Tag: Winter

Tuesday February 22, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I walked down Lexington Avenue on this rare bright and sunny day. I had Alpa TC with a 35mm Schneider APO lens and a 60 meg Hasselblad digital back. And the battery with the wire dangling out of my sleeve. Here are three images. I couldn’t decide which I liked best. It’s probably painfully obvious (perhaps “none of the above”), but I’ve posted all three. We’ll see how they look for a while and I’ll take two down based on a more extended reaction.

(I subsequently edited this post on March 2 shrinking the size of the less favored pictures, with thanks to those who commented on the choice.)

On this day one year ago: Lever House in twilight.

Tags Lexington Avenue, New York, Winter

Animals Landscape

Saturday February 19, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday February 25, 2011

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Another cold day in Connecticut. Taken with my Alpa TC.

Here’s a different treatment of the image that I posted on February 12

On this day one year ago: Experimenting with a pinhole image.

Tags Connecticut, Snow, Winter

Landscape Religion Small town

Sunday February 13, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday February 20, 2011

NEW PRESTON CONNECTICUT – A really gray day. New Preston is a small village near us just off of Route 202. Politically it’s part of Washington Connecticut. The Congregational parish has two church buildings: a traditional neo-classical wooden structure where the congregation meets for most of the year, and a stone church where they meet in August. New Preston doesn’t have a green so both buildings are sited awkwardly – the stone church s literally 6 feet from the edge of the road. Taken with my Alpa TC.

On this day one year ago: a gray icy day in Warren Connecticut. This seems to be a theme this time of year.

Tags New Preston, Snow, Winter

Landscape

Saturday February 12, 2011

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Back to shooting digital. Over the next few weeks I’ll be shooting primarily with my Alpa TC and its sensational 36mm Schneider APO lens (translating to 35mm terms the lens is equivalent to a 24mm). I’ve attached my Hasselblad H4D 60 digital back to the camera. This results in a very compact camera with a 60 meg sensor. There are no focus or exposure aids so I carry as laser distometer and a spot meter when I shoot with this camera. The Hasselblad back does not have its own power supply (it’s normally powered by the Hasselblad body), so I also carry an external battery that powers the back through its firewire 800 port. Here are a couple of sample images; one in grayscale and one in color:

On this day one year ago: An infrared image of the Ferrari dealership on Park Avenue. This has a lot going on in it with the AT&T building in the background. One of my favorite IR images since I’ve started this project.

Tags Connecticut, Snow, Warren, Winter

Landscape

Saturday February 5, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday February 11, 2011

WARREN CONNECTICUT – Today there was an ice storm – a gray day in the extreme. This is a color image. You couldn’t walk on our road, let alone drive on it. Here’s a three frame stitch captured with my Hasselblad H4D-60 and a 300mm lens.

On his day last year: Connecticut landscape at night.

Tags Night, Night phography, Snow, Winter

Landscape Urban

Tuesday January 18, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday January 23, 2011

BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS – My usual monthly business trip to Boston was really bleak. Boston was cold an alternated between snow and freezing rain. This pretty much captures the mood. Leica M9 and 90mm Elmarit lens.

On this day last year: Maria and Luiz Scwarcz at Fatty Crab.

Tags Boston, Snow, Winter

Landscape Urban

Wednesday January 12, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – I spent the morning in a snow-covered Central Park. A few interesting images. Here’s a view of the El Dorado, one of three large building on Central Park West built by Emory Roth (the others are the Beresford and the San Remo). This is a common angle on the building, across the Central Park Reservoir. Two frames taken with my Hasselblad H4D-60, with a 300 mm lens on a monopod. This is another example of how well this camera’s files convert to black and white.

On this day one year ago: From Bryant Park.

Tags Central Park, Central Park West, New York, Snow, Urban, Winter