A murky blanket encompasses the sky as the sun tries to illuminate the scene below, lend some clarity. A few rays permeate unaffectedly, affording a bleak view of the lives they shroud. You stare out of the window, and at first all you see is the grime accumulated from what you hope is flying debris, but you don’t really want to know either way. But then your eyes shift focus and now you’re watching your world fly by the way you would watch a filmstrip play. You get a sense of the community, of the nothing-too-promising-but-you-can’t-complain, but only for a moment. The train you’re on gives you only fleeting glimpses of every facet of its path, but that’s enough. It’s enough to contemplate each vision individually, but still absorb the inescapable sense of New York as a whole.
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I like the second picture. It seems to be capturing the essence of NYC. Any New York City resident would know its taken in the subway which shows the importance of the MTA in our lives. Also the sign saying Manhattan & Bronx increases this significance.
The third picture is interesting. It shows a flip-side to the stereotypical image of NYC. NYC is always related to neon lights and busy streets. However, this picture shows the tranquil and serene side of the city.
There is some sharpening of language needed here, where one word could be used instead of two: for example, “as the sun tries to illuminate the scene below, lend some clarity” is really just “the sun illuminates (the city?),” but even at that “the scene” needs definition. Same with the next two lines could be condensed into something like: “You stare through grime, the world passes like a filmstrip.” In other words, too much telling, not enough showing. But I like where this is going.