By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Work of Art.
With its cunningly laid-out landscapes and waterscapes, NYC’s Central Park is, of course, not a work of Nature, but of Art.
And it inspires people to create Works of Art of their own…
This last, too, was a photoshoot in the park…
... 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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| Johna Till Johnson on And They’re Off! |
Wind Against Current 
Beautiful pictures of a variety of works of art! I like the last picture a lot but the one with all those painters painting the fall foliage is great too.
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You never know what you’ll find when you go out into the park… :-)
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Haha, that’s very true!
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wonderful photos!
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Thank you!!
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Speaking of Art, the first photo reminded me of Renoir’s La Grenouillere. A beautiful set of images.
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Yes, it does have that flavor, doesn’t it? That’s why I picked it for this post :-)
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What a wonderful answer to the prompt. And I like the choices you made to express the artistry Central Park inspires. That last image is simply gorgeous. Yummmmm
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That was a lucky find—most photoshoots aren’t quite as gorgeous as that :-)
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A wonderful collection of art…that winter scene with the pink umbrella is a masterpiece!!
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One of my favorites too—I just had to include it here :-)
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I can’t decide which photo I like best….but somehow keep coming back to all those painters! Wonderful images.
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I didn’t even think that photo was worth processing at the time, but just now, in looking for pictures for this challenge, I came across it… :-)
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My brother-in-law is a semi-professional photographer and often says the same thing about photos he first thought were rubbish which then turn out to be the favorite of many others. Sometimes you photographers are really tough on yourselves!
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Well, in this particular case, it’s really not a very good photo, but it does show Works of Art in the park rather well :-)
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I remember that last photo
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Yes, I’ve used it before… but I just had to use it here again :-)
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I remember the last two photos….and loved them when I first saw them….but I adore the shot of the autumn painters…it leaves me with so many questions :-)
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Well, my question was, why don’t they just take a photo of the tree, like I did? ;-)
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these are so wonderful!!
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Thank you!!
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I remember the last picture. That is art in the making.
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I wonder how the official photos came out? :-)
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Thanks!
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love the snowy pics. Was that this winter?
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Yes, this winter—there was enough of it to generate lots of snowy pictures :-) More of them are here and here.
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Thanks I’ll check those out. Probably good for you since NYC rarely gets snow. I am glad we were in Shanghai and missed this past polar vortex of a winter…. home got snow, but super cold. Too cold. We lucked out here in Shanghai with a mild winter, but karma has paid us a cold damp and soggy spring.
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New York used to get a lot of snow, but not in recent years (until this winter). The climate must be changing or something…
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Hmmm wonder if it is??? Funny how we all notice, evidence is showing a shift, but then there are the nay sayers and we all say Oh must be OK then? I don’t get it? Living here and not seeing blue skies for weeks at a time, having the air burn your nose when you breathe… well I know we are doing bad things to the earth. It can’t be good.
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Central Park was my favorite place in New York. You can explore it every day for years and still not see everything. There are hidden gems everywhere from the duck pond and the carousel, to the Alice statue. Lucky me, Boston Commons was created by the same guy who made Central Park and they have a similar feel, though the Commons are much smaller and we don’t have a carousel. Thanks for this trip down memory lane!!
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Yes, there are parts of Central Park that I know I have never seen, even after twenty-five years of visiting it…
Glad to have brought back the memories, Marilyn! :-)
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The ice one has to be tough one…!
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Yes, it looked like a professional job :-)
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Very cool photos. I especially love the winter scene with the pink umbrella.
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Thanks!!
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I love all those artists out there painting the same scene.
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Painting the same scene, in the same way :-)
That’s because it’s a school, I believe this one.
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The ice sculpture at Bethesda Fountain is amazing! Great pix of one of my favorite places on earth.
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Glad you like them—thanks so much!! :-)
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You’ve captured the sunlight beautifully in this amazing photo!
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I meant to say in the first photo but I hit POST before I was finished! Love all the pics, by the way!
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Thanks, Rusha!! :-)
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I worked in the city for years and only made it to Central Park once- for a company holiday celebration at Tavern On The Green. I’m sort of embarrassed to admit that!
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It happens. There are lots of places in NYC, even in Manhattan, where we’ve never been. We mean to go, but… :-)
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like all dem doing art of same tree very kewl :)
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Yes, there’s only that one tree in Central Park ;-)
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Such joy! Perfect.
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Thank you!! :-)
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Amazing photos! And thanks for visiting my blog…greatly appreciate it!
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And thank you for visiting, and following, our blog!! :-)
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Love these selections!
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Thank you!!
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Vladamir, these are wonderful. Have you posted the one with the umbrella before? It seems familiar but still beautiful.
janet
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Yes, it was here.
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I remember that in the early 1970s Central Park had become so dangerous after dark that few people would venture there, and even the police were reluctant to go at night.
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That was before my time in NYC, but I’ve heard about it… It’s very different now.
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As a Native New Yorker, who has walked and photographed the park for years, I can say in truth: yours are the most beautiful photos of the subject that I have ever seen. Just brilliant!
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That’s quite a compliment, Frances—thank you!!
Really, a lot of it has to do with going out into the park often, in all kinds of weather… and especially moving in on any photoshoots that manifest themselves :-)
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These are all fantastic photos. I think my favorites are the two winter scenes and the fall art class with the beautiful fall foliage. Wonderful scenes from the iconic Central Park. How fortunate New Yorkers are to have this lovely oasis in the midst of the chaos of the city!
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We are fortunate indeed! And the park is used more and more, in ways that Olmsted and Vaux might not even recognize—but I think they would have been happy with what it’s become… :-)
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Super images … Love them all.
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Thanks so much, Isadora!!
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Beautiful pictures ..my favorite is the snow one :)
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Thank you—and thanks for following our blog!!
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I love the 2 photos in the park. Both are showing art of making an arc in the best possible way. Beautiful.
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:-) Thanks, Erwin!
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I love your take on the theme. True works of art, indeed! :-)
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:-) Thank you!!
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I want to see the movie from which #3 is a still — so evocative and provocative at the same time.
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:-) But as you know, the movie often disappoints… you’ve already seen the best bits in the stills or the trailer…
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great captures! love all of them!
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Thanks!!
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very nice vladimir! I like the pink umbrella one! :)
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Thank you!! :-)
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Thanks!
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Grandios. Magnificent the
Picture – The pink umbrella. Greetings from Austria
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Glad you like it! Thank you!! :-)
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