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Harlem Meer's Floating Christmas Tree
December 17, 2018 - Across from the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park's Harlem Meer floats a Christmas tree in the lake. Actu...
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Cherry Blossoms in Bloom in Central Park
April 11, 2018 - The Cherry Blossoms are popping in Central Park, exuberant and pink. A group of trees lines up in front of the reservoir...
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April Fools’ Day on the Second
April 02, 2018 - April Fools’ Day came one day late...on the second. A surprise snow storm blanketed Central Park with a few inches of he...
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Central Park Conservatory Garden and Harlem Meer: Hints of Spring
February 15, 2018 - At Harlem Meer and adjacent Central Park Conservatory Garden, the farthest northeast corner of the Upper West Side, ther...
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Lamppost Lights Haiku
January 16, 2018 - Lamppost lights turn on
Golden silver spills on Meer
Announce evening shade
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Snow!
January 08, 2017 - First serious snowfall. Sledders out; sky blue; clouds puffy. Cold air and bright sunshine made the morning bright and s...
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Bethesda Terrace
November 07, 2016 - The Angel of the Waters is a prominent water fountain sculpture, designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868. The Fountain in Beth...
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Infrared Central Park in Black and White
June 23, 2016 - A brief sortie in Central Park with a converted infrared camera captured landscapes best processed in black and white. B...
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Mirrorless Photo Tips Blog and the Real/Surreal
June 02, 2016 - Pleased and proud to have my post on the Real and the Surreal, Infrared Photography featured on Mirrorless Photo Tips to...
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New Post on Mirrorless Photo Tips, Harlem Meer Egret
May 26, 2016 - Please to have my post on an egret viewed in Harlem Meer and processed in black and white on Mirrorless Photo Tips toda...
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White Egret in Central Park's Harlem Meer
May 01, 2016 - At the northernmost part of Central Park sits Harlem Meer with its lake, trees, and wildlife. A solitary egret made my S...
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Cleopatra's Needle
April 02, 2016 - Such a beautiful obelisk, also know as Cleopatra's needle, stands under a cloud-filled blue sky in Central Park. Cherry...
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Two in Flickr Explore, Successive Days!
January 31, 2016 - Both made Flickr Explore, phalaenopsis "Front and Center" on January 29th and "A Cleared Path" through Central Park on J...
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Mellow Yellow
December 15, 2015 - Awash in yellow with ginkgos and weeping willows in vibrant shades, Central Park glowed on a cloudy misty morning. The y...
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Light and Shadow Rhythms Made Explore, Dec. 9, 2015
December 11, 2015 - image from a recent walkabout in Central Park made Flickr Explore. I was entranced by the play of light and shadows as I...
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Bank Rock Bay in Central Park: Recent Walkabout Made Flickr Explore
December 02, 2015 - My usual pathway in Central Park leads me to the Oak Bridge that overlooks the Lake beyond which the buildings of Centra...
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Afternoon Glow in Flickr Explore, October 31st.
November 01, 2015 - The light was glowing and two walkers were partially illuminated in outline as they strode down Fifth Avenue by the Cent...
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Bow Bridge, Flickr Explore, October 1, 2015
October 02, 2015 - Iconic Bow Bridge in Central Park made Flickr Explore on October 1st. Last Tuesday, on a clear, warm morning, I sauntere...
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Infrared: Back to the Drawing Board
September 24, 2015 - Still working with blue, white, and tan tones to achieve the surreal quality I prefer in infrared. Whether in landscape,...
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NYC Dodged the Bullet
January 27, 2015 - NYC was spared the brunt of the big January snowstorm. Approximately eight inches coated the city streets and roads, eas...
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Ice is Nice
January 23, 2015 - When ice gleams under bright sunshine and trees cast blue shadows on its surface, the scene is magical. Mote so if the s...
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Infrared Varieties
December 05, 2014 - So much can be done with processing infrared images. Faux color, black and white, minimal changes -- all lend themselves...
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Dragon Boat Awakening Blessing Ceremony, Central Park, 7/17
July 17, 2014 - By the boathouse in Central Park, a Buddhist Monk performed the Traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats for t...
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Central Park Water Conservatory
July 09, 2014 - A hot day, into the 90s, but enough of a breeze at the Water Conservatory in Central Park to swing the model sailboats i...
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Jackie Onassis Reservoir Panorama, Central Park
May 13, 2014 - From West Side to East Side, the mile and a half walking/jogging path in Central Park boasts its green foliage under a p...
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Vantage Point
May 08, 2014 - Skyscrapers and tall buildings loom above Central Park. Some are sighted through leafing trees. In many spots of the par...
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Early Budding at The Lake, Central Park
April 25, 2014 - Early budding and flashes of color in the park contrast with the high-rise skyscrapers in the distance. Pillars of civil...
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Arching Branches
April 20, 2014 - Branches lacy with blossoms of the weeping cherry arch over the Lake in Central Park. The shimmering water with its gold...
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The Weeping Cherry
April 18, 2014 - So surreal, the weeping cherry trees in Central Park. Their blossoms float, cascade, and drift in patterns, reminding me...
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Turtle Pond's Edge
March 26, 2014 - Birds bathe, pale reeds grow, and geese ripple V's to the Turtle Pond's edge. A calm pervades where a lone leaf floats a...
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Spring Has Sprung in Central Park
March 20, 2014 - First day of spring in Central Park. Sparrows, snowdrops, and daffodils announce the opening act of a season that will p...
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Central Park's Facebook Page
March 19, 2014 - Nice to be acknowledged on Central Park's official Facebook page on the theme of last day of winter, 2014. Such a nice n...
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The Joy of Child's Play
March 15, 2014 - On a mild sun-warming afternoon, Central Park's playgrounds fill with children engaging in play. Imagination reigns supr...
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Sun Up High in Central Park
March 08, 2014 - Strong morning sunshine and snow melting away. Icy ground cover patches dissuade visitors to the open playgrounds. Too m...
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Central Park Winter White Monochromes
February 04, 2014 - The park was aglitter in the early morning with tons of snow draping branches and trees, blanketing the lake by Bow Brid...
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The 86th St. Transverse Through Central Park
February 03, 2014 - From west to east through the Central Park 86th St. transverse, the winter wonderland of wet snow capping and coating th...
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Central Park Paradox
December 20, 2013 - On the one hand there is a starkness to the park, melting white snow surrounding dark tree trunks and nestling on black...
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Eight Red Giant Snails in Central Park's Rumsey Playfield
November 25, 2013 - I saw them from a distance and thought,
"My gosh, now what are those?"
Pachyderms or big balloons tethered to the grou...
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Leaf Magic/Central Park
November 15, 2013 - A firework bonanza, the last hurrah, a pull out of all the stops, the grand and the glorious is the leaf magic evident i...
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Central Park's Neat Division
November 02, 2013 - Such a neat division of peaking autumn colors separates the sky and the reservoir in Central Park. A sweep of cranberry,...
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Central Park Ablaze, Poet's Walk
October 23, 2013 - The trees are turning and some are spotted fiery. Flame-licking leaves climb skyward. Melting reds and oranges glow over...
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Central Park Crab Apples
September 24, 2013 - They bounce in the sunlight, these tiny fleshy globes -- pink, rosy, and amber yellow. Like sparkling jewels, nestled am...
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Central Park Crowd Pleasers
May 23, 2013 - In Central Park, most days a show. This one an acrobatic and athletic display on the concert ground mall, where visitors...
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Luncheon on the Grass? Homage to Manet
May 16, 2013 - Not quite a replica of Manet's famous Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, but startling enough for a tourist passerby to ask me. "I...
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Fleet of Foot
May 15, 2013 - Early morning run, round the Central Park Reservoir. steady pace, varied steps, slow and fast, singles and groupies. Sof...
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Central Park's Unexpected Delights
April 19, 2013 - CP (Central Park, NY) affords respite and calm from the city's traffic roar. It also provides unexpected delights, a syn...
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Remember Your First
March 21, 2013 - Remember your first glimpse of spring that announced "Yes, here I am, can't miss me." So it was, entering Central Park a...
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