Wednesday February 20, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A day for abstractions. I fit photography around practicing law today, finding mostly abstractions. Shot with my Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summicron version IV lens (aka “the bokeh king”). Below you will see a long exposure from a taxi moving up Park Avenue, a “Where’s Waldo?” looking painting in an office and a piece of sculpture at Lever House.

In motion
In motion
Picture
Picture
Lever
Lever

On this day last year: Gasparilla range light.

Gasparilla Range Light
Gasparilla Range Light

Monday February 18, 2013

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I’ve been working a lot recently with my fastest lenses, my Leica 50mm Noctilux (f.95) and my Leica 24mm Summilux (f1.4). I often shoot the 24mm with a .9 neutral density filter which permits it to be used wide open in daylight. The rendering is lovely, turning mundain subjects into magic:

Drifts
Drifts

On this day one year ago: Purple Heart.

Purple Heart
Purple Heart

Sunday February 17, 2013

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I decided to push shooting in the dark as far is it can go -more exploration in the dark with my Leica Monochrom and 24mm Summilux lens. This is hand held shooting straight up. This looks boring but is actually quite revealing – star images can be used to diagnose lens quality issues (actually star images are the classic tool for these purposes). In this case examination of the detailed star images in the corner of the frame reveal “seagull” shaped stars, which indicates uncorrected coma.

Dark
Dark

On this day one year ago: Good gas. From Gasparilla island.

Good gas
Good gas

Saturday February 16, 2013

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I’ve spent the day here having what feels like a speed bag workout with my day job. Not much time or space for photography. At around 8:00 I decided to see what I could do handheld with my Leica Monochrom around the house in near darkness with my 24mm F1.4 Leica Summilux lens.

Night Sky
Night Sky
Shadows
Shadows

On this day one year ago: Sunrise and sunset.

Sunrise New York
Sunrise New York