NewYork_20150327_117
Even though it was -5˚C, most of the lakes still frozen, even the roads through Central Park were full of ice, it seems New Yorkers have a unstoppable will to run and exercise in the great outdoor gym that is the Central Park.
-- Gear
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
-- Post
Lightroom : Initial tone and final crop.
Photoshop: Clean up and sharpening.
NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.
NewYork_2015_030
Back on day five of my #project365 I showed the detail of the figures that reside on the base of this monument. So I thought I should also show the beautiful statue the sits on top of the USS Maine National Monument on the corner of New Yorks Central Park by Columbus Circle.
Sculpted by Attilio Piccirilli in 1912 the three bronze gilded figures representing Columbia Triumphant, her seashell chariot being drawn by three hippocampi, make it almost 20 meters tall, and shine on a sunny day like this one. The monument is dedicated to the men killed aboard USS Maine when the ship exploded in Havana harbour. The bronze for this group reportedly came from metal recovered from the guns of the Maine.
-- Gear Fujifilm X-T1 Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR -- Post Lightroom : Initial toning and final crop Photoshop: Sharpening and clean up NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction
NewYork_20150322_055
Spring is trying to take hold on an almost frozen Central Park. Trees are mostly naked, grass is getting greener, the sun is shinning bright, but the cold is still here and the wintery feeling refuses to go away although it's almost April. Walking south, on the west side of the park, towards the Central Park Zoo, on the left you can see the buildings of the prestigious 5th Avenue.
Another in camera panorama, and I wanted to make use of that red bag that was being carried by the couple in front of me. The spot of bright colour in an otherwise pastel scene helps make it more interesting.
-- Gear Fujifilm X-T1 Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR -- Post Lightroom : Initial toning and final crop Photoshop: Sharpening and clean up NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction
NewYork_20150322_016
Central Park is perfect for a lot of activities, high on that list is jogging or running, but on a sunny wintery day reading seems like a very good option. I spotted her on top of a rock, and her blonde hair lit by the sun really stood out against the more pastel colours of the rest of the garden.
Using the long end of my default travel lens, the great XF18-135m by Fujifilm, I was able to isolate the subject although she was a bit far away. Later in post I decided to go with a panoramic crop, that would cut out unwanted dead space above and below her, and also give a more dynamic feeling to the image. And, although the original colours had their merit, it begged for a black and white conversion, which gives it a more nolstagic feel.
-- Gear Fujifilm X-T1 Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR -- Post Lightroom : Tonal balance and image finishing NikCollection Silver Efex Pro 4: Black and White conversion, and detail extraction