Woody Campbell

Friday January 6, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Well here we are in Connecticut a day earlier that usual. Blah light on the landscape end of things. The secret of great landscape photography is to be there ready to shoot when the light is brilliant, novel or moving and shoot whatever is at hand; otherwise keep your camera in the bag. This was a camera in bag day. So I shot dinner (risotto all a Milanese) made with a goose stock left over from Christmas – very rich and satisfying). Shot with my iPhone.

On this day one year ago: four images of the Chrysler building in sensational light.

Thursday January 5, 2012

CHICAGO ILLINOIS – We had a layover in Chicago;s Midway airport on our way back to New York. Shot with my iPhone.

On this day one year ago: mementos.

Wednesday January 4, 2012

TAOS NEW MEXICO – It’s become clear to me that occasional ski lessons aren’t going get me to a reasonable level so I decided to focus elsewhere. One of the nice things about Taos is that there are other things to see and do within a reasonable driving distance. Today I visited Earthship homes outside of Taos. According to Wikipedia:

Earthship homes are primarily constructed to work as autonomous buildings and are generally made of earth-filled tires, using thermal mass construction to naturally regulate indoor temperature. They also usually have their own special natural ventilation system. Earthships are generally Off-the-grid homes, minimizing their reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels.

Here are some images, again taken with my Panasonic:

On this day on year ago: my office.

Tuesday January 3, 2012

TAOS SKI VALLEY AND TAOS NEW MEXICO – Maria, Alexander, Laura and I snowmobiled in the morning, guided by a local legend and egregious name dropper called “Big Al”. Really fun racing up and down the mountains in two-cycle engine exhaust miasma. Here’s the village in good light and Maria.

Later in the day Laura and I drove down to Taos and visited the Taos Pueblo, one of the most photographed and painted sites on the face of the earth. From an editorial standpoint I’ve had failure of self control here.