New York City Waterfalls, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg sometimes has interesting ideas. After the "Gates project" in Central Park from February 12 through February 27, 2005, the latest from Public Art Fund is New York City Waterfalls.

Four man-made waterfalls 90 to 120 feet were constructed in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Governors Island. This display will stay until Oct 13,2008. For more information go to www.nycwaterfalls.org
This shot was taken from pier 17 in Manhattan.

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goodwill (4274) 2008-07-19 6:50

A well lit shot Shaeri. The cascade, though artificcail attracts towards itself, but the amount of water and intensity of flow is low, which makes the eys search for the bridge and its majesty.

Did you use Neat Image too, Shaeri?

Regards,

Rajeev

leo61 (0) 2008-07-19 6:59

Hi Shaeri!
Yesterday I`ve seen a report on TV about these city waterfalls.This is a very good exposure and your POV is excellent.Good sharpness overall and great colors and contrast.
Regards,Leo

Gustaw (21670) 2008-07-19 6:59

Hi, my friend!
It is very interesting view. I like your night colours and light. Good composition and good idea. I like your modern architecture, your bridge.
Marek

ban_man (528) 2008-07-19 7:24

Hi Shaeari,
A nice shot. You have given the name of the picture with water falls. But in my opinion, the falls has become the secondery object. The primary one is ofcourse, the hanging bridge in the evening. The lights on it is superbly captured.
Still its an opinion.
I'm not arrising any question on your photograph. It's excellent.
Regards
Manas

baba_flies (8829) 2008-07-19 7:30

Hello Shaeri! I have briefly read about this project some days ago in the culture side of my daily newspaper, and as TE and its photographers are very fast, here it comes :) You have mastered this night shot extremely well and I like the warm yellow light with the cool white side of the "falls" in the back. Many towns are working hard with different projects to attract tourists, and so it is with NY. Good work, Shaeri! Take care, enjoy your day, Barbara.

nabarun (336) 2008-07-19 8:45

hi Shaeri!
nice capture of the lights and the bridge at night. the waterfall does seem dwarfed.
what tripod were u using? silly to ask... but some how i feel that there is a slight blur... in the static lights of the bridge. or am i seeing too much??:)

Cretense (68709) 2008-07-19 8:58

Hi Shaeri!

Amazing nightshot from the Big Apple! i think that you allready know how much I love nightshots and coming from the city of lights it's trully spectacular! And not just that! You revealed to me something that I didn't know! There is a waterfall in NY!!! Excellent composition and framing, great light managment! congratulations!

Hercules

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-19 12:12

Hello Shaeri,
This is very good exposed with the bridge, the waterfall but most of all the red glow in the sky. A great shot, really good work.
Regards, Henk

noborders (1010) 2008-07-19 12:41

(Dear Shaeri, I was precisely thinking of you !!!)
Informative and festive, a vision of New York the glorious city from an angle that I don't remember (specially night time), all these illuminated lines and curves from the bridges are beautiful, I wonder what is the white elongated spot in the distance ?
TFS, compliments and best regards,
Cath.

worldcitizen (16226) 2008-07-19 13:15

Hello Shaeri,
Great capture of the falls and the bridges! The night view with the long exposure really shows the cascade of the water well. I have seen this fall several times during the day, and it definitely looks more impressive at night as in this photo. :-)

chpp (4283) 2008-07-19 15:38

Hi Shaeri
who can get tired of NYC, always something new and exciting is going on. This is a very nice shot, with the bridges in good exposure and the "waterfal" came out very well
nice shot
have a nice weekend
'chris

AROBN54 (11475) 2008-07-19 21:10

Hi, Shaeri,
what a wonderful night shot! It looks like a fanciful painting. Something from an imagination. The exposure is perfect. The "falls" are in a perfect spot and the slow exposure looks great. And yet, it is just the exactly right part of an entire picture. I am awed by it. Just totaly excellent. Many thanks and warmest wishes,
Shelly

feather (51130) 2008-07-20 2:41

I never heard of the waterfalls before. It seems a shame that they will be taken away in October. Very well composed night shot with excellent exposure. The slow shutter has had a wonderful effect on the water; not just the waterfall, but the river itself. Well done
Kath

Dyerco (10185) 2008-07-20 4:48

Hi Shaeri
well done with this night shot. there are lots of diagonal lines here and of course the waterfall. I did not realize that these were tempory projects. Maybe the city should keep them as they are quite unusual and pleasing to look at.
Phil

trekks (14348) 2008-07-20 8:03

hi Shaeri

This must be a world first waterfall from a bridge. Your long exposure has done well to show the flow and simultaneously giving a great lighting effect of the night scene, especially the luminance on the water surface. tfs

bill

nirvana73 (0) 2008-07-20 10:10

Hello Shaeri
you are very lucky
i have never seen NY
i hope one day i can see

great atmosphere
goos night scene

tfs
regards
Ozhan

gracious (20025) 2008-07-20 12:12

Hello my friend Shaeri,
Many thanks for sharing such beautiful nightscene shot with a waterfalls, the colour contrast here is first class with very nice colouration and details!
you had the best pov to view this great presentation
well done
Tony

jmdias (116511) 2008-07-20 14:17

shaeri

very surreal this view of a fall in the bridge, very nice your work showing the lines of the bridge and its lights.

hugs

jorge

Clementi (52514) 2008-07-20 15:42

Ciao Shaeri,
thanks for giving me the possibility of admiring this work, which I had seen in the Italian television news. excellent the management of the light and exceptional the waterfall.
nice work
Giorgio

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-07-20 17:23

Hello Shaeri. Beautiful night perspective captured really well in term of sharpness and exposure. I like the hues and the glow of the street and the bridge in this excellent shot. Best regards. Jusni

siolaw (38294) 2008-07-20 22:20

Hi Shaeri,
Nice effect on the falling water with 8sec. expo....The illuminated bridges keep the picture busy, with a smooth water looking a bit like clouds wiewed from above...
Greetings
Laurent

JCG (35153) 2008-07-21 0:36

Hi Shaeri,

I like much the effect of the long exposure on the water fall and the river. An original idea this liquid sculpture !!! Very good management of the luminosity and I appreciate much the clearness of the image. Pretty and interesting photograph of night, cheer and thank you Shaeri for the Internet link.

With all my friendships and with soon,

Jean-Charles

stego (24132) 2008-07-21 10:58

Hi Shaeri,
Indeed it is an interesting idea, putting a big waterfall under a bridge. You achieved a wonderful image, very nicely composed and making beautiful use of the light , colours and shapes of the bridges, besides the ethereal effect of the running water. The passing boat (I confirmed it by reading your reply to Cath) also produces a nice visual effect.
Regards, Jos�.

bracasha75 (24591) 2008-07-21 14:41

Helo Shaeri
Very nice waterfal and the image complete
I like New York City at night to see
TFS
Cheers,Braca

danos (110407) 2008-07-21 14:51

Hello Shaeri,
very nice presentation of this representative water fall of the Manhattan.I like the well captured artificial and colorful lights and the sharpness of the scene.Excellent work.

Regards,Danos

mvdisco (17798) 2008-07-21 15:32

Hy Shaeri,
You are alway there for my new picture , I apreciate :) You made wanderful picture too like this, Great nocturne capture and well presented, very nice composition and light , great colors and sharp picture,, very well done
Michel

stelli (3009) 2008-07-22 3:50

Great night photo with excellent light management! The waterfall gives a nice touch to this bridge! It's been a while since I last saw this one but looks better with the waterfall touch! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

danasam (1075) 2008-07-22 4:08

Hi Shaeri, wonderful scene. very good exposure timing and excellent POV. well done.
Sam.

dareco (17136) 2008-07-22 11:45

Beautiful!! And a great job. The lighting and colors are wonderful!! Very nice pov! TFS and have a happy day!

Tue (93458) 2008-07-22 13:04

Hi Shaeri,
A beautiful night photo of the two bridges and the lights of the city in the background. The illuminations are nice and you captured it with good sharpness. Very nice to see this waterfall too with a nice effect of the falling water.
Regards,
Lars

polpo56 (15146) 2008-07-22 13:36

Hi Shaeri,
I like very much this nightly shot.
Good composition, interesting play of lines and lights.
Perfect exposition.
My best compliments.
Ciao
Ludo

avene (12675) 2008-07-22 18:52

hello Shaeri,
I must admit that I have been too lazy to go and see this artwork at night, since it would mean dragging the tripod with me and what not :) but I will, especially after seeing this photo, it's very impressive. I like a lot the play of colours and lights, for some reason it reminds me of Christmas :D including the illuminated flag at the top of the bridge is a nice touch. very nice work, my compliments.

regards,
Kristine

p.s. where were you standing?

dvlazar (6662) 2008-07-22 21:09

A very interesting sight- the waterfall looks amazing under the impressive Brooklyn. Good night shot work.

Cheers,
DAve

Angshu (56760) 2008-07-23 0:58

Hello Shaeri
The long exposure has a good effect on the river & also the waterfall. Interesting concept & artwork...artificial waterfalls & more interesting is the setting, on the famous bridge. Poisha thakle ki na kore lokey!
Best Wishes
Angshumanda

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-07-23 3:44

Ola Shaeri ,
Muito bonita esta queda de agua artificial foi uma magnifica ideia , as luzes ficaram muito bonitas , gostei muito dos reflexos , parab幯s!!!
Um abra蔞 Gon蓷lo

paura (25802) 2008-07-23 11:26

Shaeri,
A top ten shot from your TE collection. Exposure are really excellent here. well done!

Abra蔞

Paulo

wishlist (4133) 2008-07-25 16:28

Hi my friend,
the flag illuminated on top of the bridge is like the icing on the cake to complete this wonderful wok. You've done a great job setting up your camera, the exposure seems to be spot on with the waterfall offering a beautiful view and an important focal point. The quality is excellent throughout with excellent and well visible details. A fine work indeed!
Thanks for sharing it and have a great weekend!
Cheers,

Igor

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2008-07-25 19:24

Hi, Shaeri -

I'd say "no fair! You get all these great pictures because you're in New York!" But I live in San Francisco, so I can't say that, can I?

It is a very good capture of the waterfall (which we have heard about out here), great light treatment and positioning. The bridges are tilted, but I see the shoreline is level.

I'm having a discussion out here about weight in photographs, the idea being that the left side naturally carries weight better than the right side, as here. I've been wondering if this is a cultural bias, being that our language is written left to right, whereas in a Semitic culture (and I've been exposed to Hebrew since I was 2 years old, so I count), writing is right to left, which may alter our perceptions of this balance. But looking at this (and a few other photos), I am starting to feel that there is a cross-cultural or perhaps uber-cultural sense that the left side is the heavier side. I say this because your photo does seem overbalanced, as the weight is on the right. (Of necessity for this scene.)

Thoughts?

Best,
Dan

bakes888 (18499) 2008-07-28 0:28

Hi Shaeri. Wonderful photo. Good use of long shutter speed to give the cascade a smooth look and create a wonderful texture on the FG water also. Good colours and details also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

Stepan (27210) 2008-08-17 4:06

Hard to really figure that out but it's really strange and unexpected. A kind of urban waterfall !!? You captured that perfectly (especially through choosing a night moment) and managed the compo well.
Mysterious...
St廧hane