Afternoon scene on the esplanade of a riverside park in a riperian City, facing the river (technically, a tiday estuary) over an iron safety fence where a group of roughly one hundred pigeons have gathered to rest together; the river walk is wet from melting snow, and there are still patches of snow here and there; the late day sun reflects on the skyline of a smaller island in the middle of the river as a famous bridge stands in the distance against a clear blue sky.

Afternoon scene on the esplanade of a riverside park in a riperian City, facing the river as it meets the concrete barrier of the City's primary expressway, which passes under the park; the river walk is crowded with all kinds of people because this is the first warm day in months; the late day sun reflects on the skyline of a smaller island in the middle of the river, with an esplanade of its own, stands in the distance against a clear blue sky; the other island is technically part of the same borough and is recognizable from a distance by its candy-striped smokestacks of the power plant there.

Afternoon scene on the esplanade of a riverside park in a riperian City, facing the river (technically, a tiday estuary) as a barge crosses near the opposite shore; the river walk is wet from melting snow, and there are still patches of snow here and there; a dad and his two children, who are riding a scooter and bike, are enjoying the weekend; the late day sun reflects on a couple of very new towers on a larger island across the river; a very large bridge stands in the distance against a clear blue sky; the other island is a different borough of the City.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
53°F (12° C), sunny.
#NYC #City #River #Esplanade #TidalEstuary #FDR #Island #CarlSchurz #Shirts #Park #Sunny #MeltingSnow #Pigeons #Bridges #Weekend #Skyline

Daytime scene on a cloudy, but slightly less cold, winter day in a serious city, at a scenic riverside park, facing across the river toward another borough; technically, it is not a river but a tidal estuary containing salt water and connecting two salt-water bodies of water; in the distance, a train bridge and an automobile bridge span the river, connecting smaller islands to larger ones; on the main land area in the scene across the water, there is a new development of high-rise residential towers, completed last year, obscures the view of the older buildings, but some others like the housing authority apartments, are still visible and combine to form a nice little skyline; the sky is mostly grey, but there have been brief periods of blue today.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan (facing Queens).
42°F (6° C), mostly cloudy.
#NYC #City #Winter #River #TidalEstuary #Bridges #Triboro #HellGate #MomentOfCalm

Daytime view on a river pier in a large city facing one of the most famous bridges in the world; completed in eighteen-eighty-three, the Brooklyn Bridge connects two boroughs of the city and was once the longest suspension bridge in the world; it is a popular tourist attraction, but even for those who live in the City it never ceases to be a beautiful and inspiring piece of history; the stone columns supporting the bridge cast a reflection on the blue-green waters of the river, which technically is not really a river but a saltwater tidal estuary that connects to the City's primary harbor; far in the distance is a wide range of the City's skyline, along with other bridges; we can use the acronym "B.M.W." to remember these first three bridges - Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge; to the left of the scene, the broad, periwinkle overpass of the FDR expressway snakes its way along the river's edge; behind the bridge in the foreground, there is a chrome-colored skyscraper building that, to some, seems to look out of place and resembles a giant cheese grater; the sky is pretty much overcast at this point.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
47°F (8° C), mostly cloudy.
#NYC #City #TidalEstuary #River #Reflection #Iconic #BrooklynBridge #BMW #Bridges #Skyline #Periwinkle #FDR #CheeseGrater

Early evening mid-autumn scene in a large city underneath a cloudy sky around sunset, situated from the shore of a river; the river, which is actually a tidal estuary with riperian attributes, separates the borough we are in from the borough with lots of skyscrapers and an iconic skyline; the evening lights, each having their own shade of yellow or white, illuminate the water as an enormous bridge spans across it, with its highway carrying automobiles, buses, and trucks; the bridge connects three of the city's boroughs; in the distance, beyond the bridge is the legendary skyline of The City with the peaks of some of its most famous buildings; there are large rocks on the floor getting washed by the lapping river's edge.

New York photo of the day.
Queens.
52°F (11° C), mostly cloudy.
#NYC #City #River #TidalEstuary #Riverfront #Shore #EastRiver #TriBoro #Bridge #ViewOfManhattan #Skyscraper #Skyline

Nighttime scene in a large city, facing southward and across a river at another part of the city; the river is actually a tidal estuary and the section of city we are facing is actually a fairly large island in the middle of the river/tidal estuary; the island is named for a famous president of the country in which it is located, and has a brightly lit skyline of its own with high-rise buildings, event venues, and power plant buildings with tall smokestacks; reflections of the white and gold lights glow on the surface of the water, as well as a small section of red light from what appears to be an emergency vehicle; in the distance, the dark waters of the river lead to a famous suspension bridge; the sky is overcast, but the clouds are aglow with the lights of the City.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
61°F (16° C), mostly cloudy.
#NYC #City #Island #River #RooseveltIsland #TidalEstuary #Ravenswood #Skyline #Night #Reflections #JohnFinley #CarlSchurz #Waterfront #Promenade #CloudyNight

Daytime scene in a large city, overlooking a broad "river" which is not actually a river, it is a tidal estuary with brackish salt water; from this riverfront view, we are facing across the water at a small island named Randall's Island, which has two bridges leading across the water to the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the home of today's victor of the city's mayoral race; one of the bridges leading to Astoria is a newer lift-truss/suspension bridge which is light green in color and designed for automobiles, the other an old, pinkish-red through-arch train bridge; in the foreground, in the water, is a massive barge being pushed by a tugboat, and a couple of smaller (but still fairly large) boats that appear to be private vessels; the sky in the distance is clear and blue.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
59°F (15° C), mostly sunny.
#NYC #City #TidalEstuary #River #EastRiver #Boats #Barges #Bridges #Hellgate #Triboro #Island #RandallsIsland #ViewOfAstoria

Daytime scene on a rainy day in a large city on a riverfront promenade which is part of a public park, facing across a wide river; the river itself is actually a tidal estuary with mildly brackish water; all along there promenade is a curved safety rail, upon which hundreds of pigeons are lined up single-file, mostly of whom are resting with eyes closed; they are likely taking the opportunity to rest here because the rain has lightened some, and there is more heavy rain to come soon; in the distance is a smaller island which is still part of the same borough and has its own high-rise buildings; it is nice over there; the floor is all wet and the sky is overcast.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
60°F (16° C), cloudy with increasing rain.
#NYC #City #Rain #Autumn #River #Park #PublicPark #TidalEstuary #CarlSchurz #JohnFinley #GroupNap #Pigeons #Siesta

Daytime scene in a large city on a clear, sunny day, facing the brackish waters of a broad tidal estuary, often referred to as a river; although this area.is known for its unpredictable currents, today is a calm day and several boaters are out on the water, as well as a jet ski rider and a public city ferry making its rounds to other boroughs; in the distance are two of the bridges that connect the small, minor islands of one borough to the other borough; one bridge, a red through-arch bridge is strictly for railroad trains and the other, a lift, truss, and suspension bridge, carries mostly automobile traffic; it also has a pedestrian passage, however it is quite unpleasant; the water and the sky are clear and blue.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
84°F (29° C), sunny.
#NYC #City #Water #Brackish #TidalEstuary #River #Islands #Boat #Plane #JetSki #Triboro #HellGate #Bridge #NTCDOT #Ferry

Daytime scene on a cloudy summer day at a river, which is actually a tidal estuary, in a large city overlooking the water and a riverfront promenade walk, upon which people are relaxing and jogging; there are also full, green trees overflowing an adjacent park onto the walking area; below the promenade, and just a few feet above the water, is a covered expressway for automobiles and there is some traffic there with their headlights on; in the distance are various types of large, tall buildings forming part of the city's skyline; even further in the distance, before the cloudy sky, is a large bridge.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
87°F (31° C), mostly cloudy.
#NYC #City #Summer #TidalEstuary #River #PublicPark #Promenade #Skyline #FDR

This pair have been around for the past few weeks. I’d never seen swans at this park before. I hope they stay for the summer.

📍 Coastal New England

#photography #photohour #naturephotography #spring #newengland #swans #tidalestuary #massachusetts

Early evening view from across a tidal estuary, known as a river, at a portion of a large city skyline with many lighted tall, super-tall, and skyscraper buildings and a suspension bridge across the water which, although moving with a current, is still enough to reflect the city lights; the background is bright blue and darkening, with just a hint of the purple sunset remaining.

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
53°F (12° C), sunny.
#NYC #Sunset #Skyline #City #Bridge #River #TidalEstuary