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So. I feel as if I’ve seen this image a million times before. Which I have. Because, lets face it, the New York City skyline is pretty much the most over-photographed thing in the world. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen ‘em all.

Yet it’s still oddly satisfying to take a sweet shot of it. It kind of makes you feel like you can roll with the big bad pros. Or at least those guys that sell these photos in Times Square at 20 bucks a pop.

My reasoning in not totally ruling out these sort of cliche shots is that it’s a way to learn. It’s like painting: learn the rules and ways of the old masters and once you’ve got a handle on it, break down those suckers and create your own. But then again, what do I know? I tend to make up my own rules anyway.

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