Last June I joined fellow photographers on a walk through Old Westbury Gardens, when the grounds were in full bloom and there were many options in living color to serve as subjects. On a similar walk through the gardens on a recent Saturday in April, after a long winter helped to hold back spring.
Read MoreRiverside Park Inches Toward Bloom
With New York’s long, snowy winter finally in our rearview mirrors, spring had just started to unfold at Riverside Park in Manhattan when I visited there with my friend, Joel, and our Nikon D90s on the third Saturday in April.
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A sunset peeks through trees at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, NY. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Snow and Sweet Solitude at Eisenhower Park
There’s something about snapping photos of a snowy landscape that I especially enjoy. Actually, I know exactly what that “something” is — the solitude and serenity I find and savor there.
Read MorePost-Storm Serenity at Eisenhower Park
After the blizzard, I trekked through Eisenhower Park with my Nikon D90 to capture the quiet I found there.
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SKYLINE E-READER: My favorite shot of this year is an image of a woman lying on a bench, e-reader in hand, with the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. What I particularly like about this images is the way her golden tan injects color into a scene dominated by a blues, grays and browns.
My Top 11 Photos of 2014
It’s official: my favorite subjects to photograph are in Manhattan. This was an easy conclusion to reach, given that the city’s views monopolize my top 11 photos of 2014, as chosen by yours truly (why stop at 10?).
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The Sculpture window at Bergdorf Goodman on 5th Avenue in New York. (Photo: Joseph Kellard).
Christmas To-Do List: 1) Photograph Bergdorf Goodman Windows
There’s a reason I drive into Manhattan before each Christmas, and it’s not primarily to take photos at festive Rockefeller Center.
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The Woolworth Building as seen from Broadway looking north. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Capturing the 'Cathedral of Commerce'
The Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan has a perfect nickname: The Cathedral of Commerce.
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Romeo and Juliet, by Milton Hebald, in Central Park. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Romantic Passion Celebrated Outdoors in New York
If you stroll through Central Park and approach the Delacorte Theater, famous for its Shakespearian productions, a sculpture there will command your attention.
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Central Park Done Up in Autumn Colors
I snapped these photos on a recent walk through Central Park, where autumnal red, orange and yellow trees served as my backdrop.
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Great Find: Heavily Clad Washington in Williamsburg
George Washington is all bundled up in Brooklyn. I made this discovery during a recent excursion through Williamsburg, while I looked for new spots to take snapshots of the New York skyline.
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A vista of the the Midtown skyline and Queensboro Bridge as seen from Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Photographer's Travels Through Brooklyn-Queens
I had a mission on a recent Saturday. I wanted to spend the entire day driving along the waterfronts in northern Brooklyn and Queens to take photographs of Manhattan’s skyline from new vantage points.
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A Sip of ‘Baby Soda’ on a Summer Night
The mansion’s front lawn at Old Westbury Gardens filled with music enthusiasts and a certain photographer on a mercifully humidity- and mosquito-free summer evening last Wednesday.
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Artist Thwarts My ‘Date’ with The Vine
A few hours before I met a woman for a date in Central Park, I went on my standard date at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Video: Veterans & September 11 Memorials
Do you have a particular place outdoors where you like to go to stroll/sit and think? In this video I explain why I favor Veterans Memorial and the September 11 Memorial in Eisenhower Park on Long Island when I want to contemplate life or simply to clear my mind.
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The 23-room mansion at Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Sunny Saturday Meets Old Westbury Gardens
The Gapstow Bridge at Central Park South. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Fiddler, Tiger and Eagle Spotted in Central Park South
It’s true, the sounds of country music and songs about old-time religion were heard recently in Central Park.
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Flowers Smile Old Westbury Gardens
I recently attended a photography workshop at Old Westbury Gardens, a 200-acre estate on Long Island that features a mansion, landscaped grounds, a lake and a pond, and gardens with various flowers.
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The southern tip of Manhattan, as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Iconic Views from Brooklyn Bridge Park
It is an ideal spot to take in many New York icons. Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre area that spans about a mile along the East River waterfront of Brooklyn Heights, particularly the revitalized Pier 1.
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America is one of four sculptures that comprise The Continents, by Daniel Chester French., located in lower Manhattan. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
The Continents by Daniel Chester French
While you likely never read about them in any geography texts, four continents are located on the southern tip of Manhattan island.
Read MoreAnatomy of a Photo: Lake Winnipesaukee at Dawn
A photographer can occasionally capture an ideal image when a particular subject or circumstance randomly appears. Not so with my photo of dawn on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire.
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