Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

Will Nikon's New Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Be Announced This Month? Soon cameras will become obsolete. Better smart phones will kill them. Big heavy cameras will only be needed for niche type assignments. I travel a lot and although I recently took my superb Lumix DC-GX9. I took most of my photos with my iPhone. Suddenly cameras feel big, heavy and intrusive. The smart phone is always with you. Just my educated opinion.

It's hard to describe the bea uty of Paris. I hope that the photos do it justice.

This lovely old mill is located in Sandwich, Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. This old  town is a very special place to visit, As a matter of fact, Cape Cod is truly a delightful place to spend some relaxing time. The clam chowder alone is to die for. The fish sandwiches are out of this world.

The Lago D'Orta in Piedmont, Italy, is the smallest of the three most famous Italian Lakes : Lago di Como, Lago di Garda and Lago Maggiore. Nevertheless it's a very beautiful lake with a superb Lungo lago or lake shore. There is also the lovely town of Orta with it's narrow streets and alleys. There's also a plethora of wonderful places to eat. 

  The Daily News is cutting all photographers Now they have to remove the camera from their logo The NY Daily News just got rid of all ten of its remaining staff photographers and two of the remaining photo editors after the newspaper experienced massive layoffs last week.  There's not a single photographer that's currently employed by the Daily News. This is a big deal. The Daily News has been around for 99 years, and in the time frame has become not only a staple of the city but led the way for daily tabloid journalism.  The NY Daily News just got rid of all ten of its remaining staff photographers and two of the remaining photo editors after the newspaper experienced massive layoffs last week.  There's not a single photographer that's currently employed by the Daily News. This is a big deal. The Daily News has been around for 99 years, and in the time frame has become not only a staple of the city but led the way for daily tabloid journalism....

A mercato della frutta e verdura , is not necessarily a farmers market it can be a regular fruit and vegetables store. In the case of lu scaru, Sicilian for an outlet, the name takes a whole different meaning. In Italy such markets offer items picked very early in the day and are sold at great prices. This is unlike many of the so called farmers markets in the States that cater mostly to yuppies and hipsters and sell items at very high prices that are allegedly local but whose provenance remains always in doubt. I realize that I'm exaggerating and there are real ones away from the large cities. At any rate, this market is my favorite place to buy fruit and produce in Castellammare del Golfo. The produce at the super markets is not too bad if one knows how to shop. Italians take food very seriously and not tolerate inferior food products. Eating is after all a fine art. There's another reason. In Europe one is not allowed to touch fruits or vegetables. Store owners wearing pla...

These  are two of my neighbors in Sicily. Super wonderful people. They are actually brother in laws and live bear each other and use this landing ti sit, shoot the breeze, have meals and play cards among other activities al fresco. This evening they were playing a lively game of scopa. Their wives who are sisters were busy preparing refreshments.

Aerial views are somewhat trite and I seldom use them but I like this one. We had just taken off from Palermo and were flying over the gulf of Castellammare. I wanted to shoot my beloved home town but the angle was off and the sun was right over the window. I had to settle for the western end of the gulf and a shot of San Vito lo Capo. Beyond the north west tip of Sicily can be seen. 

Leica News The new 75mm F 1.25 Noctilux from Leica costs about 13,000 dollars. The M-10 on which it's mounted will set you back another 8,000.  Ridiculous, perhaps but Leica is really another world.  

It's really too bad but this brief visit must had to come to an end. I had to return to New York which is not too shabby of a place. I missed my animals too much.