Tag: Warren

Monday December 31, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Another day of showshoeing – this time in a different direction. We revisited the junk truck that I’ve posted on this site previously, and later did some work comparing lenses shooting our house from a tripod. Both images taken with my Leica MM and 35mm Summicron lens, which I subsequently sold. I purchased a copy of the current Leica 35mm Suumicron to test side by side with my Leica 35mm Summilux Asph lens. After a couple of weeks of shooting both i decided that I like the rendering of the Summilux better so I sold the Summicron. Buying and selling good used Leica lenses involves very little cost because the market is so robust.

Junk truck
Junk truck
Lens test
Lens test

On this day last year: Party on!. New Years Eve party in Taos with my iPhone.

New Years Eve
New Years Eve

Sunday December 30, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – At last, a lovely crisp winter day with relatively new snowfall (actually nicely windblown for my purposes). In the late afternoon we took our Leica Monochrom and a vintage 1950s era Dual Range Summicron lens out snowshoeing with Maria. The main point of snowshoes in Connecticut (at least this year) is not deep snow but ice – they have crampons built into them which permit you to crunch across ice fields with confidence. We went out our door and over a neighbor’s farmland. The first image is two frames stitched.

Winter
Winter
Winter wind
Winter wind
Snowshoeing
Snowshoeing

On this day one year ago: Taos.

Lunch at St Bernard
Lunch at St Bernard

Wednesday December 26, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Finally, some cold weather. Actually really bad weather. We had planned on going out to dinner but the roads were terrible so I pulled together dinner out of what was available. This is what it looked like outside, taken with my Leica Monochrom and a Leica 18mm Super Elmar lens. A 16 second exposure on a tripod. Sixteen seconds was too long to be outside – the wind was howling.

Blizzard
Blizzard

On this day one year ago: Sundial.

Sundial
Sundial

Monday December 24, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – So I spent the day close to home in Warren, shooting with my Leica Monochrom and f.95 Noctilux lens. This lens is an outstanding performer in all conditions and has a lovely look, but is a major pain in the butt to carry because of its size and weight. It also blocks about a third of the rangefinder frame with it sheer bulk. But really nice results. Here it is:

Morris CT Congregational Church
Morris CT Congregational Church
Barn
Barn
Moon
Moon

On this day one year ago: the Washington CT Congregational Church. I seem to be in the habit of shooting churches in this Holiday season.

Washington Congregational Church
Washington Congregational Church