Cloudy weather in New York has been perfect for another trip to Central Park to continue my "Solitude" book project. This time I concentrated on the Ramble area of the park where I photographed large rock formations juxtaposed with the shapes of trees and vegetation.
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| Large slabs of Manhattan schist or granite permeate the park and were incorporated into the original landscape design. |
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| The moodiness of this scene reminded me a lot of the Hudson River School painters who were popular around the time the planners were designing Central Park. |
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| The picturesque Stone Arch in the Ramble was fashioned from boulders found in the park. The arch itself is only 5' wide. |
All photos were taken with a Nikon D800 on a tripod for maximum quality, using both the 18-35mm and 24-70mm Nikkor zooms. Apertures ranged from f/8 to f/16.
I forgot to bring along a cable release so I relied on the built-in shutter delay of the D800 for my slow shutter speeds. I find this delay feature so convenient, I may just give up on using a cable release in situations such as this. You can find the "Exposure Delay Mode" in the "Custom Setting Menu" under "Shooting/display" on most Nikon DSLR cameras. It can be set to a 1, 2, or 3 second delay.
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