Flat Iron – Top
I was sent on a mission to photograph the New York Life Building. I couldn’t get inside because of the guards, and while I was outside the building I was also approached by two guards who wanted to know what I was up to.
Anyway, I got a few decent shots of it but I did better with some other nearby buildings. Used infrared for most of the shots but had both cameras around my neck, often getting tangled up. So I was shooting street shots one minute and architecture the next.
The top of the Flat Iron building appeared to me in a way I hadn’t seen before: almost like the prow of an ocean liner cutting through the sky.
Wow, that is a great shot.
Chris Klug
August 3, 2009 at 10:55 am
I agree
Craig M. Nisnewitz
August 3, 2009 at 4:50 pm
That’s one majestic building Dave, beautifully captured.
What’s its use? Is it apartments?
Phill
August 3, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Phill — that building (The Flat Iron Building) New York, 23rd Street, has a very long and historic background. It’s all business these days. Don’t know if it always was. But take a look in Wikipedia. It is still an amazing building that I’ve photographed many times – but this was the first time with a long lens (300mm) and infrared camera.
Dave
August 3, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Really interesting history Dave – now majority owned by an Italian real estate group who want to turn it into an hotel. Currently tenanted mainly by a German publishing company.
Also source of the phrase “23 skidoo”
I need to get to New York one day. So interesting
Phill
August 3, 2009 at 9:10 pm
And I need to get to Australia
Dave
August 3, 2009 at 9:15 pm