Month: December 2012

Wednesday December 12, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday December 18, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We found ourselves on a roof terrace of a neigboring building looking at an apartment with Laura and Alexander. The situation begged for a very wide lens but I only had my 35mm Summicron Asph lens with me. I don’t use zoom lenses on my Leica, so I take multiple frames and stitch as a substitute for zooming to wider angles. The first image is two frames stitched and the second is nine frames stitched. For complex projects like this I find that a piece of specialized stitching software called PtGui is better that Photoshop because it provides for direct control over perspective distortion.

On this day last year: Christmas party at the Knick.

Tags Carnegie Hill, Park Avenue

Landscape Street

Tuesday December 11, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday December 17, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – A day of changing light. There was a brief moment of sunlight as I walked up the steps at the 86th Street subway station. Taken with my Leica Monochrom and an 18mm Super Elamr lens.

On this day one year ago: Torrington Congregational Church.

Tags Manhattan, New York, Subway

Landscape Urban

Monday December 10 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – This is the best time of year to photograph Manhattan at night. “Night” happens early. It’s dark by 5:30 0r so so the lights are still on in most offices while the exteriors are dark. This opportunity continues through mid-January, but at least now it’s not freezing cold. I’m working without a tripod here with a fast lens, my 24mm f1.4 Summicron, and relatively high iso (5000) on my leica Monochrom. Shooting up in Manhattan is a regular theme here. Here you go:

From this day one year ago: Churches in Torrington.

Tags Lipstick building, Manhattan, New York, Night, Night photography

Landscape

Sunday Decamber 9, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Saturday December 15, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Another weekend in Connecticut. Taken with my Leica MM and an antique 50mm Dual Range Summicron lens.

On this day last year: out my window.

Tags Connecticut, Litchfield County, Warren

Landscape

Saturday December 8, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday December 14, 2012

WARREN CONNECTICUT – An unseasonably warm, foggy day. This kind of weather rubs me against the grain. I’m an optimist. My glass is never far from full. I like sunny days with dark blue skies and puffy white clouds. None of that today. Here we are in the fog. Taken with my Leica Monochrom and a vintage 50mm Summicron lens, three frames stitched. By the way I’ve temporarily disabled my star rating system and my Facebook integration because they both play badly with a new version of WordPress that we installed a few days ago. We;ll get it sorted out eventually.

On this day one year ago: Bill and Bunny.

Tags Connecticut, Fog, Warren

Street

Friday December 7, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday December 13, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Well here we are – it’s Advent but also the pre-Christmas shopping season. We blessedly no longer have small children and no grandchildren yet, so toy shopping is not part of our routine. But here I am outside of FAO Schwartz on Fifth Avenue on Pearl Harbor Day, two weeks before Christmas, with my Leica Monochrom and 35mm Summicron Asph. lens.

On this day last year: the Italian Institute.

Tags Christmas, Manhattan, New York

Family and friends Food and wine

Thursday December 6, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday December 12, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had a dinner at a local restaurant with Kimball Chen. He is serious about his wine so the table setting was dominated by glasses and bottles:

On this day last year: Andy.

Tags Restaurant