This view was from our cruise ship as we made our way to the Pier in Brooklyn. One World Trade Center (aka One WTC or Freedom Tower) is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The building is 1,776 feet tall and opened in late 2014. The height of the building was done on purpose to refer to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
@DebraMartz like any photographer, I want to know "where it was taken" and judging from the foreground (which looks like Governor's island to me) it looks like your ship was off of Brooklyn on the far side of that island from Manhattan...which means a pretty solid telephoto to get this wonderful shot :)
@Princejvstin Thanks for the additional info. Yes, we were closing in on Red Hook Cruise Terminal in Brooklyn. First time there and I have been trying to figure out the buildings in the lower foreground, so thanks, I'll have a look at Governors Island. For this trip, I only carried my Nikkor 18-200mm lens. Just looked in Lightroom and I shot it at 112mm on a Nikon crop sensor camera. It's an HDR stack of three with shutter speed bracketing.
@DebraMartz Oh very nice. Although I've not lived there in 20 years, I grew up in NYC and know the topography pretty well, so when I saw the Tower and the distinctive buildings in front, I had to figure it out in my head where the boat was.
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