Greetings, this blog is dedicated to my life in photography. I want to make this a place to stop and relax. In the hope that this will help in these trying times
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Manhattan / Canon 1D III
Shot from the Skylight Room at the Waldorf while I was Shooting the annual Emerald Ball.
The lens was the 24-105 F4 L. The only lens you really need on a job.
Friday, February 25, 2011
I will look like this soon; we hope. / Canon 5D
One from Coney Island / Leica M-4
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Inside a temple / Canon F1
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Whe you could not buy torn jeans. / Leica M-4
Way back when you had to tear your own jean to look poor. Very decadent but wnat can you do. This was the "scene" around Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on a typical summer afternoon on week ends. The lens was the 50mm Summicron F2. The film was. of course TriX. It was developed in D-78 in 1:1 dilution.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Man in stadium Leica M-M2R
Shot in a stadium at night with the Summicron 59mm F2. The film was Tri-X pushed to 800 and developed in FG-7. Those were the days when ASA or today, ISO of 800 was considered fast. Well now the sky is the limit and people still complain about ISO speeds. Spoiled by digital cameras that take pictures in the darkd, practically.
Monday, February 21, 2011
One man band way back when / Canon Ft
Not again. Enough already! / Nikon D-700
Sunday, February 20, 2011
One from the Archives / Canon Ft
Central Park on a Sunday afternoon in October of 1969, the height of the :happenings," and of "making the scene." The place was phenomenal. Full of energy and full of disparate people all trying to convince themselves or others of their invented self. It did make for a great supply of photographic subjects. This shot was made with the Canon 59mm F1.4 FL lens. It was shot on Tri-X that was developed in D-76 full strength. I still remember the time: 8 minutes at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 20 degrees Celsius. I miss my darkroom.
When you got nothing to do / Nurke & James 4X5
When I had my studio on 36th street ^ Lexington Avenue, there were many times that I had nothing to do. I would then experiment with lighting, cameras. lenses etc. This was made with just window light with the Burke & James 4X5 view camera with 22" bellows and a Ektar 150mm F.5,6 lens in a Caltar shutter. That should bring memories to old timers like me.
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