WARREB CONNECTICUT – Shooting around home with my Leica Monochrom.
Day 2501 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1405): Paris.
Saturday August 20, 2016
Category: Landscape
Friday August 19, 2016
WARREN CONNECTICUT – Some birches and firms found there way into my path for the day. There may be a few too many of these on these pages. The hope that I may achieve an insight as to how the make these interesting springs eternal.
Day 2500 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life. Twenty-five hundred days without a miss. Now there’s a landmark.
On this day last year (day 2135): Smoke
Thursday August 18, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – This was one of those distracted days where I’m just hanging onto this photo a day thing my fingertips. But back to my Leica at least even the mundane images look pretty good.
Day 2499 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1403}: La Armée
Tuesday August 16, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Another day with my Sony, getting OK results shooting the native 50mm lens. I took a ton of images, which result in a ton of work in post.
Day 2497 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 671): flatiron.
Sunday August 14, 2016
WASHINGTON and NEW MILFORD CONNECTICUT – More work with my SONY, including a visit to the Harts Gallery in New Milford.
Day 2495 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1399: Park Avenue
Friday August 12, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Day two with my Sony, converting to black and white. Nothing great here but it’s not the camera’s fault.
Day 2493 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 667): Manhattan in good light.
Thursday August 11, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m shooting with different equipment for the next week. I’ve become very concerned about Leica service, particularly through their New Jersey service center. In April I sent Leica: my 50mm Summicron Asph. lens for cleaning, lubrication and adjustment (after three years of hard, daily service – this why I’m shooting with different 50mm lenses now); my 135mm for “six bit coding” (a routine Leica service); and my new second Monochrom body to have the frame lever replaced because it had fallen off. Here we are in mid-August and these items still haven’t been returned. Only pro-forma communications. They don’t return email. You can’t leave a voicemail message because their voice mailbox is full. This is frustrating enough that I’m considering alternatives to Leica.
Starting today for a week I’ll be shooting a Sony a7rii, the current leader among mirrorless “SLRs”. The terrific thing about it is that adapters exist for almost every type of lens ever made, so it opens a broad range of legacy glass. It has a good 42 meg sensor that delivers resolution comparable to the Leica Monochrom. I own this camera for the occasions when I absolutely need to shoot color, when I really need autofocus, for odd legacy lenses (like my rangefinder Carl Zeiss lenses from the ’30s and ’40s) and when I need a backup. I’ll converting images to black and white.
Here is my first day’s effort with the Sony, starting in the kitchen as I defamiliarize myself with the Sony’s overly complex controls.
Day 2492 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1763): Classic.
