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, December 31, 2016
Friday, December 30, 2016
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Archival black and white images
These shots were made on East 38th street between Park and Lexington Avenues in the mid seventies. I used to pass by each time I walked to my Studio on 26th And Lexington from the subway station on 28th and Park. A wonderful area that today is full of restaurants and trendy shops. These images were shot with my Leica M-4 on Tri-X Pan. The lens was the 35 mm Summicron F 2. A combination made in heaven.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Italian regional dishes
Italian food is regional food although there are some least common denominators it's best to call Italian cuisine as regional cuisine. Here we have three regional dishes. Pasta alla Norma named after the Great composer Vincenzo Bellini who was born in Catania, Sicily and loved this dish so it was named after Norma, one of his best opera. The aria Casta Diva when sung by Maria Callas leaves one awed. This dish was prepared in Sicily with the local eggplants and tomatoes that are to die for. The Salade Nicoise is also Italian from Nizza a region that was always Italian but was ceded to France by that poor excuse of the Savoy king of Piedmont who was fooled by Napoleon III for help that was never given. The area is still somewhat Italian and much of the food is Italian in flavor and style. This salad is a meal in itself. The pesto alla Genovese is of course the famous pesto sauce that is very popular these days. Nothing compares to the real one of course and to be authentic, the water must have a potato cut in small pieces and a few string beans along with the pasta. Splendid and actually simple but you need the basil from Genoa, the olive oil from Liguria and the Parmigiano Reggiano from Parma to really pull this dish off. Italian food is after all a celebration of nature. It's magic reveals itself omlu if the finest and freshest ingredients are used.
Pasta alla norma |
Pesto alla genovese |
Salade nicoise |
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Sunrise
This is the view of Manhattan I get early in the morning at sunrise that is quite late on this period, at about 7:AM. The buildings in the background become golden. This shot called for a tele but I like the whole feeling and contrast with the foreground, not to mention that the digital zoom on the iPhone is not really usable.
iPhone image |
Friday, December 16, 2016
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
A little nuts?
I usually take no editorial positions because this blog is a place to avoid strong opinions and a place to take a brief rest from all the noise out there. Nevertheless, there are images that cry out for some sort of opinion. The Christmas decorations that are so prevalent at this time of the year can become a little over the top to put it very mildly. The word nuts is apropos here. These are two separate homes in Queens that are absolutely unbelievable. I cannot help to wonder where all these items are stored after it's all over. However, they make nice images for the blog.
iPhone image |
iPhone image |
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
A new color scheme for Christmas
This new color scheme is to welcome the Christmas season and to wish all of my visitor all the best for the holidays whatever they may be.Thanks for visiting.
Fooling around
Followers of this blog realize that I am not one of those manipulator of images. I earned my right to be a photographer on film so there really was not much manipulation other than basic darkroom practices necessary in those days I really avoid gimmics. BUT, there are times when I'm tempted and because I have an Instagram account I, on rare times, use their so called filters to play with an image. This shot is such an example. I know it.s silly but why not. Photography should really be fun.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Friday, December 9, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
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