Category Archives: Photographs

NY Court of Appeals

Architecture, Photographs

Magnificent.

Say what you may about the legal system, the 1842 Classical Revival building which is home to the New York Court of Appeals is impressive. Endless marble columns frame the entrance and it looks like entry would be tricky to obtain.




No entry.


The view from the steps is no less impressive:




Snapped on a rainy day in Albany, NY.


Both images taken using the ultrawide lens in the iPhone 11 Pro. For this sort of architectural work, where straight lines really need to be straight, my lens correction profile fixes the uncorrected barrel distortion in the ultrawide optic. Regular correction of distortion in PS or LR does not remove the ‘mustache’ curvature I address in that link.

The New York Capitol

Photographs

Downtown Albany.

Built in the Romanesque Revival style, and eschewing the dome common to so many capitol buildings, the New York State Capitol took 32 years to build, and was completed in 1899. This being New York, a state which has perfected thieving of the public purse, today’s construction cost would be $750 million. A multi-year restoration was completed in 2014 and the building is beautiful to behold.




The first image was taken from the steps of the Education building, across the road.

iPhone 11 Pro. The second image on the ultrawide lens, with my lens correction profile applied in LR.