Blue iguana

A blue iguana at Queen Elizabeth Botanic Park on Grand Cayman. It didn't seem to worried about me getting close, but I didn't feel comfortable about those claws, so this is still a telephoto shot.

The San Remo

The San Remo building on Central Park West from by the lake in the park. Apparently it's only 27 stories, not that big by New York standards!

Autumn waterfall

Downtown sunset

I have a feeling that I post a lot of sunset photos, but I think this is a particularly striking one. The silhouetted buildings are downtown Manhattan and Jersey City mixed together.

Lake view

More of a pond than a lake, but "pond view" doesn't sound quite the same. I like this one better than the digital version I took in the same spot.

Summer waterfall

This week had the film photos I took during the weekend in Central Park developed. These are the first colour film photos I've taken since getting a film SLR, and I wanted to try out a roll of Fuji Velvia 50 and see how it came out. The results were mixed. On the one hand, exposing slide film correctly and getting the colours right is tricky! On the other hand, comparing film and digital photos side-by-side, the film photos seem sharper, even though I took both with a tripod and the same depth of field.

I took the photo above back in July when the leaves were still green. The subdued colours work quite nicely here I think.

Bike in the park

Rising tensions between cyclists and pedestrians in Central Park seem to be in the news lately (or maybe they're always in the news), but here's a calm shot of a cyclist in the park.

Stairs to the sky

A striking storefront reflection in the Meatpacking District, back at the end of April.

Walking the dog

The corridor

When I got closer to the woman sitting on the chair I realised she was a security guard. She asked if I had taken a picture of her and I said "You're in the photo, but you're only this big", making a little box with my fingers.

Saxophonist

More from the photos I took in the park last weekend. I went back to the same spot today and all the leaves had gone!

Not Al Pacino

From the date, it looks like I took this on my birthday earlier this year. Looking at makes me wonder who these two guys are and what they're up to (apart from shopping, obviously). 

Duck in autumn

I don't really find ducks to be very interesting to photograph, but with the reflections and ripples in the water this didn't turn out too badly.

Sunset in the park

Now that winter is approaching it gets dark early, on 4:30pm on Saturday I realised the sun was going down and raced to the top of the nearest hill to try and get a sunset shot. It's a cluttered composition but I like the colour and silhouettes. 

Shamisen player

A few weeks ago I came across somebody unexpectedly playing a shamisen in Madison Square Park. I haven't seen anything like that before!

Roof with leaves

By the sea

Spotted through an open door while walking along a pier at Red Hook. Not something you see everyday in New York!

Modelling in Central Park

Central Park is a popular place to do an amateur photo shoot! I was on my way to the waterfalls at the north end of the park, but I figured I might as well take a few shots myself.

Autumn afternoon

I spent a large part of Saturday and Sunday in Central Park photographing the autumn leaves -- looks like it's getting close to the peak. I took a lot of photos, so it will take me a while to get through them all, but here's the first.

Seven Mile Beach

Sunset at Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman back in March. I was hoping for a nicer sunset, but clouds can be impressive as well.

Autumn in Madison Square Park

Weather permitting, this weekend I will be photographing autumn leaves. Here's a photo I took around this time last year when the trees in Madison Square Park were at their best.

Coffee shop

I spotted this guy sitting outside a coffee shop. People talking on cell phones are easy to take photos of! I like his relaxed attitude, but unfortunately I didn't meter properly for him, so sunlight on light clothing on a dark background made his trousers too white.

Through the snow

Unexpectedly early snow at the end of October, though it certainly felt cold enough for it.