NEW YORK NEW YORK – A perfect early Autumn day. I had a meeting in offices above Bryant Park and captured a view of the park (three frames stitched) and the inside of the offices with my Leica Monochrom and Luxochron lens. Here you go:
Remember my post on Mallomar Season. It’s here! Note the follow display at Fairway:
On this day one year ago: Staten Island ferry.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – My desktop. This lets you know where I am. Leica Monochrom and Luxochron lens.
On this day last year: Overpass. A decently high mojo image.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – You may remember that a couple of weeks back I suffered a monumental toothache, which caused me to reconsider my photo equipment for days when I’m sick or otherwise out of it. This blog project requires that I take at least one credible photograph every day for the rest of my life, even when I don’t feel like it. The Leica M style camera that i shoot with most of the time is too demanding in terms of concentration and being in the visual moment for those really bad days. So I’m spending the week with my Sony RX 100 Mk II. It has the advantage in a social or professional setting of being more conventional looking – less geeky and eccentric – than my Leica gear. It’s very, very good in terms of image quality, focus speed and accuracy and high ISO performance. It may even have a little bit of mojo. I’ve set it up as a “dummy camera” – fully automatic. I’m going to shoot with it all week to see what happens.
Fully automatic this camera’s default shutter speed settings in low light situations are a stop or two too low for me, giving me a bit of camera movement when shooting very quickly or offhand. Using this thing is actually going to take some practice. It raises the question of how I feel about interesting images that aren’t technically perfect. There may be a few of these, starting with the image below taken in Grand Central Terminal.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – This evening we had dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant, the Philip Johnson – Meis van der Rohe masterpiece near our office.
Here I am in the bathroom with its remarkable paneling; Google has not helped me identify to species of wood. Taken with my iPhone. Also a “look up” later in the evening taken with my Leica M.
On this day one year ago: Infrared with the Monochrom.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – From the lobby of 919 Third Avenue with my Leica M, converted to black and white after the fact.
On this day one year ago: Takeout.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – September is one of the busiest months of the year for me professionally. I squeezed a shot of nice light on the interior of our house here with my Leica M and Luxochron lens. Converted to black and white in Lightroom with a preset that I’ve developed for the purpose.
On this day one year ago: Foot.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Ten years ago a friend of ours had a horse running in the Belmont Stakes (a few weeks earlier she had finished well in the Kentucky Derby). I bought a Panama hat for the occasion. Here it is, showing the effects of extensive travel and wear.
On this day last year: Out of focus friends.
