My Trip to Brooklyn Heights and Lower Manhattan

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Today I had the pleasure of taking a day trip to New York City with my son, Tim. Our goal was to take a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge. Before we did that, we decided to explore the beautiful park that was located in Brooklyn Heights along the shore of the East River near the bridge. There were photo opportunities everywhere, the results of which I will be uploading to my stream over the next several weeks. One of the interesting things we found were locks of all shapes and sizes hooked on fences and wires scattered through the park as well as on the bridge itself. I knew nothing about the significance of them, so when I got home I googled "locks on a fence" (not knowing what else to call them). The search came up with the term, "love locks". This is what Wikipedia had to say about them: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_lock I also discovered that this is apparently a world wide phenomenon in all the major cities of the world. So, it seems things that were once used as a means to keep something protected from theft are now used as symbols of love. However, many officials of cities and municipalities are less sentimental, regarding them as another form of graffiti to be removed.

This was the sight that greeted us at a delightful little park in Manhattan after we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.

My son Tim and I took a trip to New York City to do something we both wanted to do for a long time: take a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge. We began our odyssey in Brooklyn Heights around the parks along the shore of the East River between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The image above shows a unique view of the Manhattan Bridge. The trip was a photographer's dream! More pictures to follow over the next few weeks...

On our way to the Brooklyn Bridge, we walked past this garage door. For some strange reason I felt compelled to snap a shot of it; I guess there was a certain symmetry about the composition I liked. It wasn't until I processed the image that I realized there was an interesting graffiti message written on the smaller door... Thank you so much for your kind words and faves, everyone, they are most appreciated!

Another shot from my Brooklyn Bridge series. One of my favorite day trips ever! HFF, everyone :-)

Another shot from my trip to the Brooklyn Bridge. I was so impressed with the masonry on the towers. This is a magnificent structure! ~Thank you so very much for your comments and faves, dear friends and visitors, they are most appreciated!

Just playing around with mirror processing effect on this shot I took of the Brooklyn Bridge. Happy Fence Friday, everyone! :-)

Bicyclists, walkers and a jogger, oh my! Another image from my Brooklyn Bridge series.