Abstract view of Midtown Manhattan architecture

I have no idea what this structure is - we were walking across Midtown Manhattan towards Queensboro Bridge and stopped to apply suncream in its shade! There are benches beneath it and it is right in front of an office block. The tall thin tower that you can see in the circle is 432 Park Avenue (which you can pretty much see from anywhere in Manhattan!).

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/500s, 10mm, hand held.

Sunlight catching midtown Manhattan buildings.

I took this one looking straight down from the 'Top of the Rock'. It was early morning and very quiet up there, so I had plenty of opportunities to try out different views and angles. I really like how the sunlight is just catching sections of the buildings and roads on this one.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/8, 1/320s, 55mm, hand held.

432 Park Avenue shrouded in cloud

I'm going to post a few photos from our holiday to New York last summer. This first one's in Midtown Manhattan. It had been raining hard for a while and when the rain stopped a few low clouds were left hanging around - this one was partly shrouding the residential tower of 432 Park Avenue.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/10, 1/250s, 35mm, hand held

View towards Manhattan from Brooklyn Promenade just before sunset

I returned from a 10-day family holiday to New York about a week ago, having taken hundreds of new photos. It was a wonderful experience and I'm going to really enjoy re-living it as I gradually process them all.

I took this first one from Brooklyn Promenade. I knew there was a good photo opportunity to be had looking across the East River to Manhattan at sunset, but it was a nice surprise to also find the silhouetted basketball courts on the pier below us. The sail-boat passing through the sun-lit patch of water just before the sun dipped behind the buildings was another bonus.

Camera/lens settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/200s, 65mm, hand held.