New York Sky Line Time Lapsed
Well, two weeks ago I said that I was going to do a time-lapse video from the Top of the Rock & here I am with 82 images in a quick video.
I took the photos last Saturday & it was COLD AS HELL! So cold that I think hypothermia started setting in by the time I was done.
Before I got to the elevator up to the top of the GE Building, a security guard shut me down hard by telling me that I could not use my tripod. Damn! I checked the website beforehand & I did not see that tidbit. Oh well.
So now I’m at the top of the building & it was packed!!!! I found a spot & kind of perched in the cold until I was really to begin.
My point was to photograph the cityscape as the sun set. Once the sun started to set behind all of those clouds, things went really fast. And while I tried to make things happen be getting steady & consistent images, it was virtually impossible with the volume of people & the security guards that were ever present. One of them looked at me & was like, don’t you dare open that tripod. So I had to use it as some big awkward monopod.
When the lights atop of the Chrysler building were lit, you could hear people cheering. Then once the lights atop of the Empire State building came on, you would have thought a super star shower up. People were so happy. It was kind of cool though, in a geeky kind of way.
I am happy with the quality of the images overall but of course I am tripping on wanting them to be better. Circumstances…….
Very sweet with perfect music. It just let’s your mind wonder…
Thx Mona – The song is M.E. Outroducuction.
Craig – I appreciate that bro. Without constructive feedback, we do not grow.
I thought of going longer after having a small seizure after the 50-11th time that I watched this.
Next time, it’s going to be bigger and badder!
Nice. I wish those transitions were a couple of seconds slower. It would soften the jumpiness. Excuse the virgoness. but you know how we do, it’s outta love.
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Hey Tafari….after freezing ur butt off…this was still cool!!!
This was going to be a destination for me on the day of the blizzard but I opted not to shoot here because of limited time. Seeing your shots I am going to go back when it is warmer. Seems like tripods are forbidden everywhere, but I admire you sticking to your vision and improvising. Sometimes we have that big idea in our heads and we run out with our cameras and find we have to find other ways. That is one of the nerve racking parts of photography but these situations test you and keep you growing.
Mary, Thanks about it. Just thinking about it gave me shivers.
Kevin – Best bet is to do it in the spring or summer. My time spent atop was past frigid!
And the crowds on the street was amazing surrounding the building. It seemed like all of NYC converged on Rockerfeller Center. It was quite a scene.
As a photographer, I have not very often experience many times when I did not have to improvise or switch gears mid session.
All in the name of the art we love.