The 2023 Fall in CT and NYC
This portfolio contains a number of photos celebrating the contours and hues of autumn in both CT and NYC locales.
Let’s begin with the reflections and shapes found in Fairfield County, CT.
Bereft of leaves, the tree limb images come to life in the water.
Shots of structures – such as this barn and a residence – are enhanced by the yellow and red shades of autumn.
Colorful fall foliage obscures all but the steeple of this Easton CT church.
Leafy backdrops to venerable cemeteries.
Here, the focus is on the russet leaves adjoining the gravestones.
There is a running stream near our CT home, to which the surrounding fall foliage lends pictorial interest.
A father and son test the waters.
More of the same . . .
. . . and more
A big rock gets into the act.
Red berries and a green right angle.
Here’s my favorite photo of the whole scene.
Now we’re back at the foliage adorning our weekend home in Easton.
Trees that are halfway leaf-depleted . . . .
. . . still soar.
A colorful backdrop for narrow tree trunks.
A quartet of bright red foliage.
Some scenes around our property – featuring Harry in the center shot.
On the road, with this intrepid photographer and a massive tree trunk.
Now we’re in NYC, at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive.
Eleanor Roosevelt presides over the southern corner of Riverside Park.
Some scenes from the Park.
Now featuring entangled limbs.
Such an interesting tree, plus foliage masking a monument.
The right-hand photos pair structures with adjacent autumn leaves; the left-hand high-rise stands on its own.
More foliage adorning Manhattan landmarks.
Now we’ve moved to one of Central Park’s most photogenic areas – the southeast corner.
The sight of this bridge always knocks me out – especially when the ducks are in the foreground.
Those slim modern skyscrapers frame scenes from the bridge.
More of the same.
Some scenic areas around the water.
A traditional excursion through the Park, coupled with two of the more recent variety.
One of my favorite C.P. statues (of Jose Julian Marti) near 6th Avenue and Central Park South; and one of my favorite furry Park denizens.
Entering the Park in the West 80’s, here are some scenes you might run into.
More of the same.
And how about this twosome – first, the scenic display, followed by the kids (only minutely discernible in the first shot) at the foot of the big tree.
We close with this shot, taken just before Thanksgiving, signalling the end of a colorful Fall this year.