Hurricane Sandy in New York City. Almost like a ghost town

[Frankie T Fotografia]

Here's my photos of Hurricane Sandy in New York City. I've never seen NYC so deserted.

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[Frankie T Fotografia]

I used two 5D Mark III with the 17-40mm f4 L and the 24-105 f4 L so I wouldn't have to change lenses. This one in particular is one of my favorites:

 

[Viggo]

Really nice shots. Thanks for sharing them. Stay safe!

 

[distant.star]

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Thanks. I was hoping someone would post some storm pics here. I'm not going out -- unless the eye passes directly over here -- and it might. I'll know in the next 90 minutes!

 

[TotoEC]

Ohhhhh . . sooo eerie, a deserted Broadway!

 

[marekjoz]

First of all congrats on going out and sharing your great photos.
"I'm a Legend" - all that comes to my mind when I look at those photos

 

[Standard]

Here's my photos of Hurricane Sandy in New York City. I've never seen NYC so deserted.

Great to see someone making the best of the current situation. Thanks for sharing Frankie. Some great shots. Very eerie indeed. Does bring to mind scenes from "I Am Legend." I for one, would definitely be out taking shots if I were living there. It's not every day you get opportunies like this. Stay safe.

 

[Waterdonkey]

Good on Ya' - stay safe... But man what an opportunity.

 

[wellfedCanuck]

As the others have said- thanks for sharing!

 

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

Great shots Frankie. You are now our eyes and ears to the world of Sandy. BE SAFE out there but have some fun too. What an opportunity. I'd be doing the same thing. Post when you can.

Cheers

 

[risc32]

i'm on the eastern shore of maryland. frankly, i'm not impressed(with the storm, not your shots) lots of rain, some decent wind, but really not so great. we probably had 2 storms this last summer with more powerful wind, and while a lot of rain has fallen, it's never been hard. hell, just when my wife was saying it's unsafe for me to go out and get some shots of flooding(we are close to sea level, even a hard rain will cause flooding in spots), the mailman rolls up like it's just any other day.

 

[scoobert]

has everyone forgotten vanilla sky?

 

[Rat]

Great stuff Frankie, and please be safe!

 

[DB]

Here's my photos of Hurricane Sandy in New York City. I've never seen NYC so deserted.

I used to work in 1585 Broadway (Morgan Stanley building with ticker tape on the wall), just to the right of your shot of Times Square and even @6am you'd see few people on the sidewalks but you'd still see a lot of trucks (food and drink mainly) buzzing up and down. Very surreal.

edit: don't forget Frankie to shoot some video too - will look very spooky and cool

 

[Frankie T Fotografia]

Thanks a lot guys! Things are getting a little worse now. I might go out tomorrow morning for photos of the aftermath.

 

[DB]

Thanks a lot guys! Things are getting a little worse now. I might go out tomorrow morning for photos of the aftermath.

Please post some pics here tomorrow. This is the lead News story on this side of the Atlantic too. Thx.

 

[kennephoto]

Amazing shots its hard to believe there's no one around! How are you allowed to roam, I figured there'd be police at least. Still it's crazy to think its that empty wow!

 

[pierceography]

Great shots! I'm flying into NYC to visit my brother in Manhattan (Battery Park) next weekend and kind of wish the city would be that deserted when I'll be there for these kinds of shots! But then again, my flight likely wouldn't be on time. ;-)

Did any local authorities give you a hard time?

 

[GuyF]

Yup, looks like the wind is picking up....

 

[marekjoz]

Yup, looks like the wind is picking up....

I have found something like this - it must have been a while after your shot...