Central Park in Late October

01 / 17

11:03 am

Into the Park

Two coats on the path, the towers waiting at the treeline.

Central Park · ƒ/4.5 · 1/80 · ISO 80

Two people walking a park path toward midtown towers

02 / 17

11:04 am

The Carriage

A white carriage idling under the elms, the horse unimpressed by October.

Central Park
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A white carriage with a dark horse waiting on the drive

03 / 17

11:05 am

Two Speeds

A runner and a Citi Bike trading places below the towers.

Central Park · ƒ/3.2 · 1/250 · ISO 80

A runner and a Citi Bike rider passing below tall buildings

04 / 17

11:06 am

Through the Branches

Midtown stacked in glass, seen through leaves already turning.

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The midtown skyline framed by yellowing branches

05 / 17

11:33 am

The Red Maples

One corner of the park on fire, politely, behind a fence.

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Red and orange maples blazing behind an iron fence

06 / 17

11:44 am

Rowboat

A single rowboat working the Lake, the banks halfway to rust.

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A lone rowboat crossing the Lake between autumn banks

07 / 17

11:45 am

Bethesda Steps

The stairs down to the terrace, elms gone gold overhead.

Bethesda Terrace
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The Bethesda Terrace stairs under golden elms

08 / 17

11:46 am

The Angel

The angel over Bethesda, wings dark against the yellow.

Bethesda Fountain · ƒ/4.5 · 1/160 · ISO 80

The Angel of the Waters dark against yellow trees

09 / 17

12:06 pm

San Remo

The San Remo's two towers over the Lake, a russet tree standing in for autumn.

The Lake
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The San Remo towers rising over the Lake and a russet tree

10 / 17

12:26 pm

Across the Lake

Another rowboat under the San Remo, the shoreline doing its full October range.

The Lake · ƒ/4.9 · 1/60 · ISO 80

A rowboat on the Lake below the San Remo and a water tower

11 / 17

12:30 pm

Plane Trees

Bikes rolling through the crossing, plane trees shedding a little at a time.

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Cyclists passing a lamppost under large plane trees

12 / 17

12:37 pm

Still Water

Benches and yellow planes around water gone glassy and speckled with light.

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People on benches beside still, light-flecked water

13 / 17

1:57 pm

The Ramble

Deep in the Ramble, one reader on a rustic bench, October closing in around them.

The Ramble
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A person on a rustic bench glimpsed through dense foliage

14 / 17

2:20 pm

Leaf Fall

The path under the planes ankle-deep in yellow, one walker in blue.

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A walker in blue on a leaf-covered path under plane trees

15 / 17

2:25 pm

Bethesda, Again

The angel again, this time with her waterfall on, a red coat at the rim.

Bethesda Fountain
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Bethesda Fountain pouring water, a child in red at the rim

Sheep Meadow's green lawn under a grey sky and the midtown skyline

17 / 17

3:06 pm

The Supertalls

Pencil towers lining up behind the trees, waiting for the leaves to drop.

Sheep Meadow
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Slender supertall towers rising behind the park's trees