NYC Cityscape
Is it just me or does this cityscape look really....off?
I'm having a hard time mentally picturing viewing the Brooklyn Bridge from that angle, and seeing Midtown Manhattan right next to it. The bridge looks kinda pasted on awkwardly, without a smooth transition to the buildings.
Also the porportions of the ESB and Chrysler Building seem a little wonky as well. The Chrysler building is shorter than the Empire State Building.
Anil, where are you? Fix it! Fix it!
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You might want to talk to her. Be nice. :)
Hi Kathryn,
Just to comment on the NYC cityscape, I think its important to note that its a graphical representation of the city, and isn't by any means supposed to be an accurate, building for building image. It's not based off of any particular photo, but rather its a combination of buildings and monuments and their shapes. This is the same for all of the other cityscapes.
With that being said, does it still seem really off to you?
Thank you for your input :).
Hey .tiff.! I think the visual problem I see is that the landscape looks too close to reality to be a representation of the city, and at the same time, not close enough to reality to stop my brain from misfiring.
The big things I'd change would be the relative size, height, and emphasis of the ESB and Chrysler Buildings, because those two buildings really need to pop against the greater landscape. The other thing I'd change would be the way the Brooklyn Bridge meets up with the rest of the drawing -- the section representing East River just kind of dissolves into buildings, which I find weird. Maybe change the water line or remove it completely?
Thanks Kathryn for your detailed suggestions!
We'll see what we can do :)
looks good to me. i didn't see it as trying to be photorealistic, more of evoking a (good!) feeling. :)
they'll never do one of little ol' austin. :(
or even little ol' dallas, tx. :(
The thing that struck me as odd was the orientation of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings... until I realized it was a view from Brooklyn, not the view I see every day from my Queens apartment window.
Then I felt stupid and self-absorbed.
You're not stupid and self-absorbed, you're a New Yorker.
hahahaha. good one kat.
Don't you know? Brooklyn is better than Queens.
(no, not at all defensive about my life in Astoria.)
Cool site Kathryn... I'm using the NYC backdrop too and I don't remember the sky being neon blue during my last visit.
Addendum: my friend Finn points out that the Brooklyn Bridge is south of both the ESB and Chrysler building, and that is also where a lot of the mental dissonance comes from.
I think what makes it look odd is the fact that the view of the Empire State Building and the Chrysler building is what you'd see from northern Brooklyn or southern Queens, whereas the view of the Brooklyn Bridge is what you'd see from Brooklyn Heights on the promenade. Stick them together and you end up with the cognitive dissonance of downtown Manhattan appearing to be just north of midtown.