From under a bridge

Arch in winter

Swirl

Dusk approaching

Another autumn photo, continuing the "get the sun in the photo" theme I was following last November.

Group portrait

I was taking a photo of something else under a bridge in Central Park when this group of kids told me I should take a photo of them, they posed pretty well!

Huddlestone Arch

The Huddlestone Arch at the north end of Central Park. It would have come out better if I'd taken it when the sun was shining on the bridge, but this will have to do until next year!

Happy New Year!

Landscape

In Central Park after the hurricane.

The flag man

Flag vendor snapped at the southeast corner of Central Park.

Running in the park

From under the arch

We finally got some snow last week, so I went out to Central Park to take some photos. I took this close to where I took a previous photo last year, but things look somewhat different this time!

Zigzag

Where to from here?

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

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.

Walking the dog

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!

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.