A View from Above: an Urbanite’s Guilty Pleasure
If you have ever spent a significant amount of time in a large metropolis, you will know that there are at least three major ways to view a city: at street level; from a distance (think skyline); and from above. While each of these vantage points have their charms, for many urbanites, a high perch from which to observe life below qualifies as a guilty pleasure.
I have lived in several Brooklyn neighborhoods, in apartments steadily rising: first at ground level; then a few floors up; later on the eleventh floor and now to an even higher floor. I relish the view, which encompasses a wide variety of neighborhoods and landmarks. I also appreciate the distance from the din of traffic and commerce, and the ability to see weather systems approaching and the setting sun.
Now I will share some shots with you, see if they bring you pleasure!
Spring has finally arrived in New York City. In our northern climate, she often sneaks in slowly and flies away quickly, squeezed on either side by the more muscular New York winters and summers.
I tend to wax poetic in my posts about New York City. Today I will not cover art, music, dance or culture. I will simply share some photos taken with my Samsung Galaxy 7 camera while enduring an extra long wait for the bus in Brooklyn. Waiting, after all, is part of contemporary life, especially for urbanites.
