Reflections

That’s 21 (left) and 20 West Street, with 17 Battery Place off to the right. This was taken early in the morning and the facades facing me are the west facades of the buildings. Across West Street, to my right, is a modern apartment house with a mostly-glass facade. It doesn’t matter how well-built that facade is, the glass panels are not perfectly aligned and are not perfectly flat. So when the low-angle sunlight hits the glass and reflects back across the street, you get that wavy/dappled effect. It’s quite pretty from the street, but I expect it’s a bit annoying if you’re in an apartment in one of those two buildings trying to stay asleep in bed and you’ve got this underwater effect light coming in the windows.