The lake in Central Park is simply called The Lake. Going to the Hearnshead at midnight was a bit scary, whoever you meet at that time is either scared of you, or you should be scared of them. Shooting on the streets of New York at night is no issue for me, but the Park is another story. I asked Peter, a good friend from Germany visiting NY that week, to join me, just in case. He was totally excited to go to the Park at night, saying that this is exactly what every tourist guide tells you not to do.
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I shot this panorama the same night as I shot “Hearnshead.” It was really cold, and Peter was already a bit complaining about the cold. We found one of the many strange rock formations that are very common in Central Park. Looking at this Panorrama, i think i could have choosen a slightly different location, “the rock” occupies a bit too much of the foreground. But at least we had snow.

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The Empire State building is a curious one. While the Crysler Building is a hidden gem, the Empire just sits there at 34th Street, monolithic, colorfully lit and kind of unavoidable. But still very pretty.
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Not a single turtle in the turtle pond near the castle in Central Park, but sleeping ducks, and two racoons in the bushes.
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