Trip to New York City In September: Hi All I'm doing a 10 day trip to New York City in September and looking for some tips - where to go shoot. Is it better to get advanced passes...

CaptainPhoto

Hi All
I'm doing a 10 day trip to New York City in September and looking for some tips - where to go shoot. Is it better to get advanced passes (tickets) to the regular sites - Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty etc. ?
Any suggestions on teaming up with a professional photographer that does group walk-around. I want to do some street photography - night photography.

James Maher comes to mind - has anyone joined his groups?

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Make sure you do the tour to the top of the new World Trade Center, best pano of the whole city! For street shooting there's Times Square, Little Italy, Chinatown, 5th Ave, Central Park, a walk across the Brooklyn bridge always provides good shots back towards Manhattan. I'm sure others will chime in with more.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

As a NY City native, best night venue is times square and the theater district. Plenty of well lit places. Night scenes of the City skyline from the East River, from the Long Island City (in Queens) river front. A can't miss location is the esplanade in Brooklyn Heights. Great views of Down Town and the East river bridges. Great at night pics as well. Best street scnes is probably Greenwitch Village. Hope this helps.

Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA

“The High Line” - former elevated rail line (CSX) that has been repurposed as a pedestrian park / walk. Great elevated views of the city. Several videos on You Tube about the idea that sparked saving it and the construction to repurpose. Search: NYC High Line.

foodie65

CaptainPhoto wrote:

Hi All
I'm doing a 10 day trip to New York City in September and looking for some tips - where to go shoot. Is it better to get advanced passes (tickets) to the regular sites - Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty etc. ?
Any suggestions on teaming up with a professional photographer that does group walk-around. I want to do some street photography - night photography.

James Maher comes to mind - has anyone joined his groups?

Since you have so much time, a double decker bus tour would highlight areas thst might interest you. You can get off, look around, get something to eat or drink and reboard another bus

whwiden

Go to the Central Park Zoo. Sit outside the Metropolitan museum of art and take pictures of people on the steps. Go inside the Natural history museum and take pics of people looking at dinosaur bones. Bus terminal at 42nd and 8th Ave. Inside Keens steakhouse on 34th street. Lunch time maybe better.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You can go to the regular tourist places at regular tourist times, but the more interesting photography can be had in other areas. It depends on what you want to come back with. All of the above are great, but there is much more to NYC than Manhattan. The outer boroughs have excellent photo ops. Good to start your research now. I am a life-long New Yorker, and I am still fascinated by the seemingly endless number of stuff to shoot.

This photographer, a personal friend, has posted some street, landscape, city scape shots of NYC.

https://untamednewyork.smugmug.com/Galleries/Travel

And many of her bird pics are taken in and around NYC, usually Central Park (warblers, raptors and others), Riverside Park, Prospect Park, City Hall, Tompkins Square Park, Bronx Zoo (water and shore birds stop in during migration) - lots of stuff to shoot.

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

B and H Photo. Supermarket of your dreams.

whwiden

fergmark wrote:

B and H Photo. Supermarket of your dreams.

Skylight Diner across street.

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

West 34th, and 9th ave

josephl1331

You will not be able to see everything of value in just 10 days. Do a Google search of best places to see and then visit them on Goggle Maps, download "chrome" if you do not have it.
Plan everything well in advance. Stay alert and keep your bags in sight and zipped.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Perhaps a meet up, there are several HOGs in the City or close by, personally I do have trips scheduled in September but if I'm around I'd be in, Bob.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

CaptainPhoto wrote:

Hi All
I'm doing a 10 day trip to New York City in September and looking for some tips - where to go shoot. Is it better to get advanced passes (tickets) to the regular sites - Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty etc. ?
Any suggestions on teaming up with a professional photographer that does group walk-around. I want to do some street photography - night photography.

James Maher comes to mind - has anyone joined his groups?

For one of the best places to take night pictures of the city go to the Brooklyn Promenade. From there, you have the bridges to your right and the city in front of you. There are a lot of places to eat on Montique St also DUMBO has some great locations to take pictures and places to eat. Be aware of your surroundings.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Governor's Island. Great views of the skyline and the Statue of Liberty, from several vantage points.

drbilly

While the Brooklyn Bridge is a must, walking across the Manhattan Bridge gives you great scenes of both downtown and the Brooklyn Bridge. Chinatown and lower east side. Are great for street photography. James Maher is particularly helpful for basics to street photography and great areas to shoot in lower Manhattan.