water towers

You may have noticed
 my new header photo 
 I was given permission to use it 
by
the photo was taken by
click on his name
 to learn about this talented artist
 and 
see his website 

Okay 
formalities aside

 I did get out to 


 for those who dont speak acronym
 that translates to 
Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass
 its a very arty area
 of
 Brooklyn 
just over and between
 the 
Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges

 Friday
 I took the subway 
downtown
 to 
Chambers Street 
walked 
East
 to
 City Hall 
walked toward 
the Brooklyn Bridge
 signs




 there's a pedestrian walkway
 however 
the city
 has 
chosen 
this time of year 
to spruce up the grand dame of bridges
 so a lot of the view
 is blocked 
by painter drop cloths
 of the giant bridge draping size
fear not
there is still a lot of undraped view
 the bridge span 
is
 1595 feet and 6 inches 
or 
a little over a mile 
an easy walk 
there are benches
 for those who need to rest 
or 
just sit and take in the view 
when its not shrouded in drop cloths 

I was determined to get a photo of 
Tom Fruin's gorgeous stained glass water tank
click here to read about it
isnt that photo great?

Well 
they had to have used
 a longer lens
 than I have 
or 
they've Photoshopped the image 
because
 I couldnt see it from the Brooklyn Bridge
  as I got closer to Brooklyn 
I kept
 stopping 
 turning 
pointing 
my 28-300mm lens
 this way 
and
 that 
straining 
to see the 
water tank

I spied this 


at first
 I thought 
the stained glass was wrapped in red/white 

nah

 finally

 I spotted 
what 
I 
thought
might be
  Fruin's tank
 it was quite a distance away 
 looking very small 


this photo 
was 
shot
 at the highest resolution possible 
zoomed 
in as tight as my D90 could

I've cropped it even tighter here


the resolution isnt great

Water towers/tanks 
are 
everywhere 


that's the 
Manhattan Bridge 
with
 a tower/tank behind it

the 
 transports
 subway trains 
as well as
 cars/trucks
 and
 foot traffic 
across the East River 
to the
Lower Eastside of Manhattan

I wandered
took some photos of
(those photos are over on Through My Eyes)
then
headed back to Manhattan on the Ferry
standing out on the rear upper deck
looking back 
there it was
Fruin's tank!
(I wasnt sure I had actually gotten it from the bridge til I was home and downloading pix)


I took several photos
 not sure
 how good 
they'd be 
given
 I was on a ferry bouncing along on the river

Please
 read about
 The Water Tank Project
like it 
on 
Facebook
its a great awareness program
teaching
 how important 
water is 
as a resource

Thanks for joining me on my adventure!