NEW YORK NEW YORK – Emerging from the subway today I found myself in the middle of a deco masterpiece, the Chanin Building.
Day 1,891 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1,161): Bloomingdales.
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WARREN CONNECTICUT – there were plenty of reasons to stay in the house today, starting with high winds and way sub-freezing temperatures. So . . . I collected my images for the day from around the house. Here we are with my Leica Monochrom and the fabulous Carl Zeiss 15mm rectilinear wide angle lens. Next weekend we will be back inside working on holiday decorations.
Day 1,885 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,520): Five.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Another day in meetings here.
Day 1,876 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1,146): School bus.
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Wednesday November 5, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – A heavy package arrived from Leica today. It was my 50mm Leica Noctilux f.95 lens back from repairs. This is a major object. The f.95 isn’t a typo – it’s the fastest 35mm format lens ever. It’s a beast – heavy and it blocks the lower left-hand portion of the viewfinder, so as I’ve reviewed images taken with it there are occasional surprises. This lens renders magically wide open, but is very demanding in terms of focus. Perfect images take a lot of practice. Stopped down it performs similarly to the widely-acclaimed Leica 50mm f1.4 Summilux. This is one of the reasons why I go through the expense and bother of owning Leica. I’ll be keeping this lens on my camera for the next week.
I’ve gotten rusty with this thing since the repairs have taken four months. I shot around home with it at f.95 practicing focus and seeing whether it really can work magic with every day objects. Here you go:
Day 1,847 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1,117): Movie poster. Two frames stitched; shot with a 35mm lens on my Leica Monochrom.
BROOKLYN NEW YORK – We came here to meet with Francesca’s contractor and architect who are finally starting work on her apartment after a long delay in obtaining permits (the apartment is in a Federal brownstone in the Brooklyn Heights national historic district). Nice day.
Day 1,845 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1,115): Terry Tanner’s corn field. More fall foliage color not in color.
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Sunday November 2, 2014
NEW YOKR NEW YORK – I’ve had a busy day of catching up after my trip to San Diego and the weather is miserable so we didn’t go to Connecticut this weekend. So I shot around the house here, practicing with my new iPhone 6S, which really does have an improved camera.
Day 1,844 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 748): Abstraction. three years ago I was disappointed with this image – now it’s one of my favorite “abstract urban” images, a thread that I’m pushing fairly hard.
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Saturday November 1, 2014
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back home. energized. A new spring in my step. Posture improved. I shot some around the neighborhood.
Day 1.843 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1,113): Macaroon Palace.
