NEW YORK NEW YORK – I spent the morning in Central Park and midtown Manhattan with my Alpa TC, Phase One Back and Rodenstock 32mm lens. Spring is here. Really. The city is in bloom for a few precious weeks. I hate doing anything other than photograph this time of year, but of course pictures of spring flowers is probably not my strongest body of work.
On this day one year ago: Maria and Bunny.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – My iPhone’s capabilities as a camera continue to impress me. This little guy is always available and produces surprisingly capable results. Somewhere along the line it developed a little camera icon on the lock screen which permits you to take a picture without entering your password – a major plus for the spur of the moment shots. I spent part of the morning pressing the iPhone felt against store windows. I caught nice light in a conference room in the afternoon.
On this day last year: Birches.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – The Garuda again. This time a portrait. An ugly little guy. Taken with my alpa max and a 120mm Schneider lens, with about 6 degrees of tilt.
On this day one year ago: Marine Corps benefit.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well here I am, on Third Avenue, with my iPhone stuffed into a bush with one solitary leaf. I’ve got a wide angle supplemental lens on it. Apart from it’s advantage of always being with you this thing can get really close.
On this day one year ago: an event at ICE.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m using the big camera (the Alpa with the Phase One back) for snapshots. It actually works pretty well – I zone focus, the light is pretty consistent outdoors so one or two exposure setting suffice and I keep it cocked and ready to shoot.
The big files permit extensive computer manipulation, in this case an aggressive perspective correction:
On this day one year ago: Sunrise out an airplane window. A very unpromising idea that came out very well.
LAS VEGAS NEVADA – I’ve chosen not to dwell on the looniness of this place – it’s been amply documented by others. Here we have an image caught with my Sony Nex-7 while leaving town.
On this day last year: Portland Oregon parking lot.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – I’m here to attend a press conference announcing the nominees for the 2012 James Beard Awards. We take this show on the road every year – if you page back to March 2011 you’ll find that we did this in Portland Oregon in 2011, and in New Orleans in 2010. Las Vegas seems less creepy than I remember. It may be that the vices that people choose to engage in here seem innocent relative to the amount of real evil in the world these days. I traveled with my Sony Nex-7 and a small selection of Leica M-mount lenses. This is with the Voigltander 16mm.
On this day one year ago: a lazy out my window. Not every day can be great.
