{"id":48,"date":"2023-02-01T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:53:10","slug":"cold-and-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/2023\/02\/01\/cold-and-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold and Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Picture of the Month (February 2023)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"\">February can be very cold, as we had three days of Arctic temperatures in the North East. But, it can be pretty. Especially when the sun is out and about at a lower level on the horizon. Here is where you get the calid colors in the late afternoon. (Just the colors, the air is still freezing \u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"City-Scape from Sheep Meadow\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Central_Park_22020160.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sun comes down for a winter sunset in Central Park, Manhattan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"\">And, as you can see, Central Park is always a great place to spend an afternoon and take a picture or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"\">Javier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you can see, Central Park is always a great place to spend an afternoon and take a picture or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[17,5,14,18,19,20],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-potm","tag-central-park","tag-manhattan","tag-new-york","tag-sheep-meadow","tag-skyline","tag-sunset"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":389,"url":"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/2024\/12\/02\/stunning-fall-panorama-of-central-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":48,"position":0},"title":"Stunning Fall Panorama of Central Park","author":"Javier","date":"December 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This month's image is a panoramic photo that captures vibrant fall colors with Billionaires\u2019 Row looming behind, partially obscured by clouds. 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