UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 414 – Travel days are hard for me as a daily photo blog guy. My gear is compacted into travel order so I do a lot with my iPhone. Here’s a surprise: there were major God-rays as we climbed out over the Central Valley from San Francisco.
This is day 1,562 in an unbroken string on my daily photo blog.
On this day one year ago: Third Avenue.
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA – I drove back here early – the sky was poor for landscape so I decided to spend the day walking San Francisco. Here is a mini-gallery of images with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm standard lens. Sorry about the number of images. Editing is difficult without the passage of a bit more time, which provides perspective. Many of the images are stitches; the first is actually composed of 10 separate exposures.
I lived in San Francisco for a year back in the day. It’s changed surprisingly little. South of Market has gentrified a bit but the tenderloin has moved north to the area behind the St. Francis Hotel and appears to be more robust than ever.
Day 1,561 in an unbroken string of at least one photo every day.
On this day last year: The Diner.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK CALIFORNIA – A long day of shooting here, starting with a sunrise in the valley, then a visit to the Sequoias, and finally a sunset. I shot with a lot of equipment so I won’t bother with a summary. I’m putting up a mini gallery here because I really haven’t been able to decide on one single image.
Day 1,559 of an unbroken string of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day one year ago: In the barn.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK CALIFORNIA – We came here hoping to photograph Yosemite in the snow. Guess what. California is in the grip of one of the worst droughts in history. There’s no snow. Not a flake. Mid-day temperatures are in the high 50s. It is nonetheless a pleasure to have the park relatively to ourselves – Yosemite is overrun by tourists in the summer – there is actually smog in the valley. This was a very productive day with images along the Merced River. Taken with a variety of equipment including my Leica S2 medium format camera, my Leica Monocrom and a Sona A7 outfitted to wear Leica M lenses.
Day 1,558 of one foto every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year: Rose:
CHINESE CAMP CALIFORNIA – A ghost town/refuge for those living off the grid. Not the friendliest town that I’ve ever been in. Chinese Camp is a gold rush town settled in the mid 1850s and is reputedly the site of the first Tong war in the US. All images with my Leica S2 medium format camera.
Day 1,557 of one photograph a day for the rest of my life.
On this day one year ago: Litchfield Church.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back on my home turf with my Leica Monochrom in Central Park. A pretty hackneyed image.
Day 1,554 of one picture every day for the rest of my life
On this day one year ago: Dallas training center.
PONTE VEDRA FLORIDA – Well I’m finally resorting to photographing grass. What can you do in a tropical paradise? Taken with my Leica Monochrom and Luxochron lens.
Day 1,553 of on picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day one year ago: Dallas Cowboys/a>.
