HAWTsHAWT: Helmsley Building
I take photos like a madman. I click gigabytes like they were...
bytes. In this massive collection, I've got some decent sHAWTs
(statistics, really). I'm sharing them with you in this series: HAWTsHAWT [hot shot].
I get a bit behind on the posts, what with life getting in the way. Maybe I'll take a chance to highlight some beautiful architecture in my home town, NYC. Chances are you, even New Yorkers haven't noticed the beauty you are about to see. (Lucky.)
I get a bit behind on the posts, what with life getting in the way. Maybe I'll take a chance to highlight some beautiful architecture in my home town, NYC. Chances are you, even New Yorkers haven't noticed the beauty you are about to see. (Lucky.)
Click on the image for a big version you can download to your computer.The Helmsley Building is a beautiful cap to the northern block of Grand Central/Met Life Building. If you look south down Park Ave (from anywhere north of 46th), this is the building that greets you. I find it beautiful and totally underrated. In fact, most NYC'ers don't even know what's sitting up there on the roof. The detail is just... amazing. Crowns? Helmets? I recommend you click on the bigger version to download this to your computer to explore it further.
The building has been wrapped in scaffolding for over a year, so this clear shot of the top is rare. Once that scaffolding comes down, you bet I'll be on Park Ave before noon so I can capture the north facade, lit by the sun, and how it reigns over the prestigious avenue.
For the curious, this picture was taken from the Met Life building looking north.
Camera: Canon 40D
Photo by: John de Guzmán
Total HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n].
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