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New York, NY United States (Brooklyn Bridge Waterfront)

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
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This Walk is Full (The limit is 50 signups)
You will be added to this location's waiting list and will receive an email if/when you are added to the registered walker roster.

Walk Organizer

Tom Dowling Contact Leader

Meeting Location & Time

Sunday, October 2nd (11:00am - 02:00pm)
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Pier 1 Granite Prospect

42 Furman Ave, New York, NY- United States

After the walk, meet at: Riverview Lawn/Main Street Brooklyn

Best photo for this location

By hector salinas

Walker Photos

Below are all walker photos that have been uploaded and entered in the 2011 Photo Walk photo contest.


  • Joel Schilling

  • John Kalish

  • Sherwin ShoShots' Dyer

  • qunchang zeng

  • hector salinas

  • Saulmon Addison

  • Jason Chau

  • Joel Castaneda

  • Ashish Gattegno

Get Directions
Meet Time: 11:00am - 02:00pm

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Photo Walk Description

Our photo walk starts out with a brief stroll along the newly opened waterfront space in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. Pier 1 adds 6 new acres of park including 1,300 feet of promenade along the East River, and 2.5 acres of lawn with sweeping views of the New York harbor, the Manhattan skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. A dramatic granite prospect made from the stone salvaged from the Roosevelt Island Bridge cascades from the two lawns to the 30’ wide waterfront promenade and serves as a tiered viewing deck will be our meeting location. From there we begin our walk north to Empire/Ferry Point Park, passing the Civil War-era Tobacco Factory, and end up just under the Manhattan Bridge on the Riverview Lawn.

Leading your adventure is Tom Dowling, a professional photographer and veteran photo walker. Tom’s promise: regardless of your skills, point-and-shooters to working photographers will all benefit from the experience.

Tips will be added as we begin the registering participants and will continue up to our walk day.

Please join us for a great photographic experience!

    Leader News & Updates

  • By Tom Dowling (0)

  • What to bring

    Posted September 30, 2011

    - Yourself
    - A friendly attitude (remember – it’s a social event)
    - Your Camera (doesn’t matter if it’s a disposable, point and shoot, a dSLR or SLR, or even a camera phone)
    - If dSLR or SLR, bring a lens or two and a circular polarizing filter
    - Tripod (if so inclined)
    - Wear comfortable clothing and good walking footwear.
    - Water bottle (fill with water of course)
    - Hat
    - Sunglasses
    - Sunscreen
    - Money for food and/or drink at the end of our photo walk.

    Remember this is a walk, whatever you bring with you, you have to carry around – leave the super big lens at home.

  • Join our Flickr Group

    Posted September 30, 2011

    I set up a Flickr Group “WWPW2011 Brooklyn” so we can share our photos with one another. You need an invite to join, so please email me at tdowling@lenscapture.com so I can send you one. If you don’t already have a flickr account, you can sign-up for free.

    Once you join the group, you’ll be able to share 3 photos a day.

    Your walk leader,
    Tom

  • Getting There

    Posted September 29, 2011

    Getting There

    The closest cross streets to the Pier 1 park entrance are Furman Street and Doughty Street ( 40.702515,-73.995017 ) in Brooklyn 11201. There is some construction going on between the Fulton Ferry Landing and Pier 1.

    Bus B25 stop would be Old Fulton St – Water St (2 block walk) View Map

    Subway A or C trains to High Street – Brooklyn Bridge (1/2 mile – 10 minute walk) View Map

    Driving

    From South Brooklyn take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (I-278 E toward Manhattan – Queens) to Exit 28A Cadman Plaza West

    From Manhattan take the Brooklyn Bridge and take the first exit on your right (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) merging onto Cadman Plaza and stay left towards Old Fulton Street.

    From the Bronx, Queens or North Brooklyn take the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (I-278 E toward Manhattan – Queens) to Exit 28 Cadman Plaza West toward the Brooklyn Bridge

    Parking

    NYC Parking Regulations can get complicated, so be sure to check the signs in the immediate area. If you intend on street parking, get there very early and, I’ll say it again, read the signs. I plan on parking at the Park Kwik indoor parking garage at 21 Front Street which is the closest to our walk. Cost is $22 which includes tax. It’s a small price compared to a parking ticket and possible tow fee. Check Google Maps for other parking garages in the area.

  • Need Your Consideration

    Posted August 17, 2011

    Well, it’s official, our photo walk is full. We have reached capacity at 50 walkers.

    We already have several individuals who are now on our waiting list hoping to participate. So, it is very important to take that into consideration when reviewing your schedule. If your plans have changed, and you do not think you can positively confirm your attendance on October 2nd, please let me know as soon as possible. In doing so, you’ll allow another person to join our walk. So please be considerate.

    If you are making the walk, great – I look forward sharing in our WWPW adventure.

    Tom Dowling
    Walk Leader

  • Check out my LensCapture Blog

    Posted August 4, 2011

    I posted an article about the upcoming photo walk. Of special interest to our walk members is a short slideshow of captures I made recently along the route. By no means is this all you’ll see. Our route is subject rich!

    So be sure to visit: http://lens-capture.blogspot.com/2011/08/worldwide-photo-walk.html

    Tom Dowling
    Your Walk Leader

  • WALK START TIME

    Posted August 2, 2011

    The Start Time now appears correctly above. Thanks Brad for the help.

Comments for this walk 24 Responses to “New York, NY United States (Brooklyn Bridge Waterfront)”

  1. Stephanie Warga says:
    August 2, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    woohoo can’t wait!

    Reply
  2. hector salinas says:
    August 2, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    well I´m from Venezuela…and I´m glad to join this walk…I´ve already did last year walk in my Country

    Reply
  3. Tom Dowling says:
    August 3, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Love the enthusiasm!!! A great time to be had by all.

    Reply
  4. Jorge Leal says:
    August 3, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    I would like to go, I´ll be on vacations on NYC at that time!!!

    Reply
  5. Sean Jackman says:
    August 3, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    This would be my 3rd walk, can’t wait….

    Reply
  6. Sandra Guzman says:
    August 5, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    sweettttttttttttttttt

    Reply
  7. Kevin Dowling says:
    August 10, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    Will try

    Reply
  8. Jack Ngai says:
    August 12, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Looking forward to this. My first walk.

    Reply
  9. David Francis says:
    August 15, 2011 at 6:49 am

    This will be my second walk with Tom. My first with my new SLR and I have no doubt lessons will be learned from Tom, who taught me a great deal the first time. I’m very excited and can’t wait.

    Reply
  10. David Francis says:
    September 25, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    I was so looking forward to this photo walk but unfortunately I have to cancel. My best to all involved.

    Reply
  11. Tom Dowling says:
    September 25, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Sorry you cannot join us. Another has joined us from the waiting list.

    Look forward to seeing you on a future walk.

    Regards,
    Tom Dowling

    Reply
  12. Chris Ryan says:
    September 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Can’t wait, am excited to learn from everyone!

    Reply
  13. Carlos Austin & Kirk Stewart says:
    September 30, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Have a wonderful walk from Austin Texas….
    http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/austin-tx-united-states-east-austin/
    Keep it sharp.
    carlos and kirk

    Reply
  14. Tom Dowling says:
    October 2, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Thanks Carlos & Kirk from Austin!

    Getting ready to depart for the photo walk. Looking forward to meeting new friends and seeing some old friends joining me today as we adventure along the Brooklyn Waterfront.

    Reply
  15. Sherwin ShoShots' Dyer says:
    October 3, 2011 at 3:26 am

    Thanks the great time and the tips Tom..

    Reply
  16. Sean Jackman says:
    October 6, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    I’m upset I missed the walk. I was so looking forward to it. Tom I apologize, I thought it was this week coming up. Oh well, there’s always next year…

    Reply
  17. Saulmon Addison says:
    October 9, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Hey Tom,
    i really enjoyed the walk in Brooklyn last week.I had a really fun time and i really appreciate the tips you gave out. I look forward to the next walk you are leading.

    Reply
  18. Tom Dowling says:
    October 10, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Thanks to everyone who participated in our Brooklyn Waterfront Photo Walk. I will be announcing another walk soon on my LensCapture.com blog. So be sure to check for that upcoming post.

    Thanks again!

    Reply
  19. Tom Dowling says:
    October 10, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    I just made my pick. Boy, it was really tough this year. I felt strongly about a few images, but in the end, the chosen shot tugged at me. Simple, but with plenty of impact. Congrats Hector.

    The HDR image of the Manhattan Bridge was spectacular. It will look great as a large canvas wrap or a metal print. In the final, I would crop out the element in the lower right which, to me, is distracting.

    Reply
    • Hector Salinas says:
      October 11, 2011 at 8:59 am

      it’s an honor …like I said on Flickr thanks for this walk I could’ve been there for many hours more , I think god help us a little bit with that spectacular day, it was perfect to take photos…hope I can do another one to share a little more

      Reply
  20. Tom Dowling says:
    October 13, 2011 at 7:24 am

    Everyone should check their email for an unbelievable offer from Adobe. The are discounting Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for Photo Walk participants from $299 to only $99.

    If you’re serious about your digital photogrtaphy, you need to take advantage of this offer if you do not currently own Lightroom!

    Tom

    Reply

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