Cheyenne Howard Photography: Central Park

Curved Thinking (2013)

Easily one of the prettiest parks ever constructed, New York's iconic Central Park is breathtaking. Filled with greenery and autumn colors, Central Park shines at this time of year. For this posting, I want to share some of the photographs I took on my last trip to NYC. My favorite photograph of this shoot is Curved Thinking. The instance I say these benches, I just knew they would make a great abstract photograph. As a photographer, before I take any photographs, the shot is visualized in my head. I do not just point and shoot. What I really like about this shot, is the angle from which it is shot at. One of the unique things about photography, is that it allows a person to see objects and things from different perspectives and focus on details. Here we can see the roughness of the wood and the slickness of the metal. Also a contrast between man and nature with the man made bench is present. This raises the question of where is man's place in the world. As seen, the trees and greenery start to over rule this bench, indicting that nature does rule supreme. We are just living in the wonderful place we call Earth, nature runs it. Yet having these pathways and benches in the park are stunning. I hoped to capture some of the park's beauty in Pathway, Siting Among the Trees, Empty Pathway, and Manufactured Beauty. Central Park is 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide and one of the amazing things is that each park of the park is different. The trees are varied, the greenery is scattered about and there are different features to look at. In some places there are these marvelous bridges such as the one seen in Manufactured Beauty and others you will find art work such as the one in Man in Nature. Every place you look, there is something new to discover. You also find lots of small animals such as squirrels like the one captured in Scavenger. For Park Life, I saw these funny look police cars so I had to capture it. This also ensures a sense of safety. Central Park is a safe place to be at during the day as it is filled with tons of people. With these photographs however, I did not want to photograph people because I was focusing more on the Park and nature itself. Lastly, for City Among the Trees, I wanted to capture how the park is in a city. It is quite amazing to think that one of the most populated cities in the United States has a gigantic park in the middle of it. Industrial cities do not usually have much space or room to spare, yet in NYC there is an enormous park. I hope you enjoy these photographs. If you are looking for a place to run or just walk around and view nature and you are in NYC, definitely go to Central Park.