stuny Posted March 9, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) When I posted photos of NYC's Chrysler Building Brian mentioned how much he liked the lobby, but found it too dark to shoot. It warmed up enough today that I was willing to go over and visit the lobby. When you go in it seem brighter than it is. When I shot I found I was using 1/6th to 1/3rd second exposures. More Chrysler building photos on the 4th New York page of our site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted March 9, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Stuart, Â You could'nt have captured this nice and rich lobby more perfectly. I find the 5th image very, very interesting. Â Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted March 9, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Great shots - many thanks Stuart. It's a wonderfully opulent lobby with very rich woodwork the essence of which you've captured. My p&s camera of the time (Sony DSC-P150), good though it was, just could not cope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted March 9, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Very Nice..Stuart....I fell much better about my forced Panasonic order Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECliffordSmith Posted March 9, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Stuart, Â Fantastically shot and a very interesting subject. Â The name sign detail is my personal favourite. Â Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Metroman Posted March 9, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Stuart - Stunning images. Are they friendly to requests to take photo's? I am over next week and would like to shoot some myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted March 9, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stuart, Â good shots, especially the last one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted March 9, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted March 9, 2007 Stuart - wonderfully rich, sumptuous shots of a unique building...enjoyed these greatly. Thanx for sharing. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share #9  Posted March 9, 2007 Ivan, Brian, Al, Ed, John & Sam - Thank you.  Andy - Thank you. All I did was walk in via the 42nd Street entrance, wander about snapping photos, and exited via the 43rd Street entrance (there's also an entrance on Lexington). I did not ask for permission, and nobody approached me regarding my shooting. Generally in the US, but specifically in New York, there are relatively few places where you cannot take photos. You cannot take photos during performances in any of the over 500 performance spaces (against the law) unless you are the official photographer. You can take photos in just about any of the over 300 museums – at least of their permanent collection, but not special exhibits. However, there may be other specific restrictions. Such as, in the J. Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum, you cannot take photos in JP’s study, or in the room with sheet music hand written by virtually every Western composer of the baroque, classical, romantic and modern periods.  The Chrysler Building is exceptionally close to my office. If I’m around, why don’t we meet in one of the three or four Starbucks near the Chrysler. My phone number is in a PM to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh Posted March 10, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted March 10, 2007 Stuart, Â Which camera and lens? These are beautiful, and I would never have guessed you were using such slow shutter speeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 10, 2007 Author Share #11 Â Posted March 10, 2007 Bill - Â Thank you. This is with an FX-07, the replacement for my flooded FX-01, which is nearly the same camera (more pixels, option to boost LCD image on playback), and is the basis for the just announced C-Lux-2. More with this camera or the FX-01 are on the second half of the 3rd New York page on our site, and the first half of the 4th NY page on our site. After that, the images there and on the 5th page are a mix of D2, FX-01 and FX-07. No DMR on those pages. More FX-07 photos coming to the 5th page tomorrow or the next day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted March 10, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted March 10, 2007 Wow Stuart! You really managed to extract the fine wood grain detail. The lighting and capture was superb. A beautiful series (I love that building). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted March 10, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted March 10, 2007 Stuart, Lovely set; that little camera seems to have coped really well with the difficult lighting. Â What is a "performance space"? I've not heard that expression before- does it mean somewhere like a theatre, or an outdoors area? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share #14  Posted March 11, 2007 William - Thank you  Pete - Thank you. I used "performance space" to mean theater, but some of the performance spaces are a bit small and atypical.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted March 11, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted March 11, 2007 Stuart, Â These are fine images of which you should be justly proud. Â David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share #16 Â Posted March 12, 2007 David - Â Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted March 12, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted March 12, 2007 I also commented in your earlier post about the interior of the Chrysler building I have seen it when it wasn't in such fine fettle & I am glad to see that they have buffed it up thanks for putting up this lovely homage to a classic building Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted March 12, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted March 12, 2007 Stuart, Â I can only echo others' comments, especially Brian P, that the images are opulent and you have done remarkably well in coaxing the most out of a willing FX-07. Wow! Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted March 12, 2007 Share #19 Â Posted March 12, 2007 Stuart, Â The hand strap has been attached, the card has been inserted, the battery is being charged.....FX07.....beautiful feel........Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share #20 Â Posted March 13, 2007 Arthur & Pete - thank you. Â Al - I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I find the best thing about it is that I can have it with me everyplace except in the shower, and we've seen ample evidence that it can produce fine results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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