The last time I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge was seven years ago, when some friends of mine had a hankering for Grimaldi’s Pizza after a long day at work. You can make it across in a matter of minutes but it took us forever because I kept stopping and taking pictures with my little point and shoot Kodak.

This past weekend I decided to revisit one of my favorite bridges with my new Nikon. I was kind of bummed to find out that the bridge is undergoing restoration, so some of the more spectacular views of Manhattan and the river were blocked by these long stretch of steel panels. As it turns out, like in the picture above, those provided an interesting new perspective to my little trek and I was able to go on and take some pretty cool shots.

This week, I’m going to hike across the Queensborough Bridge (it’ll never be the Ed Koch Bridge to me, sorry) with my camera to compare views. In the meantime, check out these Brooklyn Bridge shots. As always, prints of my photographs are available in customizable sizes, so if you’d like one, email me at jaimee@jaimeetodd.com.