NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well today was a . . . walk in the park.
Day 1,663 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,298): Park-like setting.
Monday May 5, 2014
Category: Urban
Sunday May 4, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Spring crowds its way into my field of view.
Day 1,662 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 932): Nocti.
Friday May 2, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – An uninspiring day for uninspiring pictures. These seemed like a couple of “more of the same” images as I processed them, but up on the web they look ok to me. Who knows. Some of the images that I have felt the least conviction about have turned out to be widely like (and vice versa for sure).
Day 1,660 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day four years ago (day 199): Early morning through a 5″ Astro-Physics refracting telescope. Originally posted in color.
Thursday May 1, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – More today on the theme Spring color in black and white. It’s hard not to respond to nature strutting its stuff in this urban environment. Doing it in black and white makes it a little less mundane. Taken with my f.95 Noctilux lens and an neutral density filter so I could shoot wide open. This gives me very narrow depth of field and the Nocti’s characteristic “bokeh” – the character of the out of focus parts of the image made by it.
Day 1,659 of one picture a day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 929): Maria reviews her notes.
Wednesday April 30, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well, today is my birthday. I don’t like making a big deal of these anniversaries so we had a small family dinner out at Maialino, Danny Meyer’s displaced Roman Tratoria on Gramercy Park. I caught more tulips (i’ll soon get over this) in the rain, and then Alexander and Baby V at dinner. It was dark at Maialino so I brought my f.95 Noctilux and of course my Leica Monochrom.
Day 1,658 on one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day one year ago (day 1,293): Wiggly building.
Monday April 28, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – On the street (actually Lexington Avenue in the 40s) during the Manhattan golden hour. I’ve been pursuing the Chrysler Building for years. Here it is again. I found myself in Brooklyn this afternoon, at our daughter’s new apartment on Remsen Street. The view from her roof North.
Day 1,656 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 560}: the view from Dewey Lebouf.
Thursday April 24, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I have discussed in the past the “golden hour” as it occurs in Manhattan. It’s not the period immediately after sunrise or immediately before sunset (as it is our in the real landscape) – at those times its too dark on the street for effective “cityscape” images. The best times of day at this time of year are actually around 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon when you have a rich interplay of shadows and reflections.
Out in the real landscape I’ve learned that when a golden hour occurs just stop and photograph whatever is at hand. It doesn’t matter what it is. It will look great. You’re photographing the light, not objects around you. The same applies in urban settings. When a golden hour happens just start shooting. I usually look up. Here I’ve done it again. Let me know if you are getting tired of these.
Day 1,652 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,287): GM Building.
