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4-9-13 TEMPORARY SUMMER
New York decided to skip April and head straight for late May these last two days (more of the same tomorrow) but no worries, they say we will be back to late March by Thursday. However, as these are the first two days of warm weather folks have been rocking the parks. Lets go to Central Park, shall we?
That was yesterday. Today I went to Riverside Park and these two gentlemen asked me to take their picture. Their friends photo bombed it.
Before this I had, of course taken a walk down the Hudson.
All creatures great and small…
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We walked across Central Park to go see “Django Unchained” yesterday. We have now seen all 9 of the movies nominated for Best Picture. With one exception – the one set in France that goes on longer than the Napoleonic Wars and has French people with English accents - they all have many things to recommend them but where is Moonrise Kingdom?
A few views from our walk…
Cathedral Parkway
A Pond in the upper park
Sorry ladies, I am sure that your snow person will be lovely…
but this is my favorite of the day and season.
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“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”
Edward Weston
After seeing the Picasso I find myself in a black and white mood so I thought I would play with that a little today.
This is a statue of Shinran Shonin founder of the Jodoshinshu school of Buddhism. It stands in front of The New York Buddhist Church on Riverside Drive between 105th and 106th Streets. He looks out at the park and the Hudson River. This statue was brought to New York City from Hiroshima after it survived the atomic bombing of that city.
This is part of the traditional January NYC melt (If four out of five years makes a tradition).
Ice melting in Central Park on January 3rd.
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It has been a while since we visited the land of no drama.
Katherine and I slept late, read the Times, me, old style with paper, newsprint and all, and her, new style with iPad and pixels and such. Then we did our respective things, she went to Meeting and I rousted Abigail and worked on my photography. When Katherine came home we walked across Central Park to the Guggenheim to see “Picasso Black and White”. This is a stunning display of his black and white (with occasional browns) work.
For once the audio tour added something to the exhibit. His daughter, Maya Widmaier Picasso, tells some extraordinary stories about Picasso, the father, and being a little girl and painting with him in his studio as the Germans patrolled the streets of Paris. The Guggenheim did not allow pictures so as we were leaving I shot their ceiling.
When we came out of the museum the sunset was extraordinary. Part of this must have to do with suddenly being in the land of colors and part because it was a damn beautiful sunset over the reservoir.
I have to admit I love the pink streak and I have done nothing to enhance it. Dinner with friends and then “Downton Abbey.”
Even it was no drama.
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So yes, it was Pearl Harbor Day. It did not seem that USA people took much notice. A few people noted the date on Facebook. One or two passing conversations during the day. A couple of articles in the papers.
But, that is ancient history, man.
It was ancient history when I was a boy. Now…
It makes me wonder…Before we were a country we fought the French. The French came to our defense when we fought and hated the British and started the country. The British burned the capitol in the war of 1812 and then they became our best ally for a long time and perhaps still today (although I go with Australia or Canada). We fought the Germans, twice, to prevent them from controlling Europe (we only found out the real and deadly truth about the Holocaust after we were at war) and now we encourage their control of Europe. We made the Japanese into sub-humans after Pearl Harbor. Now, we support and encourage each other, they are a strong ally.
In 50 years, I wonder, will we be good friends with the radicals of Islam? History says quite possibly…who will be the “other” then, I wonder.
I was in Central Park and the pedicabs seemed to be having a convention. Leaflets were being handed out. Nonetheless, this gentleman was not happy that I was photographing them.
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We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this afternoon just because. I did want to see “Naked before the Camera” which closed today but really Katherine and I had not been there in some time and walking home across Central Park was going to be beautiful in an early Autumn sort of way (and it was). Of course, The Met is great for people watching as well as art…It does not allow any flash photography and many of the rooms are dark so you have to shoot at a really high ISO and pretty low-speed, but I like that effect sometimes…
This young woman asked me to take her picture with her camera. Then I asked if I could take her picture with mine…
Forget something?
Then it was time to hit the park.
But first…
“Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’. Keep them doggies rollin’”
Waiting
Just a beautiful day in the ‘hood.
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Went to Central Park Summer Stage last night to see The Guthrie Family Reunion tour. Arlo is touring with 3 daughters, one son, one son-in-law, a bunch of grandkids and his band to celebrate Woody’s 100th birthday. His sister, Nora, was also there, she is the author, researcher and historian, Director of the Guthrie Archives and President of Guthrie Publishing.
It was a fun evening. The rain held off until just after the show ended. Here you have a little slide show with a few other views
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This is the start of Katherine’s long birthday weekend so I left responsibilities behind today and went and sat in Central Park to get tickets to the Shakespeare in the Park production of As You Like It. I arrived at 7:00 AM just after the thunderstorms finished (for really good tickets I should have been there by 6:30) and was lucky enough to be in the shade of a very large tree as the temperatures climbed into the upper 90′s. Did lots of reading and lots of people watching. I remembered a Harry Belefonte song:
I remember summer morning
Dawning light and bright and gay
And the girls in their summer dresses
Walking, Walking on their way
I remember distant laughter
Afternoons of past Julys
And the girls in their summer dresses
With their secret smiling eyes
Tender arms so smooth and slender
Downy and brown from sunlit days
Wrapped in evening silvery splendor
Resting on tables in dim cafes
I remember midsummer night times
Midsummer night dreams I recall
But the girls in their summer dresses
I remember most of all
I remember sad September
Dying summers brave display
And one sweet girl in her summer dress
Who softly swiftly slipped away
After I drafted this post I left it behind and went and read some of my fellow bloggers. Carla, who blogs wonderfully about NOLA on her blog One Wild and Precious Life, seems to be thinking along the same lines I am today…check out the link back there and see if you agree. Even if you don’t it is still a good trip to take.
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6/29/11
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Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.
Imogen Cunningham
B&H Event Space offered a wonderful event in Central Park today called “Central Park Beyond Light Shoot Out”. There were seven groups of photographers and we visited 7 stations; some had models and lighting setups which the photographer/equipment reps demonstrated, explained and guided us through, some had gear we could play with…if anyone has a spare 5K they want to give me I saw two Sigma lenses, a 150 macro and an 8×16 wide-angle that could go really well with a new camera body.
For something completely different, here are four “glam” setups I took. I have also done them in black and white. This is way out of my usual box so all thoughts are welcome.
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So, while I was out having fun Todd Jennings (Trail Todd) was continuing his 315 mile Hudson River Run to benefit the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Because of the bad weather earlier in the week, and a few other problems, Todd is behind his (self-made) schedule and now expects to reach the Battery on Sunday. It is not to late to contribute to his fundraising efforts. I hope I can bring you pictures of Todd in Riverside Park and at his arrival at The Battery this weekend.
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