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5 Fab Photos Of NYC From Up High

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Garth Johnston

Published Jun 21, 2012

Modified Jun 21, 2012

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This is just one of Tim Sklyarov's awesome pics of the city, you can check out the full set in all its glory here

 

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From the ground it can be hard sometimes to get a good sense of just how big our very vertical metropolis is. Y'know, unless you are rooftopping—which really, no. Luckily, there are lots of shutterbugs out there who like to take pretty pictures that get the job done in a pinch. Here are five of our current favorites from Flickr.

Oh, you prefer your photos of New York to give you vertigo? Really? Well, for those kinds of pictures you'll want to go here and here!

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