Prospect Park
Prospect Park is Brooklyn's sprawling green escape, offering a surprisingly diverse range of photogenic scenes within a single location, from wooded trails and open meadows to the calm reflective surface of the 60-acre lake at its southern end. The lake is your strongest subject, especially in the early morning when mist sits on the water and joggers and rowers are just beginning to appear; position yourself along the eastern shore to catch soft light filtering through the tree line. The Boathouse on the eastern bank makes a classic focal point, pairing well with its own reflection on still mornings. A wide zoom in the 24-70mm range handles most situations here, while a longer lens lets you compress the treeline across the water. Autumn dramatically transforms the park, adding warm color to nearly every composition you attempt. Weekday mornings are quieter and give you cleaner foregrounds without crowds. (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
