When you see this picture, you may immediately think of many others very similar to this shot by masters such as Michael Kenna and Josef Hoflehner. You may also think this is not very original, and its been done many times before. If I ever sold this photo or if it was ever displayed in a gallery, there would be art critics complaining that its plagiarism.
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This is one of the few buildings in Heckscher State Park in Long Island, New York. When I first saw this building it reminded me of the US embassy back in my country in Bangladesh. I was going there for my student visa, already nervous about it - and then I saw the building, which seemed huge at the time, as I was much younger. It had high walls made of concrete and outlined with blood red bricks, and four tall corner posts with guards - totally indimidating - all I could think about was how much it looked like a fortress. In retrospect, I saw the building again this year after 12 years - it's not that big :). This building is nowhere near as intimidating, but this angle reminded me of it and along with the dramatic sky, it looked a little menacing :)
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