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Saturday October 19, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We stayed in New York this weekend to attend a party in honor of Donna Tartt and the publication of her new novel, The Goldfinch. Here are pictures from the party.

Goldfinch
Goldfinch
Party
Party

On this day last year: More fall non-collor.

Fall color
Fall color
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Family and friends

Tuesday February 19, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – Party at our place. Shot with my Leica Monochrom and Noctilux lens.

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On this day last year: Boat people.

Boat People
Boat People
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Portrait

Tuesday February 5, 2013

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had a party this evening in honor of a visiting German friend. I shot it with my Leica Monochrom and a 1837 Carl Zeiss Jena 8.5cm Sonnar lens. The Sonnar was designed for a pre-war Contax rangefinder camera, not for a Leica, so it took two adapters (one of them is quite complex) to fit it on a modern camera. It’s the classic small camera portrait lens of its era and has lovely rendering, but focus is flakey so I adjusted it so that focus was accurate at its close focus distance and focused by moving my body. I bought it in anticipation of the Leica M, which permits through-the-lens focusing without relying on the rangefinder, which doesn’t couple accurately with this lens. Here are some samples:

Friends 2
Friends 2
Friends 3
Friends 3

On this day last year: Superbowl.

Superbowl
Superbowl
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Family and friends Interior

Thursday March 10, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We had dinner tonight with our friends Phyllis and Victor Grann. Taken with my Panasonic GH2 and a 20mm pancake lens.

Dinner with Phyllis Grann
Dinner with Phyllis Grann

On this day one year ago: Venini glass in our window.

Venini on my window sill
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