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, March 18, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Sicily long ago
These photos of the Sicilian countryside date from 1970. This is before these areas became full of villette, country villas, and the land became subdivided. A real shame because the agricultural wealth of the region was lost to the needs of developers and leisure users. I will also add that many villas are absolutely ugly and all have huge fences with monolithic electric gates that create a creepy feeling. Too bad. But nothing can really diminish the beauty of this unique island.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Genova
Genoa is a truly wonderful city. It has a glorious history as a great maritime republic and it is physically stupendous. The food is to die foe and real pesto can only be eaten there. All the other stuff is a poor imitation. One must try the famous farinata that is a pie made with chick peas farina. It is similar to the Sicilian
panelle. The main difference is that farinata is baked while panelle are
deep fried.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Beauty is where you find it
These images dating from the early seventies are of windows of my wife's grandmother Gawee Edson. A wonderful woman who was a very gifted painter and had a great eye. In New York we call such a person a class act. We all miss her terribly. I feel especially honored to have known her. These images are a celebration of her sensitive and artistic eye for beauty.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Archival slide scans
These images were shot back in the spring of 1974 on the then new Kodachrome 25 that had just replaced Kodachrome II. I never liked the new Kodachrome and it turned out that their colors were not as syable as the old film. Progress? At any rate, these images shot in Charleston South Carolina do put the film to the test under a variety of lighting conditions. I also must say that Charleston is a wonderful city.
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These shots were 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 ...
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There was something right about the skin tones of the D 1-X. Only the Fuji S2-Pro did better. The Nikkor 35-135 F 3.5-4.5 was used.
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Yes indeed, old photos from Sicily. I will be posting new ones very soon. The above photos were shot with Tri-X and with the Canon Ft and...