NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m continuing to experiment with my new Panasonic GH2. I walked down Lexington Avenue with it (an errand to pick up our dog from a haircut), taking images that I might have done with my Leica M9. Here’s a sample. The images are fine at web resolution, but don’t have the impact that the Leica files have when viewed close up or printed large.
On this day one year ago: Another errand – this one to Jean Silversmith.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I met a colleague for lunch at Ze Cafe, my new favorite lunch spot near my office. Shot with my Panasonic GH2.
On this day one year ago: Times Square at sunset.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Duvel Green? Not as bad as it looks – this Belgian beer is not actually green. Captured with my Leica M9 and a 90mm elmarit lens.
On this day one year ago: Joshua Tree National Park in the snow.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well here we are, still in the rain. Only today it’s heavy. Actually pouring for hours. I decided not to go out except to walk the dog. For my picture for the day I explored out my window with my Hasselblad H4D-60 with an HC 300mm lens and a 1.7x tele extender giving an effective focal length of 500mm (equivalent to 330mm in 35mm terms). This combination doesn’t work very well and Hasselblad doesn’t suggest otherwise. The camera doesn’t autofocus and optical quality is just ok – it looks fine a web resolution but really can’t be printed large. Based on some testing that I did a bit later image quality is better if you use the HC 300 without the tele extender and crop to achieve the 500mm point of view. Anyway, here’s the image:
On this day last year: Joshua Tree National Park. I rated this image poorly last year but on reflection I like it.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – We stayed in New York this weekend to catch up on some personal stuff and to attend an engagement party for the daughter of some long time friends. I’ve shifted my equipment line up a bit: I sold my Nikon gear and used the proceeds to buy my Alpa and a Panasonic GH2, which I’ll use for long lenses, low light and fast moving objects – similar to the Nikon but more compact and lower cost. I spent the morning sorting out the GH2 (which is in very short supply – I bought it from an individual on ebay at a slight premium to its list price). One of the nice things about it is that it uses Leica M lenses (with an adapter) and I have a lot of these. Here’s an image out my window taken with the GH2 and a Leica 135mm APO-Telyt lens. Two frames stitched.
On this day last year: Salvation Mountain – right next to Slab City, California.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Here’s the dark underside of the photo-a-day experience: sometimes you just don’t feel like it. I found myself walking in the Village today, coming back from a meeting at the James Beard House. I just wasn’t seeing well. Here’s the best of a bad lot – a tree shadow on West 12th Street.
On this day one year ago: an IR image from Indio California.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back in my comfort zone. A clear, cold sunny day in Manhattan with really good light and reflections.
One of the things that I like about this is the way the the building mimics Manhattan’s grid.
On this day one year ago: Barrego badlands.
