Collaboration with Tim #40: Met Life Building

 

I took this photo during New York City’s phase one reopening following the Covid pandemic.  I was eager to get out of my apartment, but since there was no vaccine yet, public transportation was out, so I walked and took photos – many photos. 

I was especially eager to capture this scene as I had never been able to photograph this view of The Met Life Building and Grand Central Station without cars in it.  But when I did, I found the result strangely depressing – like something out of a futuristic horror movie. (Several come to mind.)

NYC without people and traffic just isn’t NYC.

Tim’s take is very cheery though. 😊

Here are some of our previous collaborations…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/10/collaborating-with-tim-9-keep-moving.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2021/09/collaborating-with-tim-16-view-from.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2019/09/collaborating-with-tim-2-times-square.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2021/02/collaborating-with-tim-12-midtown.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2019/10/collaborating-with-tim-3-guggenheim.html

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Cheers!

PJ

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