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After The Rain, South Street


After The Rain, South Street
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Copyright: fulvio ferraris (fulvio52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 70 N: 1287] (4628)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-05
Categories: Daily Life
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): New York [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-01 6:08
Viewed: 712
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
NYC, early June 2006...
Two places in the world where I love walking in the rain : New Orleans and New York City. So, for two consecutive rainy days I walked from my hotel on W. 87th, in the Upper West Side, all the way down to the Brooklyn Bridge and... back, meandering my way across any possible neighborhood en route. From Central Park to Hell's Kitchen, to Time Square, to The Village, Little Italy, Soho, Wall Street, you name it. Basically 12 hours walking, per day, no cabs, no subway, no nothing, and never felt better.
Here we are, at the South Street Seaport, a historic area located where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District. It features some of the oldest architecture in downtown Manhattan with the largest concentration of restored early 19th-century commercial buildings in the city. This includes renovated original mercantile buildings, renovated sailing ships, the former Fulton Fish Market, and modern tourist malls on pier 17 (food, shopping & nightlife) with a view of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge, and Brooklyn Heights.
The original intent of the Seaport development was the preservation of the block of buildings known as Schermerhorn Row threatened with destruction from neglect or future development, at a time when the history of New York City's sailing ship industry was not valued, except by some antiquarians. Early historic preservation efforts focused on these buildings and the acquisition of several sailing ships. The buildings on Fulton Street were across from the main Fulton Fish Market building, which had become a large plain garage-type structure, and has now been rebuilt as an upscale shopping mall.
In 1982, redevelopment began to turn the museum into a greater tourist attraction via development of modern shopping areas. The pier's old platforms were demolished and a new glass shopping pavilion raised in its place, opening in August 1983.
Almost all buildings and the entire Seaport neighborhood are meant to transport the visitor back in time to New York's mid-1800s, to demonstrate what life in the commercial maritime trade was like. Docked at the Seaport are a few historical sailing vessels, including the Flying P-Liner and the Peking, and several museum ships. A section of nearby Fulton Street is preserved as cobblestone and lined with shops, bars, and restaurants.

(With thanks to Wikipedia)
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The rain has provided you with a beautiful color saturation, love the complex composition you have created here, and yet how the lines lead the eye to a central point. Very well seen.
Cheers,
Enrique

Hoi Fulvio,
Zit er naar te kijken en nu moet ik iets typen. Ik ben hier niet goed in, ik maak er altijd een rommeltje van, omdat de hele stad en omgeving een rommeltje is denk ik. Jij hebt er dankzij de regen er nog dikke vette kleuren weten uit te persen, dat is nog het mooiste aan de hele plaat.
Ben zelf nooit in NY geweest en als ik er kom maak ik geen enkele fatsoenlijke foto, dat weet ik nu al.
Groet, Henk

Ciao Fulvio,
bella immagine, ricca di molti dettagli interessanti, come lo è anche la lunga nota. Ottimo esempio come la pioggia possa essere un aiuto e non un ostacolo per fare delle foto interessanti...
Thanks for sharing.

It's me again,

this image is full of interesting elements. We can take a long time to observe all of them. It's a pleasant busy seen indeed! Very good colors and lights. Well taken, my friend!
Take care,
Carlos

Hi, Fulvio -

Well, it's a very busy shot, but New York is a very busy city, so it fits. I used to work below Wall St. and would go to the seaport from time to time for lunch, so this does bring back memories. The colors are really strong, and I notice that you basically have every element in the scene as a partial image only - so everything continues outside the frame. Best use of a complex setting, I would say.

Best,
Dan

Excellent picture! The technical quality is top notch. The colors, perspective and framing are outstanding. Great cityscape. You definitely make the most of the scene and the bland available overhead lighting.

This reminds me a lot of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

This is a dynamic big city capture. It is chocked full of viewer interest elements. Wow!

Ciao buddy,
Here comes the beautiful skyscapper of New York!
good fg perspective with those awesome colour of the seaport and the structures!
the exposure and focus is perfect in the shot!
many thanks for this wonderful sharing, my friend
big hug
Tony

Ciao Fulvio,
credo che questa sia una delle poche se non l'unica foto in cui mostri una citta' americana , hai descritto molto bene i paesaggi ma devo dire che anche nel descrivere le citta' sei bravo.
questa foto ha un pov intrigante con gli alberi delle navi e come sfondo grattacieli.
ottimi i colori e beela e particolare luce .
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Hi Fulvio,
This simply put, is damn good photography! You are a master at composition and you arranged this busy scene perfectly. New York City is not an easy place to photograph, especially in a tight spot like this. You used every square mm of space in the frame masterfully. I love the interplay of the "old vs the new" and the old red boat in the immediate foreground just makes this image sizzle! You really know what you are doing as an artist and as a photographer! Outstanding work!
Stan

This is as newyorkish as only newyorkish can be...
The density, the colors, the squares, the levels...
Never ending levers of New York.
The big, red 'thing'...
A marvelous insertion to balance the rest of the stuff.
Close your eyes and try to imagine this babe without the red boat...???
No way, man... ! It's a must in there

Keep running, Fulvio

george

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  • Stepan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5155 W: 94 N: 3998] (26321)
  • [2008-05-02 0:39]

The close crop makes it interesting, producing a strong contrast between the old harbor style and the modern urban background. Well seen.
Stéphane

I like this one buddy, it is awesomly busy and colorful. It is like an entire book in one frame, this is a great capture fulvio

Greg

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 12735 W: 272 N: 16992] (68030)
  • [2008-05-02 4:40]
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Dag Fulvio,

Een stad als New York zal vermoedelijk niet de meest aangewezen plaats zijn voor een uitzonderlijke foto.
Wat ik persoonlijk altijd vermijd zijn de details in een stad, mocht u verdergestaan hebben, ik denk persoonlijk dat u een totaal ander beeld zou gehad hebben.
Nochtans de sherpte en de kleuren zijn ontegensprekelijk goed.
Laat ons een deal sluieten, en zeggen de volgende wordt een stuk beter, maar uw inspanning moet beloond worden met twee punten.
Bedankt.

Prettig weekend,
John.

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  • zmey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1309 W: 101 N: 1343] (5204)
  • [2008-05-02 5:11]
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very nice, my friend! it's color fotography and, as henk says, we should bring out some color... :)) and you're doing just that, Don. good job. love this scene, in essence quite busy, but tied together by your color play. zmey is pleased here :)

cheers,
kristaps

The bold red and blue colours are well presented but from this view there is a lot going on. My eye jumps around a lot of detail. Do you have any other shots of the street and the buildings that you talk of in your write up. It would be nice to see a closer view.
Phil

Ciao, Fulvio,
So, this is it the city that doesn't sleep and where shoes longing to stray come to get the top of the kings?
A very jazzy shot,but to be honest,I prefer old homely Europe with its humansize houses and green yards:)
TFS
Nice WE
Valerka:)

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  • avene Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 75 N: 1673] (6216)
  • [2008-05-02 10:26]
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yesss, this barely controlled chaos is what NYC is all about :)) love this shot, Fulvio, especially the bright red ship that seems to be charging towards the glass skyscreapers. the tight framing works well to illustrate the bustling activity of the place. excellent work!

have a great weekend,
Kristine

Cioa, Fulvio,
this sure is a switch from your desert scenes and done just as fantastically. After a rain and the air seems so clear, the colors so bright, rich... GREAT lines and angles, outstanding POV with the red prow directing the eye, mad sharp details. This is an impressive shot. Well done and have a great weekend!
Shelly

Fulvio,

Very enjoyable shot. I love the way that nothing fits in the frame - the ship, the buildings, even the quay side. Somehow it looks as though it's all been pushed into the frame, like layers of stage scenery - very effective for this subject I think.

Regards
Colin

Hi Fulvio,

at the first look there are too many things in that shot whith no main subject. But after a little time, I understood that the subjet is just NY and the feeling brought by this mix between boats and building in the rain. But to work completly -IMO- you may have tried the b&w or at least left the colors -and/or contrast- as they were.

Cheers,

Loïc

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