Art Deco in France found its American equivalent in the design of the New York skyscrapers of the 1920s. The Chrysler Building was one of the most accomplished essays in the style.
—John Julius Norwich

The corner of 3rd Avenue and 44th Street is one of the best spots to photograph the Chrysler Building, where the surrounding buildings part and allow the second highest building in New York City to gleam through (see my photo).

I originally did a work surrounding the Chrysler with a full brigade of colorful buildings (voila), and then decided to do the same in reverse, tracing the details and lighting its distinctive windows. And being November, the first winter storm had arrived: so my first iteration included a blurry snowstorm.

This version is more for the shape and an excuse to study a few lighting themes, much as I get to pass by each day, whether rain, fog, or late at night once the lights are off.