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Thursday November 24, 2011

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Thanksgiving day. This (apart from Father’s day which is the most important day on the calendar) is my favorite holiday. It’s not commercialized. there is little or no guilt associated with it. There’s a lot of food, which in my mind is a good thing.

The downside of this holiday in our family is that I’m the most competent cook, so meal preparation tends to fall on me. By the time we sit down on Thanksgiving afternoon my eyes are crossing; I’ve got band-aids covering self-inflicted nicks, and tastings along the way have fully satisfied any cravings for turkey that I may have had. In reviewing past years’ work I have confirmed that Thanksgiving is not a auspicious day for photography for me. This year i produced a totally (and purposefully) out of focus image with my Ricoh GRD IV.

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving

On this day one year ago: Venini vases.

Drying Venini vases

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Landscape Urban

Wednesday November 23, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Another hectic day as we stuff five adults, a Norwich Terrier and food for four days into the car for the trip to Connecticut. Here we are at our parking garage waiting for our car. Taken with m Leica M9 and 12mm Voigtlander lens.

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Mirror, mirror on the wall

On this day one year ago: Kimball declaims on a bottle from Gaja,

Kimball Chen

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Landscape Urban

Tuesday November 22, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – From a shopping point of view today was the run up to Thanksgiving. I spent most of the day shopping for food in anticipation of an onslaught of family and friends in Connecticut. I captured this with my Leica and a 12mm Voigtlander lens while crossing 86th Street to go to Fairway.

Double yellow line
Double yellow line

On this day one year ago: The Guggenheim Museum. One of my better takes on a local icon that I struggle with.

The Guggenheim Museum, New York
The Guggenheim Museum, New York
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Family and friends Food and wine

Monday November 21, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had dinner at Quatorze Bis with Richard Cohen and Kathy Robbins. Here’s Richard caught with my Ricoh GRD IV.

Richard Cohen
Richard Cohen

On this day one year ago: monumental oak.

Monumental Oak
Monumental Oak
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Events and holidays Family and friends Food and wine

Sunday November 20, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We’ve instituted a weekly Sunday family dinner with out children and any house guests or close-at-hand close friends. The large concept is that it’s a home cooked sit down meal. So we had dinner at home with Alexander and Laura, Francesca, and a visiting German friend, Dorothee Grisebach. Taken with my Ricoh GRD IV.

Aunt Dorothe
Aunt Dorothee

On this day one year ago: Bunnell Farm.

Bunnell Farm stand Litchfield Connecticut
Bunnell Farm stand Litchfield Connecticut
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Landscape Religion

Saturday November 19, 2011

NORTHVILLE CONNECTICUT – Back to Connecticut at last. No hurricane. No blizzard. No problems. A rare relief.

I had a chance to explore a de-commissioned church that I’ve seen many times from a distance in gentle, late afternoon light. This is two exposures with my Alpa Max, stitched in Photoshop. Whatever information there may have been about this structure appears to be lost, at least on the web.

On this day last year: Citicorp Center at night.

Citcorp Center at night
November 19, 2010
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Landscape Urban

Friday November 18, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I ran into a moment of lovely light on East 96th Street. Captured with my Ricoh GRD IV.

November 18, 2011
Papaya Metro

On this day one year ago: Henry Moore at Columbia.

Henry Moore
November 19, 2010
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