Lower Midtown Manhattan

My image of New York City’s Chrysler Building follows the “blueness” of Russ Widstrand’s Emergence, the five triangular lights in each arc of the building reminiscent of the five fingers on each hand in Russ’ image. I inhabit the blue world, typically just before sunrise and just after sunset.  Everything turns a monochromatic cobalt blue at magic time and I exploit it on a regular basis.  This particular evening I was on a rooftop on Fifth Avenue, three blocks away.  I was in the midst of a shoot for the Warner Brothers film Batman & Robin* when I made this image with my 600mm/f4.0 lens (I know, most guys would have bought a car).  I love the way the stainless steel facade picked-up the dusky blue sky, the exquisite detail the lens produces, the blue on blue quality makes the hair on the back of my neck stand-up.   *When viewing the film, every time you see Gotham City you’re looking at my pictures of New York re-built to create the Gotham skyline.