WARREN CONNECTICUT – A distracted day here without much going on visually. Lovely light but I had trouble getting into the moment.
Day 2,871 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 2,141): 345 Park Avenue.
BRONX NEW YORK – We stopped in the Bronx on the way to Connecticut to visit the Dale Chihuly works in the New York Botanical Garden. I’d seen this installation in the daytime. See Chihuly sculpture. The idea on this trip was to catch it at might. Chihuly is sensational – he speaks importunely with his own unique voice. Like James Turrell, another favorite artist of ours, Chihuly works in his own medium away from New York and Los Angels. An amazing evening.
Day 2,870 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 2,139): Apple Store at the Plaza. This is now al closed off for construction of a new Apple Store.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I spent the day at the computer processing eclipse images in Photoshop and Lightroom – so my image for the day is of . . . my computer. Still coming down off of the eclipse high.
Day 2,869 od one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day seven years ago (day 312): Crossing the Mara River. This know by the guides as the “BBC crossing” because its where BBC camera crews come when the need footage of a crossing. This is a re-edit
NEW YORK NEW YORK – More head shots at Maria’s office.
Day 2,868 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day seven years ago (day 311): Maasai boys
COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA – We flew here with a party of friends this morning to observe the solar eclipse. What a remarkable experience. This is my third eclipse: one in Norfolk VA on March 1970 and one in Queen Mauds Land, Antarctica on February 7, 2008. Columbia is a bit more convenient and comfortable than Antarctica.
I was deeply moved by the experience – I’m fortunate to have the capacity to get to Columbia and fortunate to have the means to photograph the eclipse. The best image of the lot is the solar corona, which is an HDR composite of eight bracketed shots. I was amazed to see that the final image showed the surface of the moon. The image reflects several days of work in post on my part. Here you go.
Day 2,867 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
In this day seven years ago (day 310): Kenya gets intense
WARREN CONNECTICUT – Yesterday we received an invitation to join some friends who are chartering an aircraft tomorrow to fly to Columbia, South Carolina to view the total solar eclipse. That provoked a flurry of activity on my part, mainly foraging through our barn to sort out a lot of long-stored stuff: an Astro-Physics German equatorial telescope mount, my beloved Astro-Physics Traveller telescope (105 mm aperture f6.4), a Herschel wedge for viewing the sun, and various tripods, Barlows, adapters, batteries and other odds and ends. I got the setup running with some effort and used it to prove the concept that I still know how to image the sun. I’m shooting with my Sony A7rii, because it’s light (so very little weight burden on the telescope) and it adapts easily. The sun was interesting because we’re in an active sunspot cycle. Having got my shots and proved the point, I packed up for tomorrow’s flight.
Day 2,866 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day four years ago (day 1,405): The Tiepolo doesn’t fit.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – I spent some time in the kitchen today preparing for a dinner party.
Day 2,965 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
In this day three years ago (day 1,769): Maria checks out the Rioja
