By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Pink.
In NYC’s Central Park not so long ago, pink was an artificial color.
But very soon now, it will grow on every tree—
These photos were taken in April 2013. Hopefully, a preview of coming attractions!
Another classic NYC event, later on in June, at which pink is surely the ruling color is here.
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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Did you address or say hi to that someone with pink umbrella? :D
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It was a photoshoot: see here.
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I’m looking forward to spring blossoms too!
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It’s universal :-)
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That first picture is awesome!
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Thanks, Rob!
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Pink looks beautiful in nature, terrific shots!
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Thanks!! :-)
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Such gorgeous pictures! And I love the pink umbrella one! Looking forward to spring blooms!
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:-) We all are!
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Perfect! I love the wonderful image of the umbrella!
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Thanks!! :-)
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Lovely pinks!
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Thank you!! :-)
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Beautiful pink! I’ve going to have to do a post on one of my favorite colors too.
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You definitely should! :-)
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love those blossoms, but the umbrella shot is just perfect
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Thanks, Jo! :-)
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Great pics! I love the flowering trees in the spring.
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Coming soon in real life, we hope!!
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Gorgeous! Makes me wish I could see Central Park this Spring when it’s in bloom. But, I’ll be snapping flower pics elsewhere & have yet to figure out how I can do nothing but travel. :-)
Pink Umbrella shot is great!
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“Do nothing by travel”… There’s something to aspire to! :-)
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Wow, I had no idea the park got so full of blossom, never having been to NYC. Looks incredible.
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For about a week it does. Usually in April sometime, but this year it will probably be later than usual. And that’s basically our spring. After that week, things go really fast. The park becomes lush seemingly overnight, and it seems already like summer… :-)
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The blossom shots are wonderful but the one with the umbrella is my favorite. It could so easily be the photo for an Impressionist painting.
janet
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The pink umbrella does seem to be the crowd favorite… :-)
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I’m yet one more Love the Umbrella shot person!
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:-) More pink umbrella shots here.
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The town I live in gets the most extraordinary flowering trees in spring. (It really is the best season to be here, though the town is always charming.) I’m so anxious for them to bloom, because there’s little I like better. :) Except, maybe, for a fancy pink umbrella!
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So you just need to order a little pink umbrella, right now so it arrives in time, and you’ll be all set when they bloom! :-)
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I’ve already got an impossibly affected, “Umbrellas of Cherbourg”-style frilly white umbrella with a bamboo handle. What’s wrong with adding a little pink to the mix..? NOTHING! LOL
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A little pink bow on top? :-)
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Perfect!
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being at the right place at the right time is a key element to photography. Good for you for seeing this!
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:-)
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