Photos for 6-8-10 Olympus E-10

One of my favorite area of NY is the Madison Square Park where one gets to see the famous Flat Iron Building. This early skyscraper shaped like an iron to press clothes, is so well balanced and so architecturally pure that it has survives all sorts of fads and styles and still satisfies just like any classical work of art. These photos were shot on a Sunday in July of 2002 with the wonderful Olympus E-10 that had a mere 4 mega pixels. But it's lens was formidable.

Photos for 6-7-10 Panasonic LLX 3

Agrigento with it's Valley of the Temples is one of the most splendid cities in Italy. It is surely Sicily's leading center for Greek architecture. It has some of the finest monuments in all of Magna Grecia. The city originally known as Girgenti had it's name changed by Mussolini who wanted to call it Agrigento from the Greek Agrakas that was the city where the temples actually are. The modern small city is on ahilltop looking to a blue the sea in the backgroundand the splendid temples below. I have photographed these marvels before. On my last trip to Agrigento I just wanted to go to the famed Via Atenea, Athenian Avenue. This is where Pirandello "hahged ou"t as a youngster and were Brancati, Sciascia, Borgese Vittorini, Bufalino et al. the genious of modern Italian literature, all from Sicily, BTW, would venture. It's really a small Avenue, not to long but it exudes a class that cannot be described. Totally ineffable. To be there and walk on these same sidewalk and have an espresso was one of the most moving cultural experiences in my life.

Phots for 6-6-10 Panasonic LX 3

A few from last August in Castellammare del Golfo. The LX 3 is really all you need on a trip. Shot at dusk.

A few for 6-5-10 Nikon D 700

Anothe very relaxing place is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. These shot were taken in the rose garden while they were watering the flowers, I got pleasantly showered. That cold water felt goo. The D 700 was able to take the "rain." The lens was the 28-105 F3.5-4.5 Nikkor set at macro. This is a very good and versatile lens. Not too big and unobtrusive.

Photos for 6-4-10 Fuji S1 Pro

Nothing like a walk on the Brooklyn bridge to chert you up and on a sunny winter day that is a good prescription to cheer you up. I used the Nikkor 80-300 F3.5-5.6. The bridge is a great vantage point.

Photos for 6-3-10 Fuji S1 Pro

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As I go through my old cd's to re burn them, I keep fingid many great shots with the S1. It always amazes me what that sensor could do. These shots were taken at Breezy Point a gated community in Queens that appears to be really somewhere else.

Photos for 6-2-10 Nikon D1X

The venerable D1X, was Nikon's best camera in capturing great color. It did not have that Nikon look that followed it. It wasn't bluish in it's cast like all other subsequent Nikon digital. DSLR's.
These were shot at the Queens Botanical Garden with the Nikkor 60mm F2.8 Micro. ENJOY!