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From this vantage point one can clearly see the progress on New York City’s World Trade Center continues to progress. One World Trade Center, the tallest building in this hemisphere clearly visible, to its right or south is what was known when it was completed in 1987 as the 44 story round roof Two World Financial Center now known as 225 Liberty Street, to its right and actually east of the footprint memorial pool of the South Tower of the Twin Towers the under construction Three World Trade Center, quickly catching up with the building to its right the completed Four World Trade Center. Three World Trade Center will surpass the completed Four World Trade Center when complete. Right or south of these buildings are in Battery Park City apartment buildings in the foreground and behind them is the former 40 story One Financial Center, now 200 Liberty Street that was completed in 1986. World Financial Center, now know as Brookfield Place the name of its current proprietor since 2014 Toronto based Brookfield Office Properties and Battery Park City were built on landfill that was primarily from the excavation for the original World Trade Center and to a lesser extent, garbage, debris and plain dirt. One more building to the south of significance is the green patina roofed 40 Wall Street, another property owned by presumptive 2016 republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that he has renamed after himself, the Trump Building. This building is of significance with because of its height and its history. It was being built at the same time as the Chrysler Building up on 42nd Street, both vying for the title of World’s tallest building. The builders of the Chrysler Building secretly built the spire within the building itself, and when they hoisted it up on the Chrysler Building, it surpassed 40 Wall Street. Ah, but Karma is a ……., the Chrysler Building would be surpassed by the Empire State Building in 11 months and who in turn would hold the title World’s Tallest Building for 42 years.

To the north of One World Trade Center is the tallest of the Brookfield Place, former World Financial Centers buildings, the 51 story American Express former Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street building with its pyramid rooftop. Directly north is the 34 story North Tower former Four World Financial Center 250 Vesey Street and north of that Seven World Trade Center which is the only WTC building not built on the ‘tub’. Progress that isn’t visible in this image are the September 11 Memorial and Museum which are complete (worth the time to visit), the PATH Oculus has been opened, the exterior for the most part complete, though the interior will take some time. An elevated park that overlooks the two 9/11 memorial pools just opened. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church which was also destroyed in the 9/11 attacks is being built at 130 Liberty Street and has progressed quite a bit. But then again, we looking at the 15th anniversary of the attacks, progress has been made for sure, but it really should be further along, but a lot of politics have gotten in the way.

This image was captured on the deck of the famous Circleline Evening Cruise, the golden hour with the warm setting sun reflecting on the glass menagerie of windows on of the skyscrapers. Taken with an Olympus E-5 handheld using an Olympus Zuiko 12-60MM F2.8-4.0 SWD lens, this is a 5 capture HDR image eprocessed in Photomatix Pro and cleaned in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

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shot from 29th floor aston rasuna jakarta

Happy Auckland Anniversary Day by Badrul

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the long weekend is now over..

this shot was taken during our way back to the car after visiting a friend's place. -handheld, of course.. :)

willdefinitely try to come out with better city shots next time..

as i'm a learner, still, so i humbly ask for your honest comments and critics for improvement.

thank you and have a great week ahead

badrul