Empire State Building and Manhattan Skyline from the Water

A wide-angle view of the New York City skyline featuring the iconic Empire State Building and surrounding skyscrapers along the waterfront. A ferry boat travels across the river in the foreground under a clear blue sky.

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PHOTO INFO

Image Size
5638x3737px
File Size
1018.72KB
resolution
5K
Aesthetic Score
78/100

VISUAL ATTRIBUTES OF THIS STOCK PHOTO

Color temperature
cool_neutral
Brightness
mid_tone
Saturation
moderate
Lighting Source
natural
Lighting Condition
midday
Negative Space
moderate
Negative Space Location
top
Depth Of Field
deep
Has People
none
Season
unknown
Time Of Day
afternoon
Shot Scale
wide
Background Type
natural_scene
Orientation
horizontal
Composition Style
wide
Dominant colors
bluegraybrown
Palette Style
natural
Mood
professionalcalm
Style
documentarytravel
Subject type
cityscapearchitecturelandmark

aesthetic analysis & score

78
Overall aesthetic — Strong

This is a high-quality, professional stock image that effectively captures the iconic New York skyline with excellent clarity and composition. It is commercially strong and visually reliable, though it represents a very common perspective of the city.

Composition & Framing

85

The wide framing effectively captures the density of the skyline while leaving ample sky for a balanced composition.

Lighting & exposure

80

Bright, even daylight illuminates the scene clearly, though the high contrast creates some deep shadows on the building facades.

Color harmony & palette

75

The natural palette of steel grays, brick reds, and blue water is realistic and harmonious, though slightly muted.

Visual impact & mood

78

The image conveys a classic, professional urban atmosphere that is visually pleasing but somewhat standard for this subject.

Technical Quality & Clarity

82

The image is sharp with good detail on the prominent buildings, despite the distance of the shot.

Subject clarity & focal hierarchy

88

The Empire State Building stands out clearly as the primary focal point due to its height and central-right placement.

Use case suitability scores

Copyspace Layout Usability

85

This image is suitable for text overlay layouts — the negative space in the top works for posters, banners, greeting cards and magazine covers needing headline room

Social Media Content Creation

80

Web UI Digital Design

82

Commercial Advertising Branding

75

Editorial Corporate Presentation

88

This image is suitable for editorial and corporate presentations — slide decks, annual reports, press releases, internal newsletters and conference presentation backgrounds

Content Marketing Publishing

85

This image is suitable for content marketing and publishing — pairs with blog posts, article featured images, podcast covers, ebook covers and video thumbnails across publishing platforms

Ecommerce Product Showcase

40

Market Competitiveness

75
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