot with a 190 mm zoom (300mm effective) zoom at 5.6 f-stop with 350th speed to avoid blur (typically even better at 500th) - ISO 200. Black and white was much more effective as it enhances the contrast of the church. Thanks for all the comments and feedback + votes!!
wow. graphically incredible.id like church top to go higher in the frame so it doesnt seem quite so small in comparison to the sky scrapers but that may have been a cropping limitation. mag99
Excellent composition! One of my favorites this week....I'd like to see this photo in color if you decide to post after the competition. (Just curious what color is added by these buildings.)
I love this one - great concept and execution. I love contrasts and this one is very well done. Beautifully un-cluttered and simple. Exposure is bang on. Focus is good. I just cant quite decide if this is best left in B&W or if some kind of colour contrast would help things. Perhaps have the steeple in colour and the rest B&W? Outside the scope of this competition, though.
wow... this image speaks many volumes to me... first of all, i love the contrasts. The black and white was an excellent choice for this photo. I won't go into my theological relevance of this photo, but I can tell you that it works well for me :) Croporations swallow a lot of things, including faith, religion, and churches :) = great shot.. one of my favorites this week :) - jmsetzler
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