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Manhattan NYC New York City Top of the Rock Rockefeller Center

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visibility was great i estimate the visibility to be at least 5-10 miles
if you can get up to see the deck do so
you can get discount coupons by looking for one of the hawkers outside the ticket kiosk

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Just some photos of sunset at Top of the Rock.
the 69th floor facing Queens
the 69th floor facing Queens		 the observation deck
the observation deck		 the scalloped art deco
the scalloped art deco		 facing north central park
facing north central park		 a close up of central park where the stage is set up for the symphony
a close up of central park where the stage is set up for the symphony
antennas on the roof
antennas on the roof		 beyond central park Harlem
beyond central park Harlem		 Central Park South, the Essex House sticking up in mid upper left
Central Park South, the Essex House sticking up in mid upper left		 the hudson river with the intrepid military museum
the hudson river with the intrepid military museum		 the hudson river with the intrepid military museum
the hudson river with the intrepid military museum
I am not sure of the building in the right, but the reflections of the light throughout the sunset was great
I am not sure of the building in the right, but the reflections of the light throughout the sunset was great		 facing northeast towards the bronx where there is a fire in the background
facing northeast towards the bronx where there is a fire in the background 		facing southwest that is jersey on the other side of the hudson and in the upper left about 1 quarter in the Statue of Liberty
facing southwest that is jersey on the other side of the hudson and in the upper left about 1 quarter in the Statue of Liberty		 something on the roof. love the art deco reminds of the 1939 worlds fair
something on the roof. love the art deco reminds of the 1939 worlds fair		 my favorite nyc building the empire state building
my favorite nyc building the empire state building
the old pan am building which is now metlife and behind it the chrysler building
the old pan am building which is now metlife and behind it the chrysler building		 facing south, downtown the empire state building
facing south, downtown the empire state building		 closeup
closeup		 directional mosaic in the design of rock center logo
directional mosaic in the design of rock center logo		 that is 69th floor obs deck i was on the 70th
that is 69th floor obs deck i was on the 70th
East facing Queens
East facing Queens		 Central park again
Central park again		 facing towards queens east wards, the building with the triangle is the citicorp building and it was designed as a solar panel
facing towards queens east wards, the building with the triangle is the citicorp building and it was designed as a solar panel		 facing west and jersey
facing west and jersey		 facing southeast. the williamburgh bridge can be seen and that means you are looking at brooklyn
facing southeast. the williamburgh bridge can be seen and that means you are looking at brooklyn
close up of jersey
close up of jersey		 same view, wider angle
same view, wider angle		 this is what the sunset looked like damn camera does not register the sunset unless i stop down the meter
this is what the sunset looked like damn camera does not register the sunset unless i stop down the meter		 using the digital zoom to get the statue of liberty which to me is true ny this is what my grandparents saw when they came here
using the digital zoom to get the statue of liberty which to me is true ny this is what my grandparents saw when they came here		 digital zoom attempting to show art deco detail on empire state building
digital zoom attempting to show art deco detail on empire state building
this building should be familiar by now empire state building
this building should be familiar by now empire state building		 digital zoom of williamsburgh bridge in foreground and brooklyn on the other side of the east river
digital zoom of williamsburgh bridge in foreground and brooklyn on the other side of the east river		 i liked the reflection on the glass
i liked the reflection on the glass		 stopping down the lens to get some of the sunset
stopping down the lens to get some of the sunset		 wide angle of lower manhattan to the bottom
wide angle of lower manhattan to the bottom
i liked the sunlight reflecting off of the chrysler building
i liked the sunlight reflecting off of the chrysler building		 more of the chrysler building
more of the chrysler building		 even more
even more		 opened up the lens for some detail
opened up the lens for some detail		 trying to get the sunlight reflecting off of the side of the empire state building
trying to get the sunlight reflecting off of the side of the empire state building
the hudson river with the intrepid military museum
the hudson river with the intrepid military museum		 chrysler building art deco is so grand and so nyc
chrysler building art deco is so grand and so nyc		 more facing south
more facing south		 north and jersey on the other side of the river
north and jersey on the other side of the river		 that building again with the red sunset reflecting
that building again with the red sunset reflecting
close up
close up		 wide angle hello jersey
wide angle hello jersey		 the upper westside
the upper westside		 this is queens this is the area that had the blackout for 9 days
this is queens this is the area that had the blackout for 9 days		 three boros manhattan then queens then the bronx then queens
three boros manhattan then queens then the bronx then queens
the empire state building
the empire state building		 i am now hand holding at a low shutter speed still trying to get that reflection
i am now hand holding at a low shutter speed still trying to get that reflection		 the sun is almost down jersey on the other side of the hudson
the sun is almost down jersey on the other side of the hudson		 facing southwest and there is jersey
facing southwest and there is jersey		 chrysler building
chrysler building
i am a nyker, born and raised these are tourists
i am a nyker, born and raised these are tourists		 this is how the song mony mony got its name
this is how the song mony mony got its name		 time to shoot something different
time to shoot something different		 visitors
visitors		 another visitor
another visitor
even more visitors
even more visitors		 yes it is familiar i am watching the sun go down and i want that detail on the building
yes it is familiar i am watching the sun go down and i want that detail on the building		 watching the sun set
watching the sun set		 watching the sun set
watching the sun set		 i love these things
i love these things
it is smiling at me
it is smiling at me		 enjoying the night
enjoying the night		 see
see		 fire in queens
fire in queens		 closeup of the solar panels of the citicorp building in the wind it does move
closeup of the solar panels of the citicorp building in the wind it does move
do you think the photo works?
do you think the photo works?		 or this one?
or this one?		 how about this one
how about this one		 i really liked the building an the light
i really liked the building an the light		 so many couples watching the sunset
so many couples watching the sunset
opened up the shutter and tried to catch the dusk
opened up the shutter and tried to catch the dusk		 watching the sun set over the george washington bridge
watching the sun set over the george washington bridge		 the sun is down shutter is open
the sun is down shutter is open		 another one
another one		 the lights are on
the lights are on
gramercy park area of manhattan
gramercy park area of manhattan		 brooklyn in the background
brooklyn in the background		 more of jersey
more of jersey		 what building is this
what building is this		 romance on the 70th floor
romance on the 70th floor
more
more		 queens is on the other side
queens is on the other side		 jersey
jersey		 more of jersey
more of jersey		 the sun has set
the sun has set
jersey
jersey		 manhattan at night
manhattan at night		 manhattan at night
manhattan at night		 time to go home
time to go home

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Rob Selden 05-Nov-2006 00:02
That building with the stainless steel diamonds and dark glass is the Hearst Tower insensitively planted by Norman foster on top of the original art deco Hearst Building at 57th Street and Eighth Avenue.
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