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Speaking candidly

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dsc_5825 father and son moments

parents and childrenchildrencandidProspect Parkspringblack and whiteBrooklyn

  • dsc_4862 let me fly it
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  • DSC_4916 spring time fun at the fishin' hole in Harlem
  • DSC_4917 spring time fun at the fishin' hole in Harlem
  • DSC_4919 I caught one
  • As I walked under the vine filled canopy here at the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park, I came upon a group of girls who asked me to take a few shots of them with their point and shoot camera, which I happily did. A little while later when we again crossed paths, I asked them to return the favor and stand here for a moment or two while I practiced my fledgling skills at taking HDR photography on this cloudy day.
  • dsc_5214 late day scene at Battery Park City
  • dsc_5251 reeling in the big one
  • dsc_5255 reeling in the big one
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  • DSC_5664 recliner on wheels
  • Now if you can get an attachment for a tv, a remote, and a cup holder, it would be the perfect machine. You could relax, get fresh air and exorcise all at the same time.
  • Every once and a while you just happen to be in the right place at the right time with the right lens....
  • dsc_5743 going fishing at Prospect park
  • Back in the days before digital, my old manual focus 105mm micro was my all time favorite lens. It was an ideal focal length for shooting all sorts of subjects. One of the first lenses I purchased when I brought my first DSLR 3 years ago was its' autofocus counterpart. Now this newest version has all the optical superlatives that my original one did, and with the addition of having a wider maximum aperture, it was a perfect choice to reach into my bag for when I wanted to capture this shot on my latest trip to Prospect Park.
  • It happened in April of last year, my discovery of yet another great location for people pictures, Prospect Park. As a photographic New Years resolution in 2010, I made a vow to travel all over the 5 boros to places I'd never been before searching out new potential photographic opportunities. As a huge lover of Central Park I've often held the belief it's one of the greatest parks in the world for photographs, and sometimes I think I would shoot there every day for the rest of my life if someone would pay me to. But in reality I longed for fresh new parks and looking on the city map it seemed like Prospect park was the next best place to try, as it was absolutely huge and Brooklyn is just brimming with people. My very first time there I hit pay dirt, capturing a shot of a saxophonist silhouetted against the colorful spring flora. I personally consider it one of my finest candid shots. But the park was so large I couldn't explore it all in one day. So months later, in September, I came back a second time and traveled to many of the other spots I hadn't gotten around to before.<br /> <br /> One of them was the boathouse by the lake at the Audubon Center. The setting and lighting there was potentially magical, and I made a mental note to come back here on a sunny day so I could take the fullest advantage of the fabulous window lighting here and finally today, a full bakers dozen of months since my first trip to the park, was the day I got my chance. By the time I arrived here it was rather late in the afternoon and I was a little hungry as I hadn't eaten since breakfast, so buying something to eat at the Boathouse's commissary, I set down my camera on one of the small wrought iron tables and proceeded to enjoy my snack while observing the comings and goings of the many visitors here. Barely after swallowing my first few bites I spotted this mother and son walking towards me. Boy was this ever the kind of shot I had been dreaming of capturing here all this time.
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  • Now this shot I captured right out of the box in black and white on a hunch that that was the best way to go. I don't regret it.
  • dsc_5987 father and son moments
  • Today was the first day all year that I devoted to just photographing. It had been around two weeks since we buried mom, and having taken care of her many post funeral tasks I decided I could use a break and try and recharge my batteries. But I guess it was still too soon to expect that I was ready for that, as usually when I devote a whole day to shooting, I'm out of the house at the crack of dawn or right after eating breakfast, but today I didn't even leave the house till after one in the afternoon. Taking care of mom during her illness and death really had taken a lot out of me, and I still wasn't quite emotionally ready to jump back into the swing of things. But even with my rather late start to the day, my trip to Prospect Park turned out to be a very good one indeed.
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