Manhattan Skyline?

Matt08642 · #1 Posted **Dec 4, 2007, 2:09 AM**

Does anybody have a good black & white picture of the Manhattan skyline?

Preferably with the twins still there

Patrick · #2 Posted **Dec 4, 2007, 6:29 AM**

I have saved hundreds of pics of NYC before 9/11, mainly showcaseing the WTC.

What kind of picture are you looking for?

Matt08642 · #3 Posted **Dec 5, 2007, 10:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Patrick

I have saved hundreds of pics of NYC before 9/11, mainly showcaseing the WTC.

What kind of picture are you looking for?

Just a black and white shot, possibly just looking at lower manhattan.

nygirl1 · #4 Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 12:39 AM**

You could take any shot and edit out the color so that it is black and white on photoshop.

Matt08642 · #5 Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by nygirl1

You could take any shot and edit out the color so that it is black and white on photoshop.

Not really.

Most photographers who shoot in black and white rely on shapes and textures, while a colour shot of lower Manhattan is amazing on its own, know what I mean?

Ex:

Awesome in colour

Crummy and bland in black & white

Stratosphere · #6 Posted **Dec 27, 2007, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Matt08642

Not really.

Most photographers who shoot in black and white rely on shapes and textures, while a colour shot of lower Manhattan is amazing on its own, know what I mean?

Ex:

Awesome in colour

Does anyone have a higher resolution version of this picture? I love this shot and been looking for it on the Internet.

NYguy · #7 Posted **Jan 4, 2008, 5:14 AM**

More pics..

nytstore.com

worldshipny.com

louisvillecardinal.com

liregionaloffice.com

Dac150 · #8 Posted **Jan 4, 2008, 8:10 PM**

They were the best and completed the skyline. Regardless of how great the new WTC will be, nothing will ever beat the classic shots of the real WTC from the Brooklyn Bridge, the Woolworth Bldg in the middle, and them behind the WFC.

Being someone who is constantly Downtown, I look at those above photos and think to myself how big the Twins were to not only the city, but Downtown in itself.

NYguy · #9 Posted **Jan 5, 2008, 12:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

They were the best and completed the skyline. Regardless of how great the new WTC will be, nothing will ever beat the classic shots of the real WTC from the Brooklyn Bridge, the Woolworth Bldg in the middle, and them behind the WFC.

That remains to be seen, because not only do we have the multiple WTC towers, Downtown is building a lot of towers in other places as well, including Gehry's tower (which will be very prominent from the Brooklyn Bridge).

Dac150 · #10 Posted **Jan 6, 2008, 4:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYguy

That remains to be seen, because not only do we have the multiple WTC towers, Downtown is building a lot of towers in other places as well, including Gehry's tower (which will be very prominent from the Brooklyn Bridge).

Nah, I don't care how great the new skyline will look, I'd take the old one back in a blink of an eye. What's important though is knowing that regardless, Lower Manhattan will come to once again have an amazing skyline.

Austin55 · #11 Posted **Jan 6, 2008, 8:15 PM**

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Lower Manhattan will come to once again have an amazing skyline

its always had a great skyline

without twins or the NWTC.

Zerton · #12 Posted **Jan 11, 2008, 10:47 PM**

my favorite angle is of downtown from the east, with those giant sixties boxes in front with the twins behind.

StarScraperCity · #13 Posted **Jan 24, 2008, 11:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dac150

They were the best and completed the skyline. Regardless of how great the new WTC will be, nothing will ever beat the classic shots of the real WTC from the Brooklyn Bridge, the Woolworth Bldg in the middle, and them behind the WFC.

Being someone who is constantly Downtown, I look at those above photos and think to myself how big the Twins were to not only the city, but Downtown in itself.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dac150

Nah, I don't care how great the new skyline will look, I'd take the old one back in a blink of an eye. What's important though is knowing that regardless, Lower Manhattan will come to once again have an amazing skyline.

I completely agree. While I think that the new World Trade Center will be great, I also think that nothing will ever beat the Twins in Lower Manhattan. They may not have been the most beautifull buildings, but they completed the skyline. I've said it before, but I'll say it again. Lower Manhattan + Twin Towers = Perfection in my opinion.