NEW YORK NEW YORK – I spent the day rushing around on some personal missions. I managed to capture the shell of a former armory as I passed it (it wasn’t that difficult) in ok light. Some days are worse than others.
Day 2287 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On the other had on past January 19s I’ve found some spectacular images. I’ve chosen one from last years trip to India – on this day last year (day 1992): Old Delhi
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS – Here again and still shooting with legacy Carl Zeiss Jena lenses. Today I strapped the tiny 2.8 cm (28mm) f8.0 Tessar from 1937 onto my Sony 7rii. The best image of the day was a shadow selfie with security camera, but because of the difficulty of managing and shooting with this odd lens it was slightly out of focus. It’s ok at web resolution so I’ve presented here flaws and all. Also some images of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank in brutalist light. Did I mention that turning the Sony color images into something that looks like my work is a huge time sink.
Day 2281 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 90): Poets Walk, Central Park. A common tourist shot for a good reason, reasonably well executed here. One of the commenters on Twitter on this image referred to The Third Man, the fabulous film noir from 1949. Indeed this film has been an important influence on my visual style. Ironic that I’m shooting now with lenses from that era.
NEW YORK NEW YORK and WARREN CONNECTICUT – I’m shooting today with an antique lens, a Carl Zeiss Jena 5 cm f1.5 Sonnar from 1936. Both of today’s images are stitches from multiple frames.
Day 2276 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1180): Santa Monica
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Not much happening image wise today. Here’s another bit of New York street with the 50mm 1936 Carl Zeiss Jena lens.
Day 2274 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 83): Empire State Building.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Still shooting with the 35mm Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar from the 1930s.
Day 2273 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1543): Long view
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Out again with the old lenses. Today I’m shooting with a Carl Zeiss Jena 3.5 cm f2.8 Biogen from 1937. Pre-war Zeiss lenses quote focal lengths in centimeters, rather than millimeters – this is a 35 mm lens. It was about as wide as things got back then. I have 28mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar from 1937, but its maximum aperture (f8.0) and tendency to flare make it a bit of an odd ball. The 3.5cm lens that I’m using today is uncoated so it’s prone to flair but produces lovely transparent shadows. A real winner in the high contrast world of Manhattan. Today I found myself on Lexington Avenue in the 50s with Citicorp Center acting as a gigantic reflector.
Day 2272 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1542): Looking up on 94th Street
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Another day of rushing around trying to get things done post-Antigua and pre-Christmas.
I captured an alley with my Sony 7Rii.
Day 2259 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On his day 2 years ago (day 1529): Fog on Lake Waramaug
