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Winter Sun on the New Amsterdam, New York City 2005
Winter Sun on the New Amsterdam, New York City 2005
hotpasta


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Date: Oct 23, 2005
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 41 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.6832
Avg (commenters): 8.0215
Avg (participants): 6.6901
Avg (non-participants): 6.6456
Views since voting: 1777
Views during voting: 723
Votes: 505
Comments: 105
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 03/20/2009 12:26:06 PM
Stunning! I love it and could sit and look at it for ages. GREAT work, Enzo.
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 03/19/2009 10:25:03 PM
Your BW technique is awesome Enzo!
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 03/18/2009 12:27:13 PM
awesome, different shot of nyc, I know Enzo you always loved this shot and am happy that you finally got a chance to submit it. Love it when clouds roll through the city like this.
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 03/18/2009 11:10:20 AM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
Put this in the dictionary under "Luminous, example of:"
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 03/18/2009 08:42:41 AM
This is stunning.
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 03/18/2009 05:21:19 AM
Great job. I know the building and assumed the photographer lived in NYC, but I should have recognized the beautiful tone work as yours! Remarkable how much the photo is complemented by using the letterbox frame.
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 03/18/2009 12:34:27 AM
Outstanding...love the monochrome.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:05:49 PM
Fantastically dramatic. Very well done. 10
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 03/17/2009 06:21:46 PM
Wow, so dramatic! Excellent use of the wide angle perspective here. Bumping to 10
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 03/17/2009 01:51:58 PM
Beautifully composed - love the extreme contrast - Stunning image. Thanks!!
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 03/17/2009 12:35:50 PM
Powerful, I feel like this building is watching all the other buildings. The sky looks great behind it.
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 03/17/2009 12:28:59 PM
Like the perspective and the draking around the edges
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 03/17/2009 10:14:50 AM
Really good perspective, and great black and white conversion. Looks like it is strait out of a 1920's film.
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 03/17/2009 09:02:03 AM
Dramatic image.
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 03/17/2009 07:45:02 AM
clearly this is an example of a shot by someone who knows what they are doing...well done!
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 03/17/2009 05:30:59 AM
great image. the tilt works fantastic here. 9.
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 03/16/2009 08:10:54 PM
Very imposing.
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 03/16/2009 02:54:19 PM
Very nice sharpness and tonality...I'm gonna guess this is Mr. Piorkowski?
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 03/16/2009 02:46:45 PM
The powerful perspective and stark B&W make this image stand out from the crowd. Among best of show.
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 03/16/2009 12:46:32 PM
like the feel of this
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 03/16/2009 12:00:55 PM
brilliant shot .. love the b&w .. love the drama .. just fantastic .. :)
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 03/16/2009 07:17:53 AM
impressive work, seven from me ;D
brano
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 03/15/2009 05:48:47 PM
luminous and imposing 8
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 03/15/2009 05:15:24 PM
creepy. in a good way of course :) 10
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 03/15/2009 12:53:31 PM
Very dramatic light, it really creates some wonderful contrasts. Beautiful building...beautiful photo!
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 03/15/2009 08:49:46 AM
Gotham... Simply amazing b/w conversion & tonal range... The PP is outstanding. Love the POV/perspective too.
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 03/15/2009 08:04:50 AM
Great light
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 03/15/2009 08:04:45 AM
wow, this is really fine! perfect moment to capture, love the toning
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 03/15/2009 06:46:02 AM
Excellent...... 9
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 03/15/2009 06:34:06 AM
Awesome shot. The angle makes the building look so strong and scary! Love the processing and the border.
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 03/15/2009 06:15:11 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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 03/15/2009 05:38:13 AM
Nice composition. Very sharp. I like it.
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 03/14/2009 10:00:24 PM
Great job, the perspective really gives a great impact to the feel of the photo.
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 03/14/2009 09:06:12 PM
Wow, love the contrast here, and the composition. Well done. 8
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 03/14/2009 07:41:27 PM
Dramatic and imposing, excellent perspective.
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 03/14/2009 07:13:47 PM
good conversion to black and white, cool perspective
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 03/14/2009 06:42:41 PM
love the lighting in this
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 03/14/2009 05:32:17 PM
Great capture and processing. I really like this!!!
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 03/14/2009 05:19:17 PM
Love the perspective and dramatic editing.
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 03/14/2009 05:18:41 PM
Love the perspective, lighting, and tones...
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 03/14/2009 05:17:21 PM
The high contrast and the POV are great.
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 03/14/2009 03:10:39 PM
Impressive, great shot!
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 03/14/2009 02:55:57 PM
Love the dramatic PP and b&w!
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 03/14/2009 01:56:16 PM
Very striking shot. These are the kind of wide angle shots I would love to take. 9
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 03/14/2009 01:38:19 PM
beautiful tones and timing for clouds and light. looks familiar but its a beautiful image. 7
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 03/14/2009 12:30:10 PM
Fabulous perspective, great angles, wonderful lighting
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 03/14/2009 10:40:43 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! Dynamic shot, perfect in b/w, love the shadows. Hope for top 10 for you.
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 03/14/2009 07:56:14 AM
Great lighting and composition!
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 03/14/2009 07:52:47 AM
Like the way the angle makes the building look really imposing. great shadows & looks really good in b&w
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 03/14/2009 07:41:47 AM
love the angle. the black and white is amazing, the sky is just brilliant 10
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 03/13/2009 11:44:06 PM
Wow! What lighting!
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 03/13/2009 08:52:34 PM
Great perspective and a great mood created.
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 03/13/2009 07:07:02 PM
Wow, what a stunning photograph. Love the POV, love the B&W, and surprisingly, I like the border. 10 ftw
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 03/13/2009 06:49:43 PM
Very strong and very dramatic. I really enjoy nicely presented, wide angle, urban images. Well done.
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 03/13/2009 03:42:52 PM
Great drama!
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 03/13/2009 03:05:06 PM
What a great dramatic shot of a building with character!
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 03/13/2009 01:31:30 PM
A nice architecture shot with good use of color conversion.
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 03/13/2009 01:14:36 PM
Superbly dramatic in b&w. Reminiscent of "Metropolis" and "1984" in style and brought out perfectly in post-processing. 10.
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 03/13/2009 11:13:50 AM
well done great mono 9
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 03/13/2009 11:05:54 AM
Very dramatic perspective! Good sharp lines and detail!
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 03/13/2009 08:37:19 AM
excellent light and tilt, makes the building look quite imposing and as though it should have some dramatic music to accompany it! 9
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 03/13/2009 08:36:23 AM
Nice in B&W
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 03/13/2009 07:44:16 AM
Great shot, love the angel. 9
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 03/13/2009 06:59:54 AM
Strong and powerful.
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 03/13/2009 06:09:45 AM
fantastic pov, love the lighting and the striking b&w conversion
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 03/13/2009 04:21:16 AM
Beautiful B&W with strong contrasts.
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 03/13/2009 03:21:29 AM
Great shadows
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 03/13/2009 01:30:17 AM
great angle and darks and lights 10
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 03/13/2009 12:18:22 AM
I don't know NY very well, but this definitely has the feel of 'Storm Clouds Brewing over Wall Street, NY City, 2005'
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 03/12/2009 11:51:40 PM
Great angle and natural vignetting!
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 03/12/2009 07:53:50 PM
Great lines, nice angle.
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 03/12/2009 05:25:14 PM
nice PP, very dramatic
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 03/12/2009 04:44:41 PM
Love the tones and dramatic sky. Nice perspective. 8
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 03/12/2009 01:05:40 PM
I like it. Nice pic, lighting, and angle.
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 03/12/2009 01:04:13 PM
This is a really dramatic shot; you've got the edit just right here.
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 03/12/2009 12:37:13 PM
Great perspective, love the light. 8
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 03/12/2009 09:25:22 AM
Reminiscent of Hotpasta's work. Love the BW. I wish I could convert BW like this. Hope it does well!
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 03/12/2009 07:45:40 AM
the lighting sets a fantastic mood here ... nice job!
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 03/12/2009 06:36:18 AM
Great use of the POV and the light of the moment.
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 03/12/2009 06:14:01 AM
Great viewpoint, very dramatic treatment, good shot
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 03/12/2009 06:02:32 AM
great shot and great PP job
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 03/12/2009 03:22:41 AM
This reminds me of a HotPasta ribboner - album cover, maybe?
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 03/12/2009 03:06:13 AM
Nice angle and good b&w conversion, well done.
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 03/11/2009 10:47:47 PM
Gotham! Spectacular!
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 03/11/2009 05:40:33 PM
Interesting angle & lighting.
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 03/11/2009 04:59:39 PM
What a great angle! Good job!

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 03:57:37 PM
Voted earlier coming back now to leave comments. The angle you took this shot at really gives the viewer a sense of smallness. These buildings tower over us/me as I look up to get the full view and spectrum of this building. The building gives the aspect of being very imposing to us tiny humans that stand at it's feet. The widescreen cinema crop just helps add to this feeling. I also want to add that the B&W tones are absolutely fabulous!
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 03/11/2009 03:31:32 PM
Fantastic light and you caught a fantastic black and white shot! This is great! Detail all the way to the top too!
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 03/11/2009 01:53:41 PM
nice. very good lighting and processing... good
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 03/11/2009 01:31:33 PM
this could be a magazine ad for that building, its very well done. great contrast and lighting, the shadows are perfect. even the clouds contribute nicely. oh, and my fav, leading lines
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 03/11/2009 01:02:52 PM
I dont know if it is a bank or not, it looks like it. A symbolic image of the doom that these banks have brought upon this world. Great work. Love the B&W conversion.
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 03/11/2009 12:58:10 PM
wowowowowow.... love the shadows creeping up from the bottom.
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 03/11/2009 11:43:57 AM
Gotham City. Great shot, clean shot. The sky is outstanding.
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 03/11/2009 11:12:49 AM
Love the perspective.
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 03/11/2009 10:46:03 AM
great shadows and very interesting angle. great shot
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 03/11/2009 10:39:32 AM
this is a cool shot...really like the building and the sky...did an excellent job on the editing...especially the rich tones
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 03/11/2009 09:51:14 AM
Cool perspective, and great use of black and white.
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 03/11/2009 08:24:43 AM
Well done. I like the deep shadows.
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 03/11/2009 07:53:19 AM
excellent perspective, dramatic ! , 7
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 03/11/2009 07:14:29 AM
Awesome perspective. Love the building on the right is in silhouette because it draws your eye back to the main building. I have high hopes for this one. Good Luck.
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 03/11/2009 07:11:30 AM
i would like to see this in color too
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 03/11/2009 07:08:41 AM
Magnificent light! I just love when that happens...excellent catch.
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 03/11/2009 04:27:44 AM
Love the light & shadows! Makes for a very dramatic scene!
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 03/10/2009 10:13:32 PM
love the b&w and the perspective!
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 03/10/2009 09:17:33 PM
Very very nice. Great B&W conversion - 7
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