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
Monday, December 31, 2018
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Friday, December 28, 2018
Greenport, New York
We usually take a trip to Greenport a few times a year because it's located at the end of Long Island's wine country. After stopping to taste several wines we end up eating at a typical dinner so we may be fortified for the trip home. I just love this wine country and this lovely old town that has still touches of it's past.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Monday, December 24, 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Monday, December 17, 2018
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
The images I find
I'm going through my color negatives and scanning the best and throwing away the rest. It's a tedious job best done in the winter. These images date from 1990 and were shot in Castellammare del Golfo before it was transformed into a tourist center. At that time it still had a uniqueness but sadly, with this transformation it has lost it's soul. The place is full of cafe's, restaurants, trendy shops and souvenir sellers that deal in made in China items. The sound of trolleys being toted by tourists is everywhere but this could be anywhere in any touristy place. There is no longer that quality that set it apart and made it different. Those of us born there return and try to hold on to our memories and attempt to ignore the situation in an pathetic attempt of denial. Fortunately my block is still OK but on my street there are many air B&Bs and so called residences that are being created out of the old buildings. It's the new economy and the way of the future. However what is a future without traces of it's past? At any rate, the food is still sublime.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
It alway makes me wonder...
...where the people I have photographed over the years are now. What are they doing; what happened to them; what do they look like? Case in point is this very cute child photographed in 1971 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The amazing property of photography is that it can freeze a moment in time. Because of the technology, photos do not age in look any more. This picture could have been taken last spring because it's overall appearance does not show its age. This is due in part by Kodachrome's ability to keep its colors and with a good scan and proper digitizing, the image will keep as long as it's not lost. Negatives and slides can also be lost. This aspect of photography always amazes me. It is quite uncanny, to sat the least.
Monday, December 10, 2018
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Saturday, December 8, 2018
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