I took this photo on July 20th 2016 after returning to New York from a week long stay in New Orleans.
Theme-Night Life
Description- This photo was taken at the final stretch of what was a very exciting and very exhausting trip back from New Orleans. I believe the true sense of “Night Life” comes from how there is a certain aspect to this photo that is really energizing. The night sky when viewed from an airplane can look soothing and sleep inducing with the way the stars provide faint flickers of light in the darkness. One can certainly feel this tiring feeling when looking up at the vacant sky but then the eyes are immediately drawn to the various scattered, colorful, and vibrant lights that make up the New York City skyline. Time Square is clearly visible from up above and just this section alone can remind someone that while they sleep soundly (be it in their own bed or on a plane) the night tends to take on a life of its own. This is ever so evident here as the lights of the skyline (Time Square in particular) tend to be in constant movement creating ripples of color and sparks of life amidst the darkened sky. It is possible to feel the energy of the city as the night life is in full effect and soon the feelings of tiredness and longing for slumber are soon replaced with feelings of child-like wonder and elation. It is when we all go to sleep that the night really begins to come to life ( It is during the darkest of nights that some of the brightest lights are really allowed to shine!).
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