Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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New York City in Monochrome, and Black and White
I’m still resting up from an awesome week in the Big Apple and going through my pictures to create more stories to tell you, in living color.
But it’s not hard to imagine New York in black and white, so for this week’s Sunday Stills and Monochrome Madness challenges, I thought I’d present a few desaturated photos from the city’s landscape.
I’ll start with this lovely street of Brownstones, the classic New York dwelling.
And how about the beauty below? I stumbled across the ornate Alwyn Court; apparently there’s a famous restaurant within, the Petrossian which is the sign you see on the front. I wish I’d stopped for better close-ups, but I must have been on the way to someplace else, like other New Yorkers.
Speaking of ornate buildings, I’ll have more to share on the icon below, the Empire State Building, in a later post.
In the meantime, you never know what (or who) you may find inside.
My brother took us to another New York icon, historic Grand Central Terminal, which was saved by Jackie O! back in the seventies. Can you imagine wanting to tear it down?
That same day we walked through Bryant Park where this little carousel was located. Beautiful in color, kind of creepy in black and white. See for yourself.
Speaking of creepy, the Dakota Building has an unfortunate history of being the place where John Lennon once lived, and tragically died.
On a more cheerful note, how about the bridge below? The views of Manhattan Bridge were great from the Brooklyn Bridge. I’ll have more to say about our walk across it 10 stories above the river, in a later post.
Finally, I’ll close with the magnificent Manhattan Skyline, seen from the Brooklyn Promenade.
New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town, in color or black and white!
More to come.
~ Susanne
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The architecture is beautiful on many buildings! I’ve never been there.
I agree, John! The architecture is amazing!
Endless photo possibilities!
Black and white really enhances the iconic nature of the buildings!
I agree! NYC looks terrific in black and white! I’m still appreciating our time there, and you and Alex were the best hosts and tour guides!
NYC looks splendid in black and white. I made a point of going to The Dakota and visiting Strawberry Fields in Central Park.
Truly! My brother John took us to both iconic places!
I am a devotee of black and white in many cases, and these are some of the cases.
Beautiful, Susanne.
Thanks so much, Don. I thought black and white would be perfect for NYC.
Simply beautiful!
Thank you!
These images of NYC look stunning in monochrome and desaturated! I would have recognized Jackie O anywhere–what a cool memory, Susanne! Nicely done on the challenge!
Thanks so much, Terri! I love how your challenge always gives me a different perspective and way to look at my photos!
That makes me happy!
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Great photos. You are really making me want to go to NYC. 🙂
Thank you! We loved it there! I hope to make it back again sometime!
Love the B&W photos!
Thank you so much!
Love the skyline and the iconic buildings.
Thanks so much, Graham.
I love that last shot in particular, the desaturated look is very effective 🙂 But on the whole I like best the ones that are closest to pure black and white, it suits the city well. And that gorilla hand is fantastic!
Thanks, Sarah. The photo of the Manhattan skyline is one of my favorites from our trip. And I was glad I got a shot of King Kong’s hand in between the long line of people waiting to get in it!
It definitely works well in B&W and your photos showcase that so well!
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much, Pete! It’s that kind of city!