NEW YORK NEW YORK – I went today with a tripod and my large Alpa, the Alpa Max, to explore Riverside Park and the George Washington Bridge. My start was delayed by personal errand – by the time I got into things the golden light was gone and the light was rathe uninteresting. I’ve posted some examples anyway.
On this day one year ago: Lipstick.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Francesca has a new hat. This and the Triborough Bridge shot at the golden hour (which is particularly golden this time of year) were shot with my Panasonic GH-2. This is my kit for snapshots and for long lenses.
On this day one year ago: kitchen reorganization.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – As you might expect this is an emotionally flat day for me after all of the excitement of the wedding. My mojo is elsewhere. It’s gone into hiding. I hope it’s not gone forever. But I threw my Alpa into a small bag and soldiered on. I caught this at Citicorp Center on my way to the office. Everyone is alone, facing away from everyone else. Everyone is an island. That’s what life is like sans mojo. A lucky shot. Odd how you can do well at something regardless of your state of mind by just doing it daily.
The Alpa (with an 80 meg medium format back) is very demanding of technique when used handheld. At 80 megs of resolution a bit of camera movement was plainly evident in this image. I down-rezed the file to 24 megs – the file size produced by a high end Canon or Nikon – and the jitters disappeared.
On this day last year: a fixer-upper.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – I found myself on the West Side for lunch. I captured this with my Alpa on my walk back to the office.
On this day one year ago: Lexington Avenue Subway.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – We took a walk today in the West 20s shooting an Alp TC and 3mm Schneider lens.
On this day last year: Early fall in Connecticut.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – We drove across the valley to visit our friend and neighbor Tim Angevine, who owns a Christmas tree farm and is playing an important role in preserving the rural character of Warren. His family used to be in the egg business – here’s a shot of his chicken coop – We’ve also done this as a panorama which will periodically appear as the banner for this site. Taken with my Alpa TC and a 72mm Schneider lens.
On this day last year: Early Autumn.
SHANGHAI – Back in Pudong for some images from the early morning. This is a travel day, usually a disaster for my photo-a-day project, but my departure time is a civilized noon, so I had time to get out in the good morning light before going to the airport.
20 hours later, but still Saturday, we’re back in Connecticut in time to catch a sunset with my Alpa:
On this day last year: Out my window. I’ve taken quite a few of these. I have to resolve to stop it. Or find a new window.
