New York: Central Park
Inspiration: While I was wondering around Central Park today, it started to drizzle. Then rain. Shortly after raindrops began to fall, gusty winds followed. When I left my apartment in the early afternoon, I knew it would be a cold and gray day, but I didn't think I'd need my monster umbrella. So now, in the middle of the park on a wet day, my only protection was a puny, weakling of a black drug-store umbrella that I scrounged up from the bottom of my bag where it has lived for ages. Just when the wimpy thing had flipped inside out for the fifth time, I sought cover inside one of the tunnels in the park. As I ran in, I heard the glorious wail and moan of a sax. Beautiful! One of the regular Central Park musicians had also found refuge from the rain in the tunnel and he had made it such a melodious one at that.
The accoustics would have been amazing! Love the sound of a sax...
xx
Posted by: Brigadeiro | March 28, 2010 at 09:13 PM
B - they were. It was awesome to be temporarily stuck in the tunnel!
Posted by: The Photodiarist | March 28, 2010 at 09:18 PM
What a great moment! The light in these photos is just gorgeous— especially the second one. I love how you even captured the park outside the tunnel.
Posted by: Catherine at Littlehouse of Style | March 28, 2010 at 10:51 PM
i must say that i really like all of your photos! very very good job!
Posted by: angee | March 29, 2010 at 05:20 AM
I really don't know what to say sometimes. That 2nd photo... I can hear him...
Posted by: Dusk | March 29, 2010 at 06:13 AM
A very poetic moment, the sax and the rain...
I imagine that the melodies of the sax calmed
the weather ;)
I love the shadows and light on the second,
Great photos !
Posted by: C. | March 29, 2010 at 09:17 AM
i love the sound of the saxophone. it was for sure interesting experience listen to the rain & sax. btw, it's probably weird but tunnels always scare me. i would be more scared discovering someone unknown there with me. i know i'm a chicken ;) but be safe.
Posted by: Isabella | March 29, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Photodiarist- I saw and photographed the same musician two weekends ago! These shots have very different character, melancholic- whereas my shots were taken on the sunniest, warmest weekend this season.
Posted by: minor keys | March 29, 2010 at 08:07 PM
The way you use negative space and natural light is a delight to behold.
Posted by: Enrique | March 29, 2010 at 09:11 PM
I love these photos and oh the ones of Central Park. I'll be in N.Y. for my first time in June and can't wait to go there. I especially love the last couple of the sax guy. Those archways seem so emblematic of Central Park...how many are there?
Posted by: Nadine2point0.blogspot.com | March 29, 2010 at 10:22 PM