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Sunday June 19, 2011

WASHINGTON CONNECTICUT – Well here it is, Fathers Day again. This is a stupid ersatz “holiday” made up by greeting card publishers, but my public position on it is that it’s the most important holiday on the calendar. At least that’s what I tell my children.

Alexander and I celebrated by playing a round of golf. When asked if I play I can truthfully say “no”, but I do own a set of clubs and maintain a golf membership at our local club in Connecticut. Anyway, here’s Alexander doing what he does best on the golf course, which is pounding the hell out of the ball off the tee – he outdrives me by about the length of Central Park.

Alexander tees off
Alexander tees off

On this day one year ago: a shot (which no one much liked) of a perennial boarder in Connecticut.

Perennial boarder
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Family and friends Portrait

Friday June 10, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had dinner at Ze Cafe, a neighborhood restaurant near my office, with Linn and Bill Jackson, friends of long standing. Here’s Bill with my Leica M9 and a 50mm Dual Range Summicron lens. Bill is older than the lens, but not a lot.

Bill Jackson
Bill Jackson

On this day one year ago: Blond stalks bride.

Stalker

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Family and friends Portrait

Wednesday June 8, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I had tea today with Peggy Anderson who told my about her interest in the International Center for Photography. Otherwise a pedestrian day of preparing for meetings being held next week.

Tea with Peggy
Tea with Peggy

On this day one year ago: Party on Mustique.

Party at Yamanjá
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Family and friends Portrait

Friday May 27, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Breakfast with Francesca Campbell at the Brasserie. She was coming off of an all-nighter and neither of us were at our best.

Francesca
Francesca

On this day one year ago: a low point in my photo journey.
Some days you just do what you have to do. May 27 is turning out to be the “day for mundane photos’.

Refrigerator
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Thursday May 19, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We attended a dinner sponsored by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of New York, which named my friend of long standing, Tom Barry, as “Business Statesman of the Year”. Past recipients of this award include David Rockefeller, Felix Rohatyn, Paul Volker, Louis Gerstner, Henry Paulson and Michael Bloomberg. Tom spoke on the role that luck (the “ovarian lottery”) has played in the fortunes of the attendees – one of Tom’s recurring themes. Here’s Tom at the dinner, at the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum, taken with my Panasonic GS2 and a 20mm pancake lens.

Tom Barry
Tom Barry

On this date one year ago: Jim and Kelly. May 19 seems to be National Portrait Day.

Jim and Kelly
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Family and friends Portrait Recreation

Monday May 2, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – A busy day – this evening was another installment in my periodic poker game – with me acting as host. So of course I had to invest significant time in counting chips, planning Chinese takeout food and of course sorting the wines out and planning on what to do with my winnings. Here’s an image as the game broke up. Another one of those days when I just squeaked under the wire in terms of getting my picture before the day was over. Taken with my Panasonic GH2 and a 20mm pancake lens.

Poker game breaks up
Poker game breaks up

On this day one year ago: Connecticut spring, taken through my 5″ Astrophysics refractor.

Connecticut Spring
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Sunday May 1, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had lunch today at Jacqui and Antonio Monda’s. Taken with my Panasonic GH2 and a 14mm pancake lens.

Lunch at Antonio and Jaquii Monda's
Lunch at Antonio and Jacqui Monda's

And this is from my walk home through Central Park – with my Alpa TC camera, 36mm Schneider APO lens and Hasselblad H4d 60 digital back.

Central Park
Central Park

On this day last year: Jay Kriegel at my birthday party.

Jay Kriegel at a birthday party
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