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Playing with Natural Light in the Park

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Central Park Photos - 18

Yesterday afternoon I spent a few hours aimlessly wondering around Central Park by myself and it was glorious.   For my birthday my friends and family all got together and I was able to pick out a new DSLR,  as my Nikon D40x from 2007 had seen better days.  (When you click the shutter button and only one out of ever three times does it take a picture, it gets pretty annoying.)  After 45-minutes of intense discussion with four men at the amazing photo store, B&H, last weekend I came home with the Canon EOS Rebel T5i and I’m in love!  

Last October I took a Central Park photography class and now, a year later, I came back to explore by myself.  When I say “came back” the closest Upper East Side entrance to the park is exactly one mile from my apartment and I do go often, but this is the first time I have been back with my DSLR with the sole purpose of taking photos.  These shots are by no means great but I wanted to publish them as a starting point, especially as I have spent very little time shooting in natural light.

Instead of reading the instruction manual I decided to to learn all about my new camera through trial and error and these are a few of the ones I like.  I did not edit them in Photoshop but instead these are “as-is” shots of yesterday’s lazy Sunday afternoon in Central Park:  

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I had a blast exploring a new part of the park
and hope to spend many more weekends learning about my new camera!

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