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This is an impressive “oculus” skylight in the Fulton Center subway station, which is within walking distance of One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. The colors and light change throughout the day. Here, in the later afternoon, the mirrors are picking up the approaching golden hour. From an article in ny.curbed.com last year when this part of the station was opened:

The centerpiece of the station is the 120-foot-high "oculus," designed by Arup and Grimshaw, with a "sky reflector net" by James Carpenter, which opens the ceiling to the sky. The sky reflectors, the most traditionally artistic element of the design, are "differently oriented" to the sun, "scattering and recasting' light down through the aluminum paneled netting of the oculus, according to Carpenter.

No tripods allowed or possible in this busy subway station. You just point your camera up and take the shot!

Canon 6D | Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 | f8 | 31mm | 1/50 sec | 100 ISO
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Author John Cunniff from New York, NY, USA
Camera location40° 42′ 38.03″ N, 74° 00′ 32.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by John Cunniff at https://flickr.com/photos/131474603@N03/22548572074. It was reviewed on 12 December 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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