#architectural details
12/19 The Manhattan Municipal Building at Chambers and Centre Streets is a behemoth of a building. Above the Corinthian columns of the front facade there are various words etched into the stone including “New Amsterdam”. The seal of New Netherland was a beaver ringed by the words “Sigillum Novi Belgii”.
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Detail above the entrance to the Church of the Good Shepherd in Inwood on Broadway at 207th Street
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Architectural detailing on 91 Fifth Avenue, a Beaux-Arts loft completed in 1894, features a busty woman in an unusual posture
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Entrance to the High School for Fashion Industries on West 24th Street, originally the Central Needle Trades High School, which prepared students to work in the fashion trades. The Art Deco mosaic was finished in 1940.
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Fence detail of a crew member at the Baker Field Athletic Complex of Columbia University in Inwood, Manhattan off 218th Street
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The International Building in Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue, although this is over the entrance on 50th Street. Known as the “Pierced Stone Grille,” it depicts the Story of Mankind in fifteen hieroglyphs.
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Bas-relief of the month of December on the front of 11 West 42nd Street features an image from the Sagittarius zodiac sign with an archer.
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Detail of a bas-relief above the entrance to the Church of the Blessed Sacrament is tucked away on West 71st Street, was inspired by Sainte Chapelle in Paris and is a Gothic beauty
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It’s getting dark at 3pm, but this building is still gorgeous. It’s now a nursing home, wonder how the conversion worked out internally. Regardless it’s a beautiful place to retire.
Negative space and minimalist photography
Negative space and minimalist photography
Since minimalism is one of my favourite photography styles, negative space is one of my favourite compositional tools to achieve such images.
When creating minimalist images, they are a few things to consider. Not only we need to be considerate about what to include but also what to leave out. Another element that needs to be considered is negative space.
Negative space is simply the space…
Everything needs to be celebrated - Good and Bad
Everything needs to be celebrated – Good and Bad
Some of us are of the nervous type. We worry about everything even the things that are yet to concur. Unfortunately, I fall under that category of Individual. I am am so anxious. some days that every day things can sometimes become a chore. I vividly recall crying myself to sleep before exams because I was afraid to fail. I cannot pinpoint when my anxiety started but I remember that it has always…
The camera at my disposal
The camera at my disposal
If you’ve read my last post, you are up to date on what’s been happening – creatively speaking. Instead of stressing about my current situation and beat myself up, I’ve been taking it easy instead. This attitude is completely new to me as I am one those individuals that like being productive. This probably stems from my obsessive personality. As most creatives know, we usually our harshest…
