Woody Campbell

Tuesday September 20, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday September 25, 2011

HONG KONG – A long day of meetings. I managed a walk in the park in front of the Mandarin with my Panasonic GH2.

My personal workout includes a stretching and flexibility routine that draws on elements of yoga, dance and sports stuff but I could work full time for the next 10 years at it and I wouldn’t achieve the level of discipline that this woman has.

On this day last year: Tight crop on large lips in the East Village.

Tags Hong Kong, Parks

Landscape Transportation Travel

Monday September 19, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday September 25, 2011

HONG KONG – We visited a vast container shipping terminal today. Seemed pretty promising as a subject but the rules of engagement were that we stayed in the bus furnished by management (i’m here on business, not as a photographer). I managed to capture a couple of images despite the limitation with my Panasonic GH2. Moody cranes was about the best I could do – the sky was poor and the light flat. I used high ISO so I could use a fast shutter speed because of the bus’s movement – contributing to the moodiness.

On this day last year: Hyde Park.

Tags Hong Kong, Port

Landscape Travel Urban

Sunday September 18, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday September 23, 2011

HONG KONG – It’s been a few years since I’ve been in Hong Kong. You would have thought that central Hong Kong was built to it’s maximum density, but there’s a project to “reclaim” land from Victoria Harbor. This made the walk from our hotel (the Mandarin Oriental) to the Star Ferry to cross to Kowloon about 300 yards longer than it used to be – the ferry terminals have been moved. All images with my Panasonic GH2.

On this day last year: Tea at the V&A.

Tags Construction, Hong Kong

Landscape Urban

Saturday September 17, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday September 22, 2011

HONG KONG – Out my window at the Mandarin Oriental. Five frames stitched taken with my Panasonic GH2.

On this day one year ago: Out my window at the Berkley. Interesting. Same shot out of of hotel window one year apart. Just different cities, Hong Kong vs. London.

Tags Hong Kong

Travel

Friday September 16, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday September 21, 2011

CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT 841 – On my way to Hong Kong. As usual travel days present photographic challenges. Resorted to self. I’m traveling with my Panasonic GH2 and an assortment of lenses.

On this day last year: Very nice BRG Bentley.

Tags Aircraft, self

Food and wine Portrait

Thursday September 15, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday September 20, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Have you filed your estimated taxes? So a new lens just arrived for my Panasonic GH2 – a 7mm to 14mm zoom (14-28 35mm equivalent). This thing is very wide and very good. The pictures are interesting. I’m a wide shooter and this lens is really wide. Even the picture of my feet that I took to make sure that the camera was working has some interest.

On this day one year ago: Hmmm . . we’re on to an appropriation them here. I appropriated Mike Bidlo.

Tags Family, Self portrait

Culture Portrait

Wednesday September 14, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday September 19, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – All day meetings. This evening I “appropriated” an image from our collection, shooting it with my Alpa TC. Wikipedia has a good article on appropriation in art. The original image is by Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Here’s a link to an uncropped version: Woman in shadows.

On this day last year: the Seagrams Building again.

Tags Appropriation, Photography