MANHATTAN – We drove back from Connecticut today in poor weather. It’s still winter. This out my window with a long lens later in the evening.
Day 3426 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this date nine years ago (day 139 of one photo every day): Salton Sea California.
MANHATTAN – A flat day at home after yesterday’s field trip. Shooting with the Sony 85mm f2.0 lens, which is lovely.
Day 3226 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day seven years ago (day 669 of one photo every day): Party. It appears that we were having more fun seven years ago than we are today.
MANHATTAN – A major thunder storm turned the usually pedestrian view out my dining room window into magic. I tried to catch a lightning strike but missed them all.
Day 3218 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this date four years ago (day 1757 of one photo every day): Brooklyn steps
MANHATTAN – I spent the day sorting photo gear.
I’m selling most of my Leica M gear. My work with Sony E-mount cameras during the past four or five months has convinced me that my eyes aren’t fully up to the Leica’s rangefinder manual focus, that the best new native glass for the Sonys is at or very close to Leica standards, and that my black and white conversions of the 42 meg Sony A7riii files can be as good or better than the native black and white 24 meg files from the Leica Monochrom. I’m keeping some favorite Leica lenses (in case Leica comes out with a compelling camera offering in the future) and I’m keeping my lovely double stroke Leica M3 as a film camera.
I often shoot out of our dining room window – the cityscape is a brick wall torture test of lens quality. I spent a good part of the day shooting lens comparisons out the window – I’m also thinning my Sony lens inventory to what I actually like and use. It turns out that that means selling some of the lighter, more compact Sony offerings – all of the best native Sony lenses are large and heavy (with the exception of the lovely 55mm f1.8).
The image below is with the very nice Sony 35mm FE f1.4 lens shot at f5.6.
Day 3212 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this date two years ago (day 2482 of one photo every day): Sunflowers in Todi, Italy, shot with my former Leica Monochrom.
WARREN CONNECTICUT – Around the house today with my Sony A7riii and the lovely 90mm Sony macro lens that I use as a general purpose short telephoto.
Day 3102 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
)n this day two years ago (day 2,372): The Village
MANHATTAN – Another Monday, another blizzard. Two takes on water tanks out my window. Shot with my Sony A7rii converted to black and white imaging.
Day 3091 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day four years ago (day 1630 of one photo every day): Water tank from four years ago. April 2 must be water tank day.
MANHATTAN NEW YORK – Grand Central Terminal and our kitchen. Shot with my Sony A7Riii.
Day 3,021 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this date three years ago (day 1925): India
