Co-op City, BX NY

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Located in the Northeast section of the Bronx. Co-op City's 15,372 residential units, in 35 high-rise buildings and seven clusters of townhouses, make it the largest single residential development in the United States.

[Rufus]

I reckon they are 30-storey tower blocks, but the foreground transit system cuts them down to size and provides perspective.

The light on the apartments greatly assists the image because it renders their depth.

It is interesting (to me at any rate) that the banding of sky/structures/river means the apartment blocks and transit sytem become the single subject of the image.

I usually accept wires and cables as part of a cityscape, but I find the diagonal one from the top left of the frame a little distracting. However, I imagine it would be difficult to remove as it continues across the tower blocks and gantry.

I like the overcast sky, it is so suited to this scene.

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This is an extreme crop. The original shows the angular wire going to the top of very high towers at a draw bridge. I did this crop because it matched the other image I posted.

[Rufus]

The diagonal wire is now much less obvious, but in the meantime smoke/vapour interupts the scene and a train has arrived to steal the show! I think I prefer the first composition.

[Geoff F]

I tend to agree with David regarding the second image. If the start of that train was around half to three quarters of the way across the image it would have looked much better; although I would like to crop out that right side tower block which is so far away from the main grouping.

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I reckon they are 30-storey tower blocks, but the foreground transit system cuts them down to size and provides perspective.

The light on the apartments greatly assists the image because it renders their depth.

It is interesting (to me at any rate) that the banding of sky/structures/river means the apartment blocks and transit sytem become the single subject of the image.

I usually accept wires and cables as part of a cityscape, but I find the diagonal one from the top left of the frame a little distracting. However, I imagine it would be difficult to remove as it continues across the tower blocks and gantry.

I like the overcast sky, it is so suited to this scene.

Thank you David for your thoughtful and engaging comment. Daniel.

[Manfred M]

I find that your second image is the stronger of the two. The shape of the main subject fits that panoramic format quite well. I like the building on the right edge as it provides an anchor for that side of the image and partially helps with the overall balance of the image. The train on the bridge that goes from end to end works well as it completes the scene and is a much better use of visual space than the empty bridge.

[DanK]

I agree with Manfred.


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Nothing like a train to steal the show. Manfred, your comment identifying the anchor, was very helpful to me. Thank you all for your comments.