Manhattan – Page 98 – Woody Campbell

Monday March 12, 2012

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – This morning I worked out a trade, exchanging my 35mm Schneider XL lens for a Rodenstock 32mm at Fotocare. The Schneider has some technical issues with the IQ 180 back that I’ve been fight for some time. The light was slightly hazy with nice transparent shadows. Fotocare is in the flatiron district so I did some shooting on my way there and then test drove the new lens to make sure that I was comfortable shooting it hand held (its a pound and a half heavier than the Schneider).

Heres the Flatiron building (actually its shadow) shot with the Schneider. The issues are fairly subtle and don’t show up in a black and white image at web resolution.

These are with the Rodenstock:

On this day one year ago: Hopkins Vineyard.

Friday March 9, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK -I went to the Armory Show today. There was very little in the two vast halls that I could pass off as interesting so I’ll spare you (I did see some nice pictures at Yancy Richardson’s but I’ve done plenty of photos of photos here so I’ll spare you). Walking back through Hell’s Kitchen with my Alpa I caught this:

On this day last year: Ze Cafe.

Thursday March 8, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – With my Alpa in my neighborhood.

On this day one year ago: Weston. Since then we’ve gotten rid of the plant.

Tuesday March 6, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A lovely day with good light on the street. I went shopping for images with my Alpa TC and the usual setup. Here’s what I got:

On this day last year: rain.

Sunday March 4, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We got home from Connecticut and had a quiet dinner with our daughter, Francesca, who is pictured in context here. Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Leica Summilux.

On this day one year ago: out my window with a 135mm Leica APO tele-elmarit.

Friday March 2, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I had lunch with Francesca at one of our favorite places near Columbia: Luncheonette. A diner at the next table captured with my Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Leica Summilux lens. Minor pixel level edits – I’ll leave it to you to find them.

On this day last year: Armory Show.

Monday February 27, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – So there’s a camera app for the iPhone called Percolator which I’ve used occasionally to perk up my daily photo. See for example here. I’m pretty restrained using it. Here’s a more radical example. Walking down Lexington Avenue I passed a store front that had be decorated with circles in more or less exactly the percolator proportion using more or less percolator colors. Is this an iPhone app influencing the real design world, or do they have a common antecedent? Taken with my Sony Nex-7 and Leica 24mm Summilux lens.

On this day last year: Snowy day.