Saturday April 9, 2016

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Maria is in London and I’m on my own here. This is actually a good day to experiment in the kitchen: I’ve been working with “utility” cuts of beef recently. Hanger steak cooked sous vide and flash seared was a major hit a couple of months ago (hanger steak has unfortunately gotten to be as expensive as sirloin because it one of the best fillers for fajitas). Today the local market had a tri-tip, which turned out to be less flavorful than the hanger.

Tri-tip is used in a style of cooking over an open fire called Santa Maria Barbecue (Santa Maria is in California’s Central Valley). The tri-tip cooked sous vide at 134 degrees for three hours (salted in the bag for a couple of hours before cooking) and then dried and flash seared on a smoking hot iron skillet. Tasty but not worth the effort. What I learned today is that tri-tip isn’t worth a voyage to Santa Maria.

Today’s image is my sous vide circulator. I didn’t get out much.

Day 2368 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Day 2368 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Sous Vide

On this day six years ago (day 177): Street at night

Day 177 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
94th Street at night

Thursday March 17, 2016

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I sent my Monochrom to Leica for service today – it’s been over a year and it has had some very hard use so it’s time for a CLA (clean, lubricate and adjust). I decided to buy a second Monochrom as a backup – I found a very lightly used one from a reliable dealer. The new camera arrived today so I spent an hour putting it through its paces. It’s fine.

Later in the day I caught an alley with it.

Day 2345 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Day 2345 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Alley
Day 2345 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Lens test
Day 2345 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Lens test

On this day last year (day 1980): Thornwillow Press

Thornwillow Press
Thornwillow Press

Thursday March 3, 2016

ANTIGUA – Well here we are, the last day in Paradise. Actually a dreaded travel day, which those of you who follow these pages will recognize as a real challenge for me. Here’s a snap shot before we left.

Day 2331 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Day 2331 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Last day in paradise

On this day last year (day 1965): Columbus Circle

Day 1965 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Columbus Circle

Sunday February 21, 2016

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Shooting wide today inside the house where I’m very busy preparing for meetings next week.

Day 2320 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Day 2320 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Living room
Day 2320 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
Entry hall

On this day six years ago (day 129): Walpac New Jersey shot in infrared. I’ve been doing this for a while.

Day 129 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life
Walpack New Jersey