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Sunday October 24, 2010

BRIDGEWATER, CONNECTICUT – Well I had a great plans to solve the autumn color blues today. I have friend who annually hosts a variety of lunatics who bring catapults, and who compete at catapulting pumpkins across the landscape. We headed out that way mid-afternoon but as a result of a mis-communication with my daughter (my fault) we arrived after it was over. Tough luck. Really tough luck. But I saw this barn on the way back to New York. I shot it primarily because of the complete absence of yellow, red and orange. Leica M9 with 50mm Summilux lens. Six images stitched.
Bridgewater Barn

On this date one year ago: October 24, 2009

This may be my favorite image from the last 12 months. The light was magical. The name of the building, Pacific Gateway Medical Center, conveyed ironic grandeur. The name of the town, Drain Oregon, suggests hair balls and the like. Wow.

Drain, Oregon

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Saturday October 23, 2010

WARREN CONNECTICUT – I’m suffering under the curse of a long New England autumn. That’s right, I said curse. Since September 25 I’ve posted no fewer than ten images where the main subject is New England autumn. That’s a lot of yellow and orange foliage of really dubious artistic merit. It’s not like I can discern a development of a theme – the whole is less than the sum of its parts. Autumn is a bit like a sunset: it comes around periodically for all to see. It’s unlikely that I’m going to have a deep insight, a personal epiphany or add to the richness of human knowledge and experience by photographing brightly colored leaves. I promise not to do this any more, at least not without more of a theme and purpose. But . . . what I happen to have for October 23 are images of . . . fall foliage. Here you go with number 11:
Yup. It\’s Fall Foliage.

Leica M9 with 90mm Elmarit lens.

On this date one year ago i was shooting in infrared on a dull, rainy day in Oregon: October 23, 2009

Curry County Courthouse, Gold Beach, Oregon

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Sunday October 17, 2010

WARREN CONNECTICUT and BROOKLYN NEW YORK – We started out the day in Connecticut (with power restored) – photographed a neighbor’s cornfield in the rising sun. We drove back to New York to attend an engagement party for our son in Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn.

Cornfield; Leica M9 and 1954 Dual Range Summicron lens.

Cornfield

Fort Hamilton. Same equipment.

Alexander and Laura

On this date one year ago: October 17, 2009

Skyline Restaurant

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Saturday October 16, 2010

WARREN, CONNECTICUT – This is the first anniversary of my One Photo Every Day Blog. We’re in Connecticut (without electricity) and the fall foliage is if anything better than ever, so my photography this weekend is fixated on it. Here’s foliage in early morning light. Three frames stitched, taken with my Leica M9 and a 90 mm Elmarit lens.
Connecticut fall foliage

I’ve decided from this point on to experiment with putting in links to last year’s post from the same date:
On this date one year ago: October 16, 2009

My first post after a frustrating month sorting out blog technology was an image of the Jean DeBuffet sculpture at One Chase Manhattan Plaza.

Here are a couple of more from October 16, 2010 – since it’s my anniversary I’m giving myself a break from the editorial chore of sorting pictures down to one. We ran into an old friend, Lane Smith, at a book signing for his book, It’s a Book, at the Hickory Stick Bookstore in Washington, Connecticut Here are couple of links of interest: Lane’s video version of the It’s a Book, which ironically went viral. And Hickory Stick Bookshop. Shot with my Leica M9 and a 1954 50mm Dual Range Summicron.

Lane Smith book signing

Finally, more foliage. Leica M9 plus 35mm Summicron v. IV. Two frames stitched.

Connecticut Foliage

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Sunday October 10, 2010

NEW PRESTON, CONNECTICUT – While Maria is shopping at a local boutique, J. Seitz, I wandered around the back of the building to shoot the waterfall over the dam that is part of the system that impounds Lake Waramaug.
Waterfall, New Preston Connecticut

Leica M9 with 50 mm Dual-Range Summicron (modified to mount on the M9). Two frames stitched.

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Saturday October 9, 2010

WARREN, CONNECTICUT – I occasionally experiment with odd or eccentric bits of equipment to help keep the daily photo grind fresh. For the last few days I’ve been shhoting with a 12mm rectilinear (as opposed to fish-eye) lens on my full frame Leica M9. This lens is so wide that it’s a miracle that it even forms an image. When I say wide, I mean that I often find myself having to crop my knuckles out of the frame. Ultra wides offer huge depth of field so near-far compositions with everything in focus are possible.

I’ve sworn never to post pictures of pets. Why? I’ve explained this before. Pictures of pets remind me of the millions of pictures in online forums the read something like this: “This is my cat Wallace taken with my Canon Superturbulator 600 mm lens. You can see every whisker!” Lonely guy stuff. Nothing better to take a picture of than the pet cat. Anyway, this is my second exception in almost a year. Basil, our Norwich Terrier, wandered into the frame as I was exploring near-far. Leica M9 and Voigtländer 12mm lens.

Basil

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Landscape Religion Small town

Sunday October 3, 2010

SOUTH BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT – This is the Methodist Church in South Britain, Connecticut. The center of this village has been designated a historic site, which may explain why this derelict structure hasn’t been torn down.

Hasselblad H3D-39 and HC 35-90 lens.

Methodist Church South Britain Connecticut

 

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