HUMLEBÆK DENMARK – We went to Louisiana today (the modern art museum, not the state). I find this place irresistible. It’s sited on a commanding hill overlooking the Øresund Sound, which separate Denmark and Sweden. There was an exhibit of Yoko Ono’s work that I ignored, preferring to be outside on a perfect day. This is a mini gallery of work from the day (the first in an office in Copenhagen, the balance at Louisiana), all taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron lens. I’ve edited this overly long post to include some iPhone images from our dinner at Noma, ranked this year as the second best restaurant in the world (I’ll post reactions to it in due course).
More PeoplesLouisianaLouisianaLouisianaLouisianaLouisianaLouisianaLunch companionsNomaNoma
COPENHAGEN – Another dullish day. I went to Tivoli but found it less charming than I remembered, a bit tawdry actually. I’m sure that there’s a lot to photograph here but I’m not finding it. In my wanderings to and from I ended up taking a solo person and a colonnade, topics that I’ve covered endlessly for as long as I’ve been shooting (starting with my grand tour of Europe in the 1970s and most recently here yesterday and in Paris two days ago). I was in Tivoli then then so maybe the association triggered these images in the style of À la recherche du temps perdu. With my Leica Monocrom and 50mm Summicron Asph., three frames stitched in the case of the solo man.
Lone personSeen this before
On this day one year ago: Subway stairs shot with my Noctilux and ND filter.
COPENHAGEN – For some reason this was not much of a day for photography. It may have been the mixed gray light or the fact that the city seemed to be shouldering a remarkable burden of tourists. The following was taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron Asph. lens.
Royal Copenhagen
PARIS – A day of tourism. All shot with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summichron Asph. lens. I’ve edited post to add three more images to an already overburdened day, three images taken with my iPhone as Bob and I sampled a very, very good burger at Paris New York, an excellent burger joint (really) in Strasbourg-St Denis (a changing neighborhood in Paris that’s still mid-cycle).
Street sign IStreet sign IIThe Tiepolo didn’t quite fitView from on highLa MadeleineParis New YorkParis New YorkParis New York
On this day last year: Test. Testing focus on my then “new” Leica M4 (film!):
PARIS – Some days are better than others in my photo-a-day world. I’m visiting my sister-in-law and her husband, who have a flat in Neuilly-sur-Seine which is technically a suburb of Paris but is closer to central Paris than much of Paris. Our edgier friends accuse it of being serious and bourgeois, much like the upper east side where we live in Manhattan (i’m developing complex about this). Anyway we spent the day exploring on foot, mostly in the neighboring Bois de Boulogne, the gigantic park located on the edge of Paris. Today’s photos are from a garden within a garden, the Bagatelle. All shot with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron Asph. lens.
The BagatelleFrancescaThe Bagatelle
OUTSIDE OF PARIS – I arrived in Paris this morning and was picked up at the airport by my friend Laure who took us off to her family’s country house where we spent a perfect day, starting with lunch with some friends. Pictures taken with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron Asph.
La ArméeBobHenriMudroomLa ArméeLa Armée
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m headed off to Paris this afternoon; Maria’s going to Stockholm on business; we’re meeting in Copenhagen where we’re having dinner at noma and visiting Louisiana. Not a bad week ahead of us, but this is a travel day and that’s miserable from a photo standpoint. I popped out for croissant for breakfast, taking my Leica Monochrom and 24mm lens. This is the first time that the 50mm Summicron Asph. has been off of the camera in over a month. Here’s an empty playground. It’s hard for me to photograph playgrounds with children because park rules in NY forbid adults without children. We’re expecting a granddaughter in two months so this is about to change.
Playground
