NEW YORK NEW YORK – The Villard House on Madison Avenue was built in the late 1880s by McKim Mead & White for the president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was subsequently owned by Random House and the Catholic archdiocese of New York; it’s now the Palace Hotel with the attached Emery Roth designed ugly monolith.
Day 1,993 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day one year ago (1,628): Amsterdam.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back home but still running like the devil. At least the light is good so I’m capturing whatever is available in passing. Let me know if you’re getting tired of these.
Day 1,799 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 703): Hong Kong.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Not a whole lot going on here to day. I hit the street with my camera and tried to generate some excitement, without much success.
Day 1,748 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day four three years ago (day 652): Lamu, converted from the original to black and white. Lamu was relatively safe three years ago but it’s in a bad neighborhood (15 miles or so from Somalia). Really a shame.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I spent a few hours on this uninspiring gray day wandering the streets of Midtown looking up. I’ve posted the best of the lot below.
By the way there was an article in BuzzFeed a few days ago featuring my “one photo every day for the rest of my life” project. Take a look.
Day 1,686 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,321): My camera.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – A couple from the street today. Taken with my Leica Monochrom and 1959 Leica Dual Range Summicron. The second images is three frames stitched.
On this day last year: Rabbit. A meal for one.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Out with the Leica Monochrom again today. I’m trying it out as an infrared camera – I strapped on an infrared filter and snapped a couple of dozen images. This isn’t really practical because the filter needs 10 stops additional exposure – the camera evidently has very good infrared filtering. Here’s an example:
Back to normal:
Film from a few weeks ago:
On this day last year: Todds.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – You may have noticed that I’ve been shooting with a Sony Nex-7 and Leica lenses for the past three weeks. I decided today to return to my Leica M 9 for a quick comparision. The first thing I noticed was that the Leica seemed heavy and the shutter release seemed rough and noisy compared to the Nex-7 (!!). No kidding. The Leica. But it’s also a pleasure to focus in good light and the frame lines are really a terrific way to see – not a surprise since I’ve been shooting Leica Ms for most of my life. I spent the day looking up at facades with a 35mm Summilux lens. What I noticed when I got the images home is the files are supurb. Mostly in focus and well-exposed. Beautifully detailed and nuanced. The old M9 body still has some life in it. I really do like the 18 meg files produced by the Leica more than the 24 meg files produced by the Nex-7. Here are a couple of examples.
On this day last year: attractive woman at the Knick.
