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Central Park, New York City
Monday, October 10, 1983

Those more recently familiar with Central Park will not likely recognize this ugly chain-link fence around the Central Park Reservoir - now renamed Onassis Lake - but usually referred to as "The Lake."

It was erected in 1926 as a measure to prevent the hundreds of suicides by people jumping the original 1800s 4-foot cast iron fence. In 2003, it was removed and replaced with a replica of the original pre-1926 fence.

The twin Gothic towers in the background on Central Park West are the 27-story San Remo apartments. Famous residents have included Steven Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Bono and Steve Martin.

I loved Kodachrome, but like with all films, it wasn't perfect. It didn't handle open shade well, or hazy days. Two strikes against me with this shot from 1983. It had a bluish cast that struck me as visually unappealing. Fortunately, I had a policy back then of not throwing away out-takes, so a recent wade through my old slides had me giving it a second look as a candidate for scanning as a black and white.

I think it was the right decision. Black and white does it justice.

OK, so how do I know the exact date? I remember it was Columbus Day, and in 1983, it fell on Monday, October 10.

Nikon F3HP
Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Ai-S
Kodachrome 25 (converted to B&W)
Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED, Vuescan

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