Woody Campbell

Monday March 12, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday March 19, 2012

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – This morning I worked out a trade, exchanging my 35mm Schneider XL lens for a Rodenstock 32mm at Fotocare. The Schneider has some technical issues with the IQ 180 back that I’ve been fight for some time. The light was slightly hazy with nice transparent shadows. Fotocare is in the flatiron district so I did some shooting on my way there and then test drove the new lens to make sure that I was comfortable shooting it hand held (its a pound and a half heavier than the Schneider).

Heres the Flatiron building (actually its shadow) shot with the Schneider. The issues are fairly subtle and don’t show up in a black and white image at web resolution.

These are with the Rodenstock:

On this day one year ago: Hopkins Vineyard.

Tags Flatiron Building, Manhattan, New York

Landscape

Sunday March 11, 2012

WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – I went out looking for barns this morning and found a local farm with a really nice collection. Here’s a sample taken with my Alpa and 35mm Schneider XL lens. It was late for this sort of shot and the light was not noteworthy. Have to get up earlier as longer days approach.

On this day one year ago: Petco.

Tags Barns, Connecticut, Washington CT

Landscape

Saturday March 10, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday March 16, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Winter is closing down here, which means that the days get longer, which means that you have to get up earlier to get the best morning light, which means that you’re probably going to see more sunsets from me. Nonetheless I managed to get up early enough today to catch some very nice light at the construction site near us. Taken with my Alpa TC and a 35mm Schneider lens.

On this day last year: Tulips.

Tags Connecticut, Construction

Street

Friday March 9, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday March 15, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK -I went to the Armory Show today. There was very little in the two vast halls that I could pass off as interesting so I’ll spare you (I did see some nice pictures at Yancy Richardson’s but I’ve done plenty of photos of photos here so I’ll spare you). Walking back through Hell’s Kitchen with my Alpa I caught this:

On this day last year: Ze Cafe.

Tags Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

Street

Thursday March 8, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday March 15, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – With my Alpa in my neighborhood.

On this day one year ago: Weston. Since then we’ve gotten rid of the plant.

Tags Manhattan

Home Interior

Wednesday March 7, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday March 14, 2012

NEW YORK HEW YORK – Taken with my iPhone at the end of a long, hard day. My first approach to this image was half-hearted – it’s the second image below. I revisited it in Lightroom and Photoshop to even out the background (antique linen that’s framed above our bed) and resaturate and adjust the color on the gummy plastic heart. It’s sort of a gummy plastic treatment of the subject, but overall not bad. I’m no longer embarrassed by the image.