Bethesda Arcade and Statue in Central Park - BW
by James Aiken
Title
Bethesda Arcade and Statue in Central Park - BW
Artist
James Aiken
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Bethesda Statue can be seen framed within the Bethesda Terrace Arcade of New York City's Central Park in stunning black and white.
Bethesda Terrace Arcade is the arched, interior walkway in the center of the park that links the Mall to Bethesda Fountain and the Central Park Lake. Created in the 1860s, the Arcade features a stunning tiled ceiling and was designed by Jacob Wrey Mould. (Information obtained from centralpark.com)
Central Park, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, is an urban park in New York City's borough of Manhattan. The park initially opened in 1857 on 778 acres of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan to the current 843 acres, which they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction commenced that same year, continued through the American Civil War, and concluded in 1873. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. (Information obtained from Wikipedia)
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April 29th, 2014
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Comments (23)
Belinda Greb
Beautifully composed with the statue framed by the arch and the dramatic light and shadows. l/t/f
Clare Bevan
Wonderful light and shadows!!!! The statue stands out perfectly under the arch!!! Lovely black and white!! Sharing x
Giada Rossi
Amazing b&w! Very original shooting angle! Masterfully captured the shadows, lights and reflections! WOW!
Denise Dube
fantastic high contrast black and white.. I cant imagine capturing the mood in anything but black and white. Brilliant. sharing
Jordan Blackstone
Wonderful shadow and light work, James!! Absolutely loving this Central Park series!!
Steven Reed
Stunning work James! Love your play with the light, the reflections of light on the ceiling! All the lines that play into this, all leading to the light! Wonderful detail and tones.
Lee Craig
The heavy contrast and the deep blacks really create a mood before the viewer steps out into the light to the fountain! Love the way that you've framed the fountain in one of the arches.
Jo Ann Tomaselli
The deep, dark shadowed areas contrast beautifully with the available light to highlight the arches and fountain beyond - really excellent work Jamie!