NEW YORK NEW YORK – A truly crappy day. Out my window with a Leica Monochrom.
On this day last year: Faux percolated.
Wednesday February 27, 2013
Category: Landscape
Monday February 25, 2013
NEW YORK NEW YORK – We went to a book signing party for Bob Forbes latest book Beast Friends Forever, his third collaboration with Ronald Searle. Taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Noctilux lens.
On this day last year: fish trailer.
Saturday February 23, 2013
WARREN CONNECTICUT – A gray day with freezing rain. I drove to the Washington Club beach on Lake Waramaug to capture the grayness. Still shooting with my Leica Monochrom and f.95 Noctilux lens. The Nocti is not the most obvious lens to use in daylight but it is critically sharp and has a lovely signature. My shots across the lake are not entirely successful. Three frames stitched.
On this day last year: 5 MA.
Friday February 22, 2013
WARREN CONNECTICUT – Still shooting the 24mm Summichron on my Leica Monochrom. Here I’m experimenting with hand holding it in cloud-obscured moonlight at ISO 10,000.
On this day last year: Dinner for two.
Wednesday February 20, 2013
NEW YORK NEW YORK – A day for abstractions. I fit photography around practicing law today, finding mostly abstractions. Shot with my Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summicron version IV lens (aka “the bokeh king”). Below you will see a long exposure from a taxi moving up Park Avenue, a “Where’s Waldo?” looking painting in an office and a piece of sculpture at Lever House.
On this day last year: Gasparilla range light.
Monday February 18, 2013
WARREN CONNECTICUT – I’ve been working a lot recently with my fastest lenses, my Leica 50mm Noctilux (f.95) and my Leica 24mm Summilux (f1.4). I often shoot the 24mm with a .9 neutral density filter which permits it to be used wide open in daylight. The rendering is lovely, turning mundain subjects into magic:
On this day one year ago: Purple Heart.
Sunday February 17, 2013
WARREN CONNECTICUT – I decided to push shooting in the dark as far is it can go -more exploration in the dark with my Leica Monochrom and 24mm Summilux lens. This is hand held shooting straight up. This looks boring but is actually quite revealing – star images can be used to diagnose lens quality issues (actually star images are the classic tool for these purposes). In this case examination of the detailed star images in the corner of the frame reveal “seagull” shaped stars, which indicates uncorrected coma.
On this day one year ago: Good gas. From Gasparilla island.
