Thursday October 11, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A day of lovely light in the city. The light would be to harsh for non-urban landscape, but here the pavement and buildings act as giant reflectors illuminating shadows, making them less dense. I’m continuing my Leica Monochrom marathon, this time with a 28mm Elmarit lens. The word on the street on this lens is that its high level of sharpness and contrast boarder on offensive. It actually mates well with the Monochrom given the generally fiat look the the Monocrhom files have out of the camera. I had trouble choosing afavorite so I’m presenting a mini-gallery today.

Moving and Storage
Moving and Storage
Cabbage
Cabbage
Dining room
Dining room
Pipes
Pipes
Bright
Bright

On this day last year: Gray day.

Children
Children

Monday October 8, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Still photographing fall color without color. There was a moment of sensational light at sunrise. Captured with my Leica Monochrom and 50-year old Dual Range Suumicron (18mm Super Elmar in the case of the third image). These are some of the best images that I’ve gotten so far from the Monochrom.

Ground fog
Ground fog
Sunrise
Sunrise
Garden
Garden

On this day last year: Fall arrives.

Fall arrives in Connecticut
Fall arrives in Connecticut

Sunday October 7, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Still here. Warren. This is the best time of the year for this little patch of the Berkshire foothills. It’s foggy and rainy but I managed to shoot some foliage and record a tractor pull moment from the Warren Fall Festival. Leica Monochrom.

foliage
Antique Tractor Pull
Antique Tractor Pull

On this day one year ago: Central Park Reservoir. This in a single image captures why I’m selling my medium format kit to really specialize on my Leica. Once I get up on a tripod everything turns static and predicable.

Central Park Reservoir
Central Park Reservoir

Saturday October 6, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – It’s the leading edge of leaf season up here in rural Litchfield County. Colors are fabulous. Of course I’m shooting with my Leica Monochrom, a black and white only camera, so I’m going to have to get creative. Autumn foliage in black and white. Pretty excentric, hun?

Here’s today’s effort.

Fall lack of color
Fall lack of color

Jim Dow stadiums. From our collection in the office.

Jim Dow at Debevoise
Jim Dow at Debevoise