NEW YORK NEW YORK – There’s some stuff looming on my calendar – Maria’s birthday and our anniversary fall back to back at the end of this month. I’ve tried to break the pattern of last minute shopping for gifts, so here I am hard at work shopping. Leica Monochrom and Leica 50mm Dual Range Summicron.
A brick wall from earlier in the day.
On this day one year ago: appropriated.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Even the Monochrom can’t eliminate bad days. Here’s it is using a 24mm Leica Summilux lens. The film look gives this otherwise pedestrian image a little bit of grit.
On this day last year: Lever House.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Out with the Leica Monochrom again today. I’m trying it out as an infrared camera – I strapped on an infrared filter and snapped a couple of dozen images. This isn’t really practical because the filter needs 10 stops additional exposure – the camera evidently has very good infrared filtering. Here’s an example:
Back to normal:
Film from a few weeks ago:
On this day last year: Todds.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – More productive work with my Leica Monochrom. (By the way that’s the way Leica spells it.) I’ve shot rolls of T-Max 100 and Ilford Delta 100 (with my M4) of X-Rite color checker and of real landscapes. The comparison with the Monochrom has helped be devise presets in Lightroom that provide a more film-like, less digital look. Some examples:
On this day last year: hallway.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m loving my Leica Monochrom. In post processing I’ve been experimenting with some film looks to pretty good effect. Here are some examples from today all taken with the Monochrom and my 55-year old 50mm Dual Range Summicron.
I look for construction sites and vacant lots that create views through blocks that don’t exist otherwise and won’t exist for very long. Here’s the New York Life building – three frames stitched in Photoshop.
Morning light in our dining room.
On this day last year: fire pit. Color!
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well, here we are in front of the Seagrams Building. A typical hangout for me. I often have meetings in the area and the plaza between the Seagrams Building and the Racquet and Tennis Club is one of the great urban spaces in the country. The plaza is presently featuring sculpture by John Chamberlain – works that look like they are made of crumpled up aluminum foil, but on a really large scale. Here’s one taken with my every-present Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summilux lens:
On this day last year: Matthew Marks Gallery.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I dropped Francesca off at Hospital for Special Surgery to get the bones in her foot screwed back together. carrying my Leica Monochrom and a 50 mm Summilux lens. Remember this thing records only black and white and offers more resolution and better high ISO performance than the Leica M9.
From the hospital:
Walking back, two frames stitched:
On the East River:
A test shot taken out my window with an orange filter in front of the lens.
On this day one year ago: Pizza. a lonely guy moment.
