Searching for Color in a New York Winter

Brooklyn Botanical Snow

Torii Gate at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Outdoor photographers are confronted with the greatest challenges in winter. The difficult shooting conditions aside, there is so little color to capture, both on the streets and in nature. It’s always tempting to throw in the towel and put winter photos in black and white–an urge that’s sometimes spot-on.  But vibrant color is that much more striking in the dead of winter.  In this photo series, I experiment with no color, highlighted single colors and the closet things to color explosions I’ve been able to find this season.

Many of these photos were first published on my Instagram account: raysnyc

Eastern Parkway in Winter

Eastern Parkway

A blizzard is no excuse to stop recycling

A little snow is no excuse to stop recycling

Frozen Prospect Park Lake

The Lake in Prospect Park

A dog-walking fashion statement!

A dog-walking fashion statement

Eastern Parkway Winter Bench

The First Snow! – Eastern Parkway

Prospect Park Winter Tree

Dusk in Prospect Park

Brooklyn's majestic Grand Army Plaza in a blizzard

Brooklyn’s majestic Grand Army Plaza in a blizzard

Gotta get the kids home!

Gotta get the kids home!

Williamsburg Drone Sunset

Get your drones on! – Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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One Response to Searching for Color in a New York Winter

  1. tom rogers

    Ray Nice job here MIss you

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