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Alice and I went to Central Park the night of the Big Snow Storm. I brought my little Fujifilm point-and-shoot camera instead of our regular big cameras and lenses because I knew I would be meeting friends to play in the snow. As you can see, the park was beautiful.

The snow-covered trees lit up by the park’s lamp posts made for some great photos!

These photos are a testament to why I think the FinePix F31fd is one of the best point-and-shoot cameras for low light photography. Most point-and-shoot cameras produce very noisy images when there is not enough light. As you can see from these images, my little camera did pretty well using only the park’s street lights. Of course, there was some Photoshop magic added (a little run-of-the-mill camera can only do so much!) I am a big fan of this camera, but I don’t want this posting to become a point-and-shoot camera review.

The camera also survived our late night sledding experience. Actually, most of the time we were riding down the hill on anything but a sled. With school canceled, all the sleds in the stores were long gone by the time we went to the park. No problem. Who needs a sled when you have a pile of broken sleds and makeshift options left by others after their fun in the snow? There was a group of about 20-30 adventurous souls in the park that night sliding down the hill on anything that would do the trick. Those who did bring the real deal, for example, a big wooden toboggan and a vintage flexible flier, were eager to share. It was a late night slip-sliding-fest with everyone trying a plethora of sledding options. Here we are holding a few of our “sleds.” I have the top of a garbage can, Scott is holding part of a sign and Richie is holding a deflated tube. Don’t let looks deceive you. That little pink tube provided one helluva ride.

For those who live in Manhattan, I highly recommend visiting Central Park when it snows. For those looking for some late night sledding fun, you should know that you can always find a fun crowd at Cedar Hill (East Side of the park between 76th and 79th Streets). At this spot, sleds are optional.