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Grand Central

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 80

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Upper Grand

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 160

A couple more images from within the New York Public Library

Library Landing

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 80

In the Bowels

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 140

In my wandering around central Manhattan I came across the New York Public Library. It was a place I’d meant to come and photograph anyway so since I was here…

New York Public Library

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/25 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64

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This view from within one of the libraries many rooms framed the Empire State building nicely in their arched windows

It’s actually kinda difficult to get a good shot of the Empire State building from the ground. Even more so to do it in some more unique way. I hadn’t seen this particular view online before so here’s my rendition of the famous building

Below a tighter view of the landmark building

Empire

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 30 mm, 1/160 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64

Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue was pretty packed so getting any photographs without crowds of people in the images is well… impossible

So sometimes the solution is simply to look up… Admiring those high cathedral ceilings and the intricate details

Stained

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 180

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The Crossing

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 180

Archways

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 180

Heights of Glory

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200

Located at the corner of 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York is the very lovely Saint Thomas Church

Saint Thomas

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/5.6, ISO 180

We had visited the church when we were here five years ago. However it was under major renovations at the time and pretty much the entire interior had scaffolding from floor to ceiling

Now however it was complete and quite stunning

Saint Thomas Church

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/15 sec at f/8, ISO 320