Tag: Parks

Wednesday October 17, 2012

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday October 23, 2012
11 Comments on Wednesday October 17, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I took a walk across Central Park today on a route that took me north of the Reservoir. I stumbled across a lovely cast iron Art Noeveau bridge that I either didn’t know about or had forgotten. Here it is captured with my Leica Monocrom and an 18mm Super Elmar lens.

An image from the Reservoir, heavily fixed up with software perspective controls – the high bright sky makes this look like a vintage image on orthochromatic film.

Self portrait. I posted this on an online forum (where I somethimes test-drive images); it was pointed out that my fly was open; I edited the problem out in Photoshop.

On this day last year: The Bull and Bear.

Tags Central Park, Manhattan, New York, Parks, Self portrait

Landscape Urban

Wednesday October 5, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday October 11, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I went today with a tripod and my large Alpa, the Alpa Max, to explore Riverside Park and the George Washington Bridge. My start was delayed by personal errand – by the time I got into things the golden light was gone and the light was rathe uninteresting. I’ve posted some examples anyway.

On this day one year ago: Lipstick.

Tags Bridges, Parks, Riverside Park

Culture Landscape Street Urban

Friday September 23, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Thursday September 29, 2011

SHANGHAI – We have mostly finished our meetings so we spent part of the day as tourists. We went to the Shanghai Museem – Maria and I had been here in April. The collection is good but a little disappointing given Shanghai’s stature. In April we photographed the stairwell – it was the second photograph in my post for April 19. Here’s a link – scroll down to the second photo. stairway in Shanghai Museum. I shot the stairway again, this time a close up of the dragon-motifed banister.

I got bored with the Museum so I took a walk in the neighboring People’s Square. There were young couples with a single child everywhere, a result of China’s one child policy. The Chinese say that single children have six parents (including four grandparents) so they are seriously doted-upon. See the image below.

Finally the Shanghai municipal government’s building is located on the People’s Square. it was finished in the 1990s. It is clearly meant to be imposing but only succeeds at being tedious – typical of civic architecture everywhere in the world.

All images taken with my Panasonic GH2 and 1 14-140mm zoom lens.

On this day last year: East 51st Street.

Tags Civic Architecture, Museums, Parks, Shanghai

Street Urban

Tuesday September 20, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday September 25, 2011

HONG KONG – A long day of meetings. I managed a walk in the park in front of the Mandarin with my Panasonic GH2.

My personal workout includes a stretching and flexibility routine that draws on elements of yoga, dance and sports stuff but I could work full time for the next 10 years at it and I wouldn’t achieve the level of discipline that this woman has.

On this day last year: Tight crop on large lips in the East Village.

Tags Hong Kong, Parks

Landscape Urban

Thursday June 23, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Saturday July 2, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Another rainy afternoon exploration of Carl Schurz Park, on the East River near Gracie Mansion, the Mayor’s official residence. I am again working with my Alpa technical camera, a 35mm Scheider Digitar lens and my 60 meg Hasselblad digital back. The overcast sky was quite bright – not the best conditions for a guy who is essentially a landscape photographer.

On this day last year: RFK Bridge.

Tags Parks

Landscape Urban

Tuesday June 21, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday June 29, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – I’m experimenting with equipment again. This time with a 72mm Schneider Digitar on my Alpa TC. I’ve been shooting primarily with a 35mm Schneider with the camera. 72mm is the “normal” focal length for this camera. The question is whether it’s possible to hand hold this combination – the longer focal length requires shorter shutter speeds and the 60 meg digital back needs a lot of light and punishes minor errors in technique.

I took a walk on the High Line and things worked out very well. I brought back a dozen or so keepers and very few technical disasters. Here’s a view from the High Line:

On this day one year ago; East Village.

Tags High Line, New York, Parks

Garden Landscape Urban

Tuesday June 14, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Monday June 20, 2011

BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS – I managed a quick walk in the rain in downtown Boston before being sucked into daylong meetings. I captured this in the small park across from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. It’s an Allium Giganteum, an ornamental onion. I recognized it because we have a lot of them in Warren – because of the savage winters the palette for perennial gardens is fairly limited.

On this day one year ago: Lipstick Building.

Tags Boston, Parks