NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Back home from Boston. I actually feel almost fine for the first time in over a week. I grabbed my Leica M9 and a few lenses and headed out to explore the second section of the High Line that opened while we were in Italy. For some reason I was in the moment and “on” – some fairly good work after a week of blah. Here are some samples, all taken with my M9 and a 24mm Summilux lens.
The High Line Redux
Someone left a Post-it note on the High Line. It says, in lovely cursive script, “The most popular US pet name is ‘Max’.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – So I took the subway downtown to return the IQ 180 to Digital Transitions. They are on 35th just off of Fifth Avenue so this gave me a chance stalk one my favorite icons, the Empire State Building, in very interesting light with my Leica M9 and a 90mm lens. Three frames stitched.
Empire State Building
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I had the opportunity to borrow a demo Phase One IQ 180 digital back for the weekend. This is the latest and greatest in digital backs, with an 80 meg sensor and a sophisticated iPhone-like interface that makes it particularly well adapted for use on a tech camera. I’m considering trading my collection of Hasseblad gear for the IQ 180. After picking it up at Digital Transitions I got it set up my Alpa TC and went for a walk. Unfortunately the weather turned grim – as issue because these high end digital backs need a lot of light (or a sturdy tripod and a long exposure). I got as far as the Guggenheim Museum when it started to rain. Anyway, here is an early effort with it:
Guggenheim
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – More icons. A twofer. The Flatiron Building in the foreground and Empire State in the background. Shot with my Panasonic GH2.
Empire State
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I had a nice opportunity to walk around midtown Manhattan today in crisp early summer light with my Alpa, a 36mm Schneider Digitar and 60 meg Hasselblad back. .
Fathers DayBloomberg buildingBloomberg building II
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I had lunch today in the cafeteria at Dewey Leboeuf. Here’s the view out the window across West 53rd Street, taken with my Panasonic GH2 and a 14mm pancake lens.
West 53rd Street
