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New York City skyscrapers and Central Park looking north as seen from the top of the Empire State Building.

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Camera: Sony a77 | Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80 F3.5-4.5

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When the day stretches out

leaving a trail of sighs

in its wake,

the sky

and the infinite

slowly implode

folding themselves into one another

until all that is left

is a never-ending horizon

reaching out towards

the rest of forever.

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This is a view of Central Park and the skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan as seen from above. It was taken from the top of the Empire State Building on an impossibly perfect morning. Upper Manhattan sits in the distance with the Chrysler Building and Queens to the right. The trees of Bryant Park are peeking out in the bottom-left part of this image.

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View more of my New York City photography at my website NY Through The Lens.

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Brooklyn street art in Bushwick.

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Camera: iPhone 4S

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The sky wavered in mood earlier today displaying an angsty mix of rage-puffed storm clouds and baby blues streaked by sunlight. It was the perfect backdrop for Bushwick's incredible array of street art murals that pepper the industrial urban landscape.

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The Williamsburg Bridge at sunset as seen from a boat on the East River.

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Camera: Sony a77 | Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 16-80 F/3.5-4.5

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Moments are vessels that contain: sparks, magic, effervescent happiness, lingering sadness, red-tinged anger, bittersweet joy all waiting to explode if and when that point in time is visited again.

There are moments that exist somewhere between the excited beat of the heart and a welled-up tear in the eye. They are the chills that run up the back of the neck and the small smile that can't be contained when their memory is nudged by a sound, sight, scent, touch.

It's the way the light was shining through the bridge as the boat pulled away under a sky blue with hope as the sun set and the lump in the throat subsided momentarily. It's the way the water looked as it rocked the boat gently like a lullaby as it drifted away from the sunlight that poured its light onto the surface of the water.

And it's the way everything seemed pointless in comparison to the way the clouds gathered over the city: hopeful tufts of smoke emanating from the sun's extinguishing fire...

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This is a view of the Williamsburg Bridge and the Lower East Side as seen from a boat on the East River during sunset. In the distance sits the skyline of Brooklyn in Dumbo and the Manhattan Bridge.

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View more of my New York City photography at my website NY Through The Lens.

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Cherry Blossoms in Bay Ridge. New York City springtime.

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Camera: iPhone 4S

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Spent an afternoon yesterday walking around Bay Ridge, Brooklyn while the temperatures dipped lower and lower (it's been a brisk springtime here in New York City). And as the sun crept closer to the horizon, I came across a tiny opening near an overpass, next to a parkway where this gorgeous, fairy tale scene appeared just around the bend.

Sometimes there is nothing than better than those types of moments.

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Empire State Building, skyscrapers, and roof tops of midtown Manhattan from above

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Camera: Sony a99 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical

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Being above the skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan makes the mind and heart pause.

It's hard to take in the immensity of the view especially after sunset when all of the city's lights flicker like stars in a sky suspended upside down over an ocean full of clouds.

And as the sun dips below the horizon letting the urban stars hang brightly in their own universe, the city speeds on at its own pace as someone else begins pondering variations on the same series of thoughts...

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This is a view of the Empire State Building and the New York City skyline as seen from Top of the Rock. It's a 30 second long exposure and the view is looking south towards lower Manhattan. One World Trade Center (or 1 WTC - also known as the Freedom Tower) can be seen in the distance to the right of the Empire State Building.

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View more of my New York City photography at my website NY Through The Lens.

View my photography profile on Google Plus: New York City photography by Vivienne Gucwa

To purchase any of my work view my site gallery for info here.

To use any of my photos commercially, feel free to contact me via email at photos@nythroughthelens.com