Speaking candidly - # - FPI

unposed shots of people at work, rest, and play

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DSC_9757 art class in the park

dsc_9767 attracting a crowd

A tad north of Bethesda Terrace, "The Lake" is a nice spot to stroll thru in Central Park when the weather is warm, or even if just your heart is.

Shakespeare Gardens is yet another of the many nice places to visit while in Central Park. As I walked through this area for the very first time, I happily took it all in, but walked by quietly when I came upon these two resting peacefully, then I decided to stop and turn around when I got the feeling that they would make for a pretty good shot.

I came upon this scene one Sunday morning after taking a shot of City Hall Park at dawn. After taking that shot I purchased a take out lunch, and stopped by this pond to eat it for brunch, but first I had to grab a shot of this young woman reading her Sunday paper.

If you've already looked at the shot of the two people sitting on that great looking wood bench that I took, (it's located earlier in this gallery), this woman is sitting less than 20 feet from it.

dsc_0214 relaxing between sets

Missing the shallow depth of field I enjoyed with my old 50mm F1.8 series E lens from back in my days of manual focus camera's, I decided to buy Nikon's 50mm f1.8. Reported to be razor sharp, in addition to being very inexpensive and small, I couldn't resist. And even if it wouldn't have the same field of view with my D300 as I got with my old 35mm camera's, if I used it to capture people shots the now slight telephoto effect from my camera's cropped sensor would turn it into a great portrait lens. Looking around the park on this beautiful sunny afternoon I found myself thinking "Now where's a good looking face for my first shot?"

dsc_1249 practicing at Washington Sq park

dsc_1433 bubble man

DSC_9757 art class in the park

DSC_9757 art class in the park

DSC_9757 art class in the park

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Keywords: summer candid painter central park black and white bethesda fountain area

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