Well well…here we go with another Monday. A Monday that is dark, windy and cold, which follows a few days of snow, rain and ice here in New York City. Though I actually took this photograph last month, it is a nice reminder of how beautiful the city can look when the snow starts to fall, transforming (temporarily) the dirt and the grime into something that shimmers instead once the snow starts to touch the ground. Monochrome somehow also seems to suit a snow covered scene especially well. This one comes from Rainey Park in Queens, and the buildings beyond the water are actually on Roosevelt Island, a very unique place in all of New York. Have a great Monday everyone!
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I love this photo… so quiet and peaceful. The perfect respite for my stressful Monday morning…
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Well then I’m very happy I shared this particular photo today then. My Monday isn’t so stressful…yet! Thanks for the comment!
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This is beautiful. Looks so serene
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Thank you Jacqueline. Its one of those funny things…this park is actually not the nicest one in the city by far, but add a few snowflakes and it looks beautiful and serene!
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The image sure looked great.
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Well thank you! Appreciate it.
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It really helps that you add detailed notes to these photos. Like a coffee table book on New York, with poetic descriptions. The reader learns about the city, appreciates the art, but also gets something more. I guess I don’t say it often enough, but good job Robert!
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You say it plenty of times, but thank you Amrita! As to the descriptions I suppose that comes from when I used to pore through photo magazines and books. I actually tend to not like the very artistic ones because they tend to not give descriptions. I like knowing exactly where photos were taken personally, be it New York or elsewhere. Thanks for the comment! Off to read your latest 🙂
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Think you might enjoy my latest one. 😀 Inspired by listening to Hank Williams Sr. Recently, I went to a book fair, hoping to pick up some interesting books on photography. There was something about the lack of description, combined with the binding interfering with the larger spreads, that put me off. I guess, I need to have words even when a picture should say a thousand.
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I did, and just left a comment. I want to write about Hank Williams Sr. some day, so perhaps that will inspire me. But I agree. there seems to be two types of photography books-the arty, museum style books that have those large spreads and that binding which I dislike as well! The other style which if I ever do a photo book will be only one photo on a page with a description. You lose scale, but I find it much more pleasant without the binding getting in the way. On a side note, I love looking at maps as you know but I have yet to find a decent atlas where that isn’t an issue as well!
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You’re so right about scale. That’s why I most prefer to go see an exhibition than in any other form. I’m far from photo-literate so I don’t know if I’m right, but one should at least have it in a decent size before deciding what they feel about it!
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Precisely! And yes, usually going to see something is best, or at least from a website where they appear flat. As soon as the bend of a page occurs, a lot of photo books lose their impact I feel.
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Magazines are still a good idea. I still love going through old ones. I was looking at the books National Geographic does, but again they’re impaired by the binding.
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Right, I like the photo magazines for the same reason.
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Lovely photo. Here in Chicago we have missed most of the snow and have been forced to live with everything looking dismal and dead. Thank you for the reminder of winter wonderland.
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Thanks so much! Had not realized Chicago was missing much of the snow this year. We really only got our first good one last week. Plenty of winter left though!
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LOL Yes I am afraid that is true. Counting the days until Spring arrives.
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Me too!
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New York is so beautiful with the winter snow. Sure wish you’d share some of that with us mid-westerners…..we’ve been missing out tremendously. Is it me or does every park in NY look the same lol
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Thanks Tasha! I’ll gladly share and from what I hear New England will definitely share with you right now. As to the parks, you’re not entirely wrong. They do follow a similar look, owing in part to the designers of them from way back. When you are actually in them, you can spot the differences, but there are a good many similarities.
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