Category: Landscape

Thursday November 21, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday November 28, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I got up early and walked down Park Avenue — my morning commute — to a day of meetings. I got sunrise out our window with a Leica M and 280mm lens (which is fussy to use because focus is critical and it demands good tripod technique), more sunrise on Park Avenue with my Leica Monochrom, and a grid within a grid out the window of a conference room later in the day with my iPhone. I’ve posted them in reverse order because I like the grid image best.

On this day last year: The Grenadines.

Tags Manhattan, Park Avenue, Sunrise

Landscape Urban

Wednesday November 20, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday November 27, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A clear beautiful day. My kind of day to get out and find some light and shadows, but I’m house-bound because of professional commitments. I took an hour’s break with a telephoto lens out my window. I don’t often shoot with long lenses. This is a 280mm Leica lens made for the Leica R but used on my Leica M with an adapter. The M lets you focus through the lens with an electronic viewfinder but this lens is very demanding in terms of focus accuracy and good tipod technique. Here’s a sample.

On this day one year ago: Mustique rocks.

Tags Manhattan

Landscape Urban

Tuesday November 19, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday November 26, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – On foot on Park Avenue today with my Leica Monochrom and Luxocron lens. Pretty typical stuff, but not bad.

On this day one year ago: At Basil’s bar.

Tags Manhattan, Park Avenue

Landscape Urban

Monday November 18, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday November 25, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – One characteristic of Leica shooters is that we are likely to have multiple versions of the 50mm standard focal length lens. In my case I’ve lost count – six or seven – with the oldest dating to the mid-1930s and the newest being the f2.0 Summicron Asph. which is backordered and difficult to find. Today I’m shooting with a 1958 dual range Summicron which I have had modified for use on digital Leica M cameras. This is the classic Leica lens. Here’s what it’s images looks like:

On this day last year: Mustique.

Tags Manhattan, Park Avenue

Landscape

Sunday November 17, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday November 24, 2013

WARREN CONNECTICUT – A rainy day. I guess this is what we’ve been saving for. Out with my Monochrom and 18mm lens catching rain and fog with a wide lens. Visually it’s hard to make headway against the sameness of days like this. Here are three tries:

On this day one year ago: Maria in repose.

Tags Autumn, Connecticut, Rain

Abstract Landscape Urban

Saturday November 16, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Saturday November 23, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – More with the 18mm lens. I’ve decided to shoot straight up for a week. I mean really straight up – using a spirit level in the camera’s accessory shoe to orient it. Here’s one in our courtyard, again with the Leica Monochrom and 18mm Super-Elmar Asph.

On this day last year: James Beard Gala.

Tags 1185 Park Avenue, Manhattan, Park Avenue

Landscape Urban

Friday November 15, 2013

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday November 22, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’ve been a bit dull in the past few days. The baby Sony is convenient but it lacks charisma and just doesn’t move me. In a project like this (one photograph a day for the rest of my life) a switch in approach can help break out of the doldrums, so I switched back to my Leica Monochrom, this time with a very wide lens, the marvelous Leica 18mm Super-Elmar Asph. I’m using it with a level in the accessory shoe (to help avoid weird wide-angle distortions) instead of a viewfinder. Shooting with the lens I can point in a general direction and just assume that it gets everything. I like shooting wide. Sometimes I worry that it’s a gimmick but this really has helped me to get out of a rut and back into my groove.

On this day last year: An abstraction in our offices. I took this last year with my Monochrom and a Dual Range Summichron lens from 1958. Of course I’m reminded of what a charming lens this is. I may turn to it next.

Tags 1185 Park Avenue