NEW YORK NEW YORK – Caught on the fly.
Day 2303 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 113): Leon Lascoff
Thursday February 4, 2016
Tag: New York
Wednesday January 20, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Lovely light and a bunch of good images today. I’ve had trouble editing.
Day 2288 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 462): 9/11 Memorial
Tuesday January 19, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I spent the day rushing around on some personal missions. I managed to capture the shell of a former armory as I passed it (it wasn’t that difficult) in ok light. Some days are worse than others.
Day 2287 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On the other had on past January 19s I’ve found some spectacular images. I’ve chosen one from last years trip to India – on this day last year (day 1992): Old Delhi
Tuesday January 12, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – On my way to Boston this morning for meetings. Still shooting with my Sony 7Rii and ancient Carl Zeiss Jena lenses – today a 21mm f4.5 Biogen from 1956. I bought this lens on eBay from a seller who listed it as a rare pre-war lens. Very rare indeed since the 21mm was not introduced until 1954. It’s a genuinely fine lens and a useful focal length for me. I often crop to square with wides. If you shoot level (to avoid radically converging verticals) you often end up with a vast expanse of boring foreground. The problem is solved by cropping the foreground out – a square aspect ratio works about right for a 21mm.
My largest online presence is on Twitter, where I have 92,000 followers.
Here’s a link to my Twitter feed: Woody’s Twitter feed. Twitter is actually down this morning so I’m pretty irritated.
Day 2280 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1550): Good light
Monday January 4, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Out again with the old lenses. Today I’m shooting with a Carl Zeiss Jena 3.5 cm f2.8 Biogen from 1937. Pre-war Zeiss lenses quote focal lengths in centimeters, rather than millimeters – this is a 35 mm lens. It was about as wide as things got back then. I have 28mm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar from 1937, but its maximum aperture (f8.0) and tendency to flare make it a bit of an odd ball. The 3.5cm lens that I’m using today is uncoated so it’s prone to flair but produces lovely transparent shadows. A real winner in the high contrast world of Manhattan. Today I found myself on Lexington Avenue in the 50s with Citicorp Center acting as a gigantic reflector.
Day 2272 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1542): Looking up on 94th Street
Monday December 21, 2015
NEW YORK NEW YORK – A busy day of running errands and shopping. I tucked a few images on side streets into my itinerary but nothing great came of it. Shooting with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Dual Range Summicron lens from 1958.
Day 2258 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 1162): Zeiss Jena lens work This is another old lens story – in this case a Zeiss Jena lens from 1945 in an aircraft alloy Leica screw mount version – quite rare actually. A lovely performer, particularly given its age.
Sunday December 20, 2015
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Shopping in Manhattan. Three versions. All captured with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Luxochron lens, stitching as necessary.
Day 2257 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
