Category: Interior

Interior

Wednesday March 15, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday March 21, 2017

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Still snowed in for most of the day. It was a major job digging us out. So . . . two interiors.

Day 2,708 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

On this day last year (day 2,343): Airport

Day 2343 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life — Airport

Tags self, Warren

Interior

Saturday March 11, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday March 17, 2017

WARREN CONNECTICUT – This was a working inside kind of day – hanging pictures and cleaning out closets. I took a break from household drudgery to do a series of test images to assess the quality of the out of focus portions of the image (the quality of so-caled “bokeh”) for every 50mm lens that I own: a 1945 f1.5 Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar, a 1962 Leica f2.0 “rigid” Summicron, a modern Leica Summicron, a Summicron Asp. and an f.95 Leica Noctilux.

There was no clear winner but the rigid Summicron, Summicton Asp and Zeiss Sonnar excel, and the Noctilux has a very special character. In this context what I mean by “excel” is smooth transitions from the in focus and out of focus portions of the image, and a creamy quality in the latter. Images below are from the modern Summicron Asp. at f2.0 and the Noctilux at f.95.

Day 2,704 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

On this day three years ago (day 1,608): Chambers Street

Day 1609 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life. — Manhattan Borough Hall

Tags Bokeh

Garden Interior Landscape

Friday February 24, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday March 3, 2017

ANTIGUA – Today I worked with my Leica Monochrom and Leica 50mm Summicron Asp. lens (which I call the “Luxochron”), shooting wide open with a .9 ND filter (three stops). The out-of-focus rendering of this lens is amazingly appealing (to my eyes) for such a highly corrected lens. The close up of the water lily flower was taken with my iPhone 7, which gives good service as a close up camera.

Day 2,689 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

On this day seven years ago (day 132): Times Square

Day 132 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life. — Times Square

Tags Antigua, Maria Campbell

Interior Landscape

Saturday February 18, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Saturday February 25, 2017

NEW YORK NEW YORK and ANTIGUA – A travel day – not usually my best. I caught good light in our apartment before we left, and some sea grapes and a tree at dusk in Antigua. The tropics are a major challenge for me: how many ways can you photograph a palm tree. The solution clearly is to get out into the community which we’ll try to get a start at this trip. Shooting with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron Asp lens.

Day 2,683 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

On this day two years ago (day 1,953): 432 Park Avenue

Day 1952 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life — 432 Park Avenue

Tags Antigua

Home Interior

Friday February 17, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday February 24, 2017

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Tomorrow we’re leaving for Antigua for a week, so this was a “get organized” day. I actually got an OK image around the apartment. Shot with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summiicron ASP lens – my go to combination.

Day 2,682 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.

On this day two years ago (day 1,952): Stoop

Tags Venini

Interior Landscape Out my window Urban

Monday February 13, 2017

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday February 20, 2017

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Here’s an shot from a window on Sixth Avenue of a neighboring Mies van der Rohe knock off. Six frames stitched with my Leica Monochrom and 50mm Summicron FLE lens. Also an image from the reception area of my office.

Day 2678 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.