Woody Campbell

MANHATTAN – We saw the remarkable The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay at the Metropolitan Opera today. It’s simply the most amazing production that I’ve ever seen on a stage anywhere. During a break we found ourselves standing near the marble plaque pictured in this post. Growing up in Salt Lake City the Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts were my first exposure to opera and the start of a life-long interest. Here’s what Claude says about the Texaco broadcasts:

The Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts were the long-running live radio transmissions of Saturday matinee performances from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, sponsored by Texaco from 1940 to 2004. This sponsorship marks the longest continuing corporate broadcast partnership in American radio and television history, making the broadcasts a preeminent cultural tradition in the U.S.

Day 5,830 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Looking back exactly 15 years to a view of South Street Seaport. Day 351 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

NEW PRESTON CONNECTICUT – I stopped for a moment to enjoy the lovely light in a cemetery here.

Day 5,829 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Looking back four years to Oliver and Gigi. A serious infraction of my “no cute kids” rule. Day 4,368 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – We found ourselves at a Bonfire of the Vanities themed benefit for the Washington CT Library.  Shot with my Leica Q3 43 – the face recognition autofocus feature is actually handy is situations like this.

Day 5,828 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Lookking back exactly 13 years to the beach. September 27, 2012.  Day 1,080 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

MANHATTAN – Sometimes it just pays to have a camera with you. Walking at random around I came across some wall art in an incongruous place in lovely mottled light.

Day 5,827 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

More mottled light. Looking back 11 years to a portrait of Lois. September 26, 2014.  Day of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

MANHATTAN – In our apartment here I caught one more image with my Leica Q3 before going to bed.  Day 5826 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Looking back exactly ten years to Alcatraz. I can’t remember what exactly I was doing there. September 25, 2015.  Day 2,173 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

WARREN CONNECTICUT – A big rabbit on Rabbit Hill Road. Shot with my phone.

Day 5825 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Looking back exactly three years to all cleaned up after developing film. September 24, 2022. Day 4729 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I had some flu-like symptoms today so my creative energy was muted. I caught this image with my phone to avoid striking out entirely.

Day 5824 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

Looking back exactly three years to another image taken with the Rollei. Hydrangeas on Sepember 23, 2022. I don’t often shoot with film in my daily photo project. The time that it takes to develop and scan film makes it hard to keep my postings current, and film provides no means of reliably and accurately documenting that exact date of an image. The date the image is scanned shows up on the digital images’ EXIF data, which I edit to the exposure date, a process that is ok for an occasional image, but isn’t practical for a truly daily practice.

Day 4728 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.