Central Park Picture Analysis

USA, New-York. Central Park, top view taken by AirPano is a high-resolution panorama photograph of Central Park, New York taken from a bird’s eye view from 2500ft above the ground during peak sunlight hours. AirPano is a not-for-profit project that works to capture beautiful cities around the world with the intention to present it in the form of panoramas and as virtual tours for everyone to experience.
This slightly obscure photograph captures one of New York’s most famous sights, Central Park, from directly above the cityscape. The main focal point, Central Park itself, is framed by an expanse of building. The park forms a long, nearly perfect rectangle centered in the image. The lively green contrasts heavily from the dull structures that surround it. In terms of the photograph, the rectangle that the park forms is four-times
From a distance the tall structures blur together to form hard geometric lines and shapes. While the subject views the park from directly above, towards the outer edges, the buildings angle slightly to their respective boundaries. The structures almost seem to form a wave as they appear to increase in height as you look from left to right creating a sense of movement the photo. The bursting height of the taller structures allows them to cast shadows that aren’t as prevalent in the rest of the image. The urban landscape blends together in various shades of blue, red, and grey. The left and right edges are slightly bluer in tint while the upper and lower portions appear to have a rusty colour. There are hints of foliage towards the upper and lower left-hand side of the image, but unlike the park, are dwarfed by the expanse of the buildings that surround it. The omniscient view of the cityscape allows a unique perspective of this famous