If you have your Picture This Photography Calendar this is your December 2023 image “It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!”
Christmas in New York is magical, there is no place like it! Once Thanksgiving is over the city becomes full-on Christmas mode. The city comes to life and pulls out all of the stops from trees to lights to decorations and so much more.
Radio City Music Hall is always one of my favourite places to visit both inside and outside due to the grandeur Art Deco design & marquee signage. It is an entertainment venue in Midtown on 6th Avenue and 50th St & is home to The Rockettes. I love visiting for music events or annually for The Christmas Show as the inside hosts a very majestic foyer and a lavish auditorium with incredible acoustics. Radio City is close to Rockefeller Centre so is perfect to get you engulfed in the festive spirit whether visiting or local.
This image was captured early one Sunday morning before the crowds or the city awoke. I love to capture iconic buildings in all their glory without the distractions of people in the shot or around me. I wanted to capture the sparkling tree colours & Art Deco signage contrasting with the bold Red/White candy cane decoration.
📷 This image was captured hand-held from 1/2 block north on the pavilion that hosts the Christmas candy canes as it creates interesting foreground & framing and compliments the colour palette.
Location-6th Avenue & 50th St, Midtown Manhattan
Time of Day-Sunday morning, approx 8am
Camera Settings- 28mm, f/11 focus on the front candy cane, Landscape settings, Low ISO of 200 to create true colour palette.
Insider Tip-early Sunday morning is best to avoid having distracting people in your shot. Position yourself as close to the building behind as possible and walk around to get the best possible candy cane framing.
A good reason to go to midtown around Radio City Music Hall areas as “It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!”