Been wanting to try this shot for the past 2 years now at Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center. Why the long wait? Well for a shot like this where you have to pay for access to a rooftop observatory..you want to get everything right. That means making sure the clouds and sky are ideal and actually having an open schedule (very rare for me) to spontaneously take a trip into the city.
One of the things I wanted to have for this photo outing was a Joby Gorillapod since tripods are not allowed and a radio remote trigger release to aid in taking the shot. While using the Gorillapod, I actually met a tourist from San Francisco, CA who’s friends with the CEO of Joby - very random!
I actually overlooked the fact that being close to summer, the sun would set in the direction of Hoboken, NJ instead of the direction of the Statue of Liberty. The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun this time of year so will definitely revisit this shot towards the end of the year in the winter when the sunset and sky will be more dramatic.
New York, NY
