Battery Park View
Battery Park sits at the southern tip of Manhattan, offering an unobstructed waterfront view of New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the constant movement of ferries and cargo ships cutting through the water. The park's esplanade gives you a wide open foreground to work with, and you can frame the harbor with benches, lampposts, or the Castle Clinton fortification as anchors in the composition. A wide to standard zoom in the 24-70mm range handles most situations well here. Sunrise brings soft, cool light over the water with fewer crowds, while the golden hour before sunset warms up the skyline behind you and the harbor scene ahead. The park is fully accessible and easy to navigate, with plenty of positions along the waterfront railing to shift your angle and find a clean shot without obstructions. (Manhattan, New York, United States)
