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Food and wine Street

Thursday June 14, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A truly splendid day for photography. I went out into the world with my Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Summicron. First to my final landscape class at ICP were I had a chance to shoot the class’s work. Then some quality outdoor urban time eating a sandwich in the plaza at 43rd Street and 6th Avenue. Then home to dress for dinner, in this case dress was white tie and tails, with some college classmates. Terrific chance to catch guys wearing penguin suits. Finally walking home at 10:30 I stopped to review the day’s images, and there were’t any. Wow. Colossal stupidity. Brobdingnagian blunder. I left home without a CF card in the camera. I captured nothing. The viewfinder had a warning but I didn’t notice it. This is the second time since I started this project that I’ve done this. Emphasizes the importance of basics. Load film in the camera. I always take an exposure before I leave home to check the camera, but not today.

What to do? Here I am on Madison Avenue at 10:30 with no picture for the day. Wait. My iPhone. It only has 10% charge left but that’s enough. I got one image through the window of EAT. That’s it, my image for the day.

Near disaster
Near disaster

On this day one year ago: Alum.

Allium Giganteum
Allium Giganteum
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Abstract

Wednesday June 13, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I get several calls a week that are “purse dials”. Probably my daughter. I’m a speed dial on her iPhone – as she bounces through life the phone in her purse is accidentally activated and directed to dial my number. When I pick it up I hear random background noise.

Today my iPhone did the equivalent only it took a pictures. I had been experimenting with an app that simulates various cameras – in this case I had set it to be a Hasselblad. It turns out that it gives you an images that replicates what you see in the viewfinder (which hs a distinctive cross in the middle) as opposed to what comes out on film (which has two distinctive notches in the corners). Somehow the iPhone took a picture aimed at nothing in particular. I was struck by the strength of the iPhone’s composition and the textures it caught. It’s not a bad photographer. I have no idea what this is.

Purse shot
Purse shot

On this day last year: walking the dog. The dog’s eye view.

Park Avenue
Park Avenue
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Interior Landscape

Tuesday June 12, 2012

BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS – My second day in this ancient Commonweath. I took a walk along the harbor with my Sony Nex-7 and Leica 24mm Summilux but didn’t come up with much. There were a few tired looking pedestrians and C+ light. The second image below proves that I was out there. The best shot of the day may have been in my hotel room – the first image below. Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed.

Hotel Room
Hotel Room
Beantown
Beantown

On this day last year: Hostas..

Summer Rain
Summer Rain
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Small town

Monday June 11, 2012

CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS – I arrive early for a dinner meeting here and managed to take a walk along the Charles on this perfect early Summer day. Both images taken with my Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Leica Summilux lens – the second was taken at f1.4 with a .9 neutral density filter.

Runner
Runner
Boats
Boats

On this day last year: West Cornwall. A sweet little town with an Alice’s Restaurant vibe.

West Cornwall
West Cornwall
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Food and wine

Sunday June 10, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – A big day on the inner foodie front. I’ve mastered pizza on the Big Green Egg. Thin crust, crisp, scorched on the bottom but not burned. Like Naples. Italy. It’s been a process getting here. We blew out the OEM felt gasket on the Green Egg two weeks ago trying to make Pizza with Patrizia Chen. Last weekend we tried it without a gasket but found that the leakage interfered with maintaining very low temperatures for smoking. So this weekend I installed a serious furnace gasket designed for very high temperature use. I little bit of research online suggested that the pizza stone should be elevated about two inches so I put it on a large flat plan. Here’s the result taken with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux lens. With some more practice handling the dough I might even be able to manage a round pizza – this one seems to be shaped like South America.

Pizza
Pizza

On this day last year: Bill Jackson.

Bill Jackson
Bill Jackson
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Landscape Recreation

Saturday June 9, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – We took our new old boat out for a sunset cruise on Lake Waramaug. The spotlight on this think is irresistible – I’m going to have to break it off to eliminate the temptation to include it in every image taken from the boat. Take with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux.

Sunset on Lake Waramaug
Sunset on Lake Waramaug

On this day one year ago: Peonies.

Home
Home
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Garden Interior Landscape

Friday June 8, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Here we are continuing the thread on light coming from unexpected places. Taken with my Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Leica Summilux lens.

Sunlight
Sunlight
Pool
Pool

On this day one year ago: Peggy.

Tea with Peggy
Tea with Peggy
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