these fotos are kind of old, back when i had just moved to new york – i’d been there maybe a year. and they were taken sans tripod. i think it was in september – i didn’t anticipate the weather being as cold as it was. but did you know humidity works in the cool temps?! holy crap yes it does!
i had some guests in town from colorado and they wanted to squeeze in as much tourism as possible. the empire state building was always a go-to for me when i had visitors. it never gets old for me. even though i don’t like the heights, i like the view. i took another trip up during the daytime with a friend, i’ll have to find those fotos. will i pay 30 bucks and visit again when i am in the city in october? mmmmmaybe not. we’ll see. it’s nice to know people with rooftop views – that’s like prime real estate in new york!
i took a lot of pictures, but many of them were blurry because i was shivering from the rain/wind combo. they even blocked off the top – due to weather conditions. but it’s always a good time with my homies :
completely cold and wet… and man, are they tall! miss you E & G!
i also miss that hat.
i’m the short one…
the light pollution from new york city is crazy – look at all that colour-casting. and i did some editing!
oh hey, new jersey.
times square/midtown…
i love my boy Geoff’s hoodie…
i also only brought one lense with me… so everything you are seeing is from a 50mm perspective… as they eye sees, did you know that?!
you can *almost* see my old apartment…
i hear you, new york.
oh I love these photos! What a view right!
I’m so jealous – I might give my right arm to live in New York
So fun!
it was quite the experience. i keep saying i ought to write about it, really write about it. i’ll definitely have more posts, you can live vicariously through them for now
OMG how little ARE you? You’re ADORABLE!
haha i’m not even that short, really – 5’4″ — i just look uber small next to the boys, they are both over 6 feet…
Wow, there is like nothing going on in that one deserted picture (number 2 from the top). When I was there for 9/11 there were a ton of tourists trying to squeeze in during night. Not fun! How long ago was this? It actually is $25 now – way overpriced.
hi laura, thank you for your comment! i think this was pretty late at night for one, and it was in late september i believe. it was so cold and rainy and that’s why no one was there! i don’t recommend doing it during that kind of weather though – it wasn’t that much fun, it was just memorable because i had my friends with me, and of course – my camera
Yeah, I went up in April of 2011 for my first time. It was pretty cold and windy, rather annoying than enjoyable. So I know what you mean!
yeah… i’d like to go up during sunset or when the lighting is incredible and just enjoy the view instead of shivering
I love your photos. Just returned from a trip to NYC two days ago and going up the Empire State Building at night was one of the highlights!
thank you so much!! it’s such an incredible place – i look forward to visiting in a couple weeks!