Monday May 30, 2011 (Memorial Day)

NEW PRESTON, CONNECTICUT – Here’s the New Preston Congregational Church captured in profile with my Alpa TC, 36mm Schneider lens and 60 meg Hasselblad digital back. I’ve been here before with a camera – a full frontal view is the subject of my post for November 7, 2009 – in one of the early shots in my ongoing project on Churches in Litchfield County.

New Preston Congregational Church
New Preston Congregational Church

On this day one year ago: Boating on Lake Waramaug in our 1956 Chris Craft.

1956 Chris Craft

Sunday May 29, 2011

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I explored another rainy day in Connecticut with my Hasselblad and a 300mm lens. This combination is a handful and really requires a solid tripod – hand holding is out of the question. I particularly like the way that the Hasselblad renders greens. Here is a three frames stitch for an amazing 130 megs in pixel dimensions.

After  the rain
After the rain

This is another focus stack – nine images combined in Helicon Focus.

After the Rain II
After the Rain II

On this day one year ago: Lunch in Connecticut.

Marry Jo
Mary Jo

Thursday May 26, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – More work sorting through my medium format kit. Here is a test shot outside of Fotocare in New York of a Rodenstock 43mm lens on my Alpa. The Rodenstock had a fair amount of linear distortion, which isn’t evident in this picture because I used an Alpa plugin for Photoshop that corrects lens distortion.

22nd Street
22nd Street

On this day last year: Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie Hall

Wednesday May 25, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – I had a productive day walking from my office to our apartment via Central Park, so I’m posting multiple images; all taken with my Leica M9. Here is a sunbather on Sherman’s statue in the Plaza taken with my Leica and a 90mm lens.

General Sherman's statue in the Grand Army Plaza
General Sharman's statue in the Grand Army Plaza

The Metropolitan Club. Founded by JP Morgan for his steel baron clients who couldn’t get into the Union Club. Captures with my Leica and a 90mm lens.

The Metropolitan Club
The Metropolitan Club

A lazy summer afternoon shot in Central Park with my Leica and a 90mm lens.

A lazy summer afternoon
A lazy summer afternoon

Finally, the Metropolitan Museum. Three frames stitched shot with my Leica and a 35mm Summilux lens.

Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum

On this day last year: Party at Gus’s.

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