By Vladimir Brezina
This is a second post in response to Jakesprinter‘s Sunday Post theme of Autumn (the first post was here).
Fall is just starting here in New York City—but it’s unmistakably on its way. Here are some of the colors we can look forward to in a month or so…
Photos taken around New York City’s Central Park Reservoir in Fall 2011. More photos are here and 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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The photo is very beautiful
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Thank you!
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Really lovely!
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Thank you, Naomi!
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thoroughly amazing!
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:-) Thanks!!
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Beautiful, especially the first, with the light shining through those leaves. Central Park? And you won’t get those colours for another month or so? It’s fascinating, isn’t it?
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Not for another month and a half, now that I think about it. These were taken last year on November 7. The leaves turn considerably later in the city than just a few miles up the river because of the heat island effect…
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Awesome photos. I love the way you have captured the sun rays play with the leaves.. shade some, glow the others..brilliant!
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I remember I had to hurry, or they would all have been in the shade. That’s one thing I don’t like about the fall—the depressingly short days…
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Great photos, I can´t decide which one is my favourite, I´m going to cheat and choose two: the first and the fifth! Love them, great take on the theme! G :)
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Good choice! Thank you! :-)
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wonderful photography
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Thanks!! :-)
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LOve the photos, Vladimir, specially the first one!!! Such nice colours!!! Nature is an artist!!!! Thanks for being there and showing it to us!
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You are most welcome! :-)
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Gorgeous and you are so lucky! We are suffering the third biggest draught on record and are leaves are all shriveled up and dying. I’m afraid we won’t get much of a showing this year.
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Well, these photos are from last year. It remains to be seen what we get this year.
My sympathies on the drought… sounds like it’s pretty bad in many places this year.
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Beautiful post my friend what a masterpiece shot :)
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Thanks, Jake!
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What a lovely autumn colour!
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Thank you, Inge!
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Really nice – and they have a feeling of possibly being taken from the perspective of a kayak. Like the way you would see things at water level, near the shore, one over the other, the intense blue of the water behind them.
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Glad you like them! :-)
I see what you mean about the kayak, but the point of view is significantly different. It’s amazing how low to the water you are in a kayak. You would be looking up at these plants, and it would be hard to get that solid water background behind them. These photos were actually taken from a walkway five feet or more above the water…
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Lovely autumn photos. ;)
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Thanks… :-)
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gorgeous autumn colors…
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Thanks, Lisa!
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Wow, those colours! I’d trade our Autumn for your Fall any time – being subtropical, we don’t have the leaves changing that much.
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That’s one thing (among many) that I really enjoyed reacquiring when I moved to New York from California—the seasons! Not just the Fall but the Winter, Spring, and Summer as well…
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Gorgeous red, orange, and golden leave! Love every single one of them…
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Thanks so much, Amy! :-)
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what a collection of colour Vladimir
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Glad you like it, Scott!
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nice work -Ive been on the computer for over a week=sick-then the cable got messed up, I had 977 messages piled u, so obviously I wont be able to do a lot-still not well-rough week. Hope you are doing well–beebeesworld
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Ugh! Feel better, beebee! Positive energy…
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What a beautifully themed album.
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Thank you!!
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Lovely shots !
I hate autumn but I love its colours…
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Hate autumn? Why? :-)
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Because it’s sad for me… Less hour light, less sun, fog… cold is coming… :-(
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I know—it’s depressing. But, fortunately, as the days grow shorter, it’s still pretty warm (at least here on the US East Coast), and by the time it gets really cold, the days are getting longer again… It could be a lot worse—dark and cold…
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lovely photos, I remember the autumn in North America well from my trips on the Great Lakes
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Not for nothing does Canada have a red maple leaf as its symbol…
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That reminds me,I must go and buy some maple syrup.
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:-)
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Mmmmmm… delicious colors! I miss the East in Autumn. We don’t get a variety of colors out here in Colorado, but the Aspens are glorious!
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Lots of wonderful yellows, as I remember…
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Awww … I miss Autum in New York. I lived near a state park on Long Isalnd called Belmont Lake state park. I could walk or ride my bicycle to it. There was a walking path that was perfect to view the leaves changing colors in the fall. After a brisk walk, there was all that stale bread to feed the ducks and swans before pedaling home. WOW – I miss that. Thanks for the memories. Your photos took me there instantly.
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I’ve never been to Belmont Lake State Park — it’s too far inland! ;-) — but I’ve been to enough other parks to be able to imagine how lovely it must be. I would miss it too. Where are you now in the world, Isadora?
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I’m in Englewood, Florida. It’s a little south of Sarasota (west coast). A quaint little fishing town. Although, it is developing and becoming like so many other places. People have voted down condos so maybe there is hope. ~~~~ : – )
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Earlier this year we were twice on the west coast of Florida, once not so far from you—in Fort Myers and on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Beautiful! And all that wildlife! Much more interesting than the east coast of Florida…
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YUP – it’s why we chose this side of Florida. Peaceful and lots of fishing. I must say that Fort Myers is a bit overcrowded. If you like old Floirda style then next time try Englewood, Placida, Venice and Northport. Then e-mail me – my husband and I can give you a tour and a cocktail. ~~~~ : – )
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Thanks, Isadora! Will do! :-)
Actually, I’ve been thinking about the Gulf coast of Florida for some time because of an annual kayak (and other small-boat) race, the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge, that runs from Tampa Bay to Key Largo. Johna and I are definitely going to do it… one of these years. Something always comes up. We’d ruled it out for 2013, but now there’s again a chance we might be free at the relevant time, in March…
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i love the colors of autumn :)
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They are hard to resist… :-)
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All of these images are beyond stunning! I think it’s the cool colors of teh sky that contrast with the warm reds and yellows. This was a treat to the eyes! Z
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Actually water, reflecting the sky… Thanks Z—so glad you enjoyed it! :-)
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oh my goodness! then twice as gorgeous! until today i have been using a mini laptop, and now i get to see everything in bright wonderful spacious dimensions!
i can’t wait to start looking at everything again on the big screen!!!! giddye-up!
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Go for it!! Everything looks so much better on a big screen!
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si! we were three days without power, but now iit’s showtime again! z
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Trees are a passion with me…so, I enjoy your pictures immensely! And thank you for visiting my blog!
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Yes, I see you have many lovely pictures of trees on your blog :-) Thanks for visiting and enjoying ours!
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Glorious!
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Thanks very much!
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Beautiful, beautiful colors! Gorgeous post!
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Thank you!! :-)
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Since I post alot of autumn photos myself I admire your photos very much. Great job.
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Thank you! I do see that you’ve posted some lovely landscapes yourself… :-)
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Love the colors in Central Park. I don’t live in the City so don’t get there often enough but Van Cortlandt Park is closer and I make the most of it. You are right, leaves are beginning to come down and I always watch the trees from my backyard that announce the arrival of Fall, which have a few yellow leaves now. As always Vlad, your pictures are amazing!
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Thanks, Shaanthz! Let’s hope this year’s Fall is a colorful one!
Actually, Central Park doesn’t have all that many brilliantly colored trees—nothing like some places upstate. Central Park has a few spots of concentrated vivid red and purple—which I visit again and again!—but most trees are yellow or just brown. There is, however, quite a lot of color in the undergrowth—bushes and vines and such.
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ArtQuenchGallery.com likes your images!
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Thank you! Very glad you stopped by :-)
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