ANTIGUA – We had thunderstorms this afternoon and thus attractive clouds and a rainbow. Maria hid out on the beach under her hat. Here you go:
Day 1,569 of my daily exposure exercise: one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago:
the Majestic.
ANTIGUA – We haven’t been to Antigua for years. Actually decades. This was one of the stops on our Caribbean tour on our honeymoon. We’ve come down here for a week to escape the unpleasant weather in New York and Connecticut. Here’s some foam in the surf in the very late afternoon. Don’t expect much from me here. Remember that I fall apart visually in the tropics.
Day 1,568 of my long-running on photo a day project.
On this day last year: On the way to Tobago Cays. Tough day on the way to Tobago Cays.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Cold and clear today. Icy. Here’s the Union Club on Park Avenue and steam venting into the very cold air. I didn’t recognize this image in my first pass editing the day’s work. I came back to it in desperation, but it came out quite well. It’s the image that I was looking for shooting steam vents.
Taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summilux.
This is my 1,567th day of my daily photo blog.
On this day one year ago: Basil Charles.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – We saw an apartment in Chelsea this morning that Francesca is interested in. Then I walked to the office. My Fitbit objective is 14,000 steps a day which I can achieve if I walk, rather than take a taxi or subway. Walking also provides photo opportunities. So here we are with the Empire State Building and Citicorp Center reflected in the Lipstick Building. Both caught in good light with my Leica Monochrom and 75mm Asph. Summicron. Several frames (many frames in the case of the Lipstick Building) stitched.
Day 1,566 of one photograph a day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year: Mustique. From Firefly.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I went out today with a 1939 Carl Zeiss Jena 85mm F2.0 lens. This lens had a fabulous reputation back then. I managed to fit it onto my Sony Alpha 7 using no fewer than thee adapter (Zeiss rangefinder to Leica screw mount; Leica screw mount to Leica M, and Leica M to Sony E mount). It actually works and stopped down to f11 the lens is as sharp as a modern lens. Wide open it has lovely “bokeh”. The qualities are illustrated in the two images below which don’t have much merit otherwise.
Day 1,565 of my daily photo blog.
On this day four years ago: Mustique. On this particular day I’ve been in the Caribbean in each of the past four years. As a photographer I struggle with the tropics. There’s not much of of visual interest in Paradise. So I’ve reached back four years for a rainy day in Mustique.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – It’s literally too cold to go out. So I collected a couple of candidates for shot of the day from around the house, taking breaks from sitting in front of a fire and reading. Here’s a plate on a wall in the kitchen. It’s from New Mexico, from the Acoma Pueblo which produces brilliant art. Taken with my Sony Alpha 7 and a Leica Summicron lens.
Day 1,564 of my daily photo blog. Some people call these “phlogs”.
On this day two years ago: The Birds.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – Forgive me. I went out on snowshoes to photograph today but it was cold. Really cold. My fingers were sufficiently cold despite my gloves that I couldn’t really operate Leica Monochrom. I came back after 20 minutes or so and only got a few images. Here we go with two frames stitched.
Day 1,563 of my daily photo blog.
On this day two years ago: Magic light in Naples Florida.
