Category Archives: Park

Bowling Green on a Cloudy Day

After a recording session, I had a bunch of time to kill and wandered around Bowling Green with the camera. It was a very cloudy day and there were a lot of tourists present, so I didn’t take many images. … Continue reading

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A Short East Side of Midtown Walk

As is usually the case of auditions, I spent time afterwards walking around the area and took some people pics among other things. Here’s a few of the highlights. Next week: I’m out of town, so we’ll skip a weekend … Continue reading

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Birds and Other Animals (but mostly birds) Around Morningside Park

To wrap up these posts on Morningside Park, let’s take a look at the animals that live in the park. There is always an egret (or some type of heron/loon) at the pond in the park, as well as some … Continue reading

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Carl Schurz Park as the Sun Comes out of the Clouds

Up in the high 80s of the Upper East Side, there is a small park connected with Gracie Mansion called Carl Schurz Park. It covers the FDR Highway and gives nice views of the East River and Roosevelt Island. As Gracie Mansion … Continue reading

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New Looks at Familiar Places

It’s always interesting to go back to places you’ve been to. Most times you can explore and find new vantage points or ways to interpret what you are seeing. Here are a few examples from my latest trip to Central … Continue reading

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The Central Park Conservatory Garden

Set just south of the east side of Harlem Meer is the Conservatory Garden. It covers six acres and is divided up into three sections: the north is a French Garden, the center is an Italian Garden, and the south … Continue reading

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A Sunny Day Around the Harlem Meer

There was a beautiful sunny day in Spring and I opted to go wandering around the Harlem Meer section of Central Park. There were very few clouds in the sky, and a lot of that area has sporadic tree fillings, … Continue reading

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Artwork of the Garden

As is usually the case when I take a ton of images on a trip, I play around with the images to see what I can create. Here are a few of the highlights from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Next … Continue reading

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Spring 2015 in Brooklyn Botanical

Last week we looked at Cherry Blossoms in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Now let’s take a look through the other areas I walked through. The light got infinitely better as the day went on (so cloudy and cold in the … Continue reading

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Cherry Blossoms in the Cold Sunlight

We made it to Spring! The cherry blossoms have arrived … for the most part! Since I went last year while the esplanade in Brooklyn Botanical was in full bloom, this year I opted to get shots of the Japanese … Continue reading

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