Today, roof top appliances on newer buildings are much more sophisticated to look at, but the older water boy, seen here as a shadow from another building, is still a familiar sight in NYC; buildings still using oil burners are often required to add external smoke stacks, as seen to the right, and may only
emit smoke for a limited number of hours.
DO VISIT HEYHARRIET HOST OF SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY #90
The darkness of the shadow is off-set by the glittering elevators (?) to the right. We're side-by-side on SSS again! You must be blogging in the middle of the night! I'm just about to have lunch.
ReplyDeleteThe building is not unattractive, but the off-white brick is more nondescript. Therefore, the shadow adds an artistic charcoal highlight to the tall apartment flat. The light patterns on the further away building is rich and artistic. Lovely NYC views!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous shadow shot for the day, Margaret! I really love the shadows down the right hand side of the photo! Very artistic touch! Hope you're having a great weekend!
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Beautiful shadows you've captured on the building. Are those large shadows from the roof of another building?
ReplyDeleteInteresting photo.
Happy shadow hunting!
Awesome shadows but, even better is the texture and light of this building. Very nice capture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating image - what is that reflected on the right-hand-side? It makes the building look very festive.
ReplyDeleteSo very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanx for this great shot!
Oil burnes? In the kitchen or for heating? Sorry if this question is stupid but this is new for me...
ReplyDelete"Water boy" - new buildings don't have them anymore?
Oh how different our worlds are! I just love to learn new things, thanks for sharing and
happy SS Sunday!
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What a beautiful shadow capture you've shown us...won't it be wonderful when the burning of fossil fuels is a thing of the past...and our drinking water is pure again...hope I live long enough to see it!
ReplyDeletei love this photo! wonderful shadow shot capture!
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That's a wonderful shot!
ReplyDeletelove this shot..I always take photos of the water towers in Ny - so evocative...
ReplyDeleteAh - thats what those things are! I love this shot Margaret - the refelcted light shadows on the far away building look almost 3D! xx
ReplyDeleteI love how you have used shadows to transform a nondescript building into art. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture! NYC buildings are so much more interesting than the buildings surrounding me!
ReplyDeleteLovely NYC views!
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