PORTLAND OREGON – Back to New York on an early morning flight from Portland. I had a window seat (I usually prefer isle) so I shot pictures out the window with my Monochrom and 50mm APO Summicron Asph. This usually doesn’t work but today it did because of interesting morning light on the ground and interesting late afternoon light above the clouds.
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, WASHINGTON – I travelled out here to catch up with a close friend from the Marine Corps, Frank Blakemore, who is pictured on my Biography standing next to a 1953 Dodge Cranbrook. This was an important trip for me. I was struck by how much we have in common, despite taking very different paths in life: Frank stayed in the Marine Corps, had a series of interesting to spectacular postings, and ended up retiring a second time from FedEx where he had a senior logistics position. And we both married well. Frank showed my around his part of the world today, so here you go with my Leica Monchrom and 50mm Leica Summicron Asph. lens.
On this day last year: Yankee Stadium.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I don’t ordinarily like backs of people but what the heck, this is another travel day (on my way to Portland Oregon to catch up with an old friend from my Marine Corps days) so my expectations are low. With my iPhone.
On this day one year ago: Salt Lake. A prairie style house.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back home I decided to take the tram to Roosevelt Island to explore the new Roosevelt Memorial on the southern tip of the the Island. Here it is, taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron Asp. lens.
On this day last year: Highland’s greatest year.
MID-ATLANTIC – Here we are on our Delta flight returning from Europe. This is my “meal” on the flight. It can be contrasted with the images from Noma at the end of yesterday’s long post.
On this day last year: High school reunion.
HUMLEBÆK DENMARK – We went to Louisiana today (the modern art museum, not the state). I find this place irresistible. It’s sited on a commanding hill overlooking the Øresund Sound, which separate Denmark and Sweden. There was an exhibit of Yoko Ono’s work that I ignored, preferring to be outside on a perfect day. This is a mini gallery of work from the day (the first in an office in Copenhagen, the balance at Louisiana), all taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron lens. I’ve edited this overly long post to include some iPhone images from our dinner at Noma, ranked this year as the second best restaurant in the world (I’ll post reactions to it in due course).
On this day last year: On Broadway around Rock Center taken with my Leica M9 and Noctilux lens.
COPENHAGEN – Another dullish day. I went to Tivoli but found it less charming than I remembered, a bit tawdry actually. I’m sure that there’s a lot to photograph here but I’m not finding it. In my wanderings to and from I ended up taking a solo person and a colonnade, topics that I’ve covered endlessly for as long as I’ve been shooting (starting with my grand tour of Europe in the 1970s and most recently here yesterday and in Paris two days ago). I was in Tivoli then then so maybe the association triggered these images in the style of À la recherche du temps perdu. With my Leica Monocrom and 50mm Summicron Asph., three frames stitched in the case of the solo man.
On this day one year ago: Subway stairs shot with my Noctilux and ND filter.
