Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

Shot in August 1969, near Castellammare del Golfo in the Campagna Known as Contrada Fraginesi . This is the country but it's only a few kilometers from town. At that time you could still see these old homes that were actually farm buildings but alas, this wonderful plateau flanked by mountains and overlooking the sea has become practically a suburban area saturated with villini or villas. Progress is what it's being called. I love this Kodachrome II image of a time gone by. The camera was my Canon FT with the Canon 50 mm. F 1:4 FL lens.

I love this old image shot in Central Park South in front of the old Plaza hotel. It looks like something from Victorian times in London.

These are very old images I took in June 1969 at Washington Square Park's fountain that because of a drought was dry, I was very close and personal with my Canon FT and The Canon 50mm F 1.4 FL lens. Of course it was loaded with Kodak Tri-X Pan. This is very early street work that enjoyed very much. These so called hippies gave birth to today's hipsters. It's sort of like a vicious circle.

It took 18 years before I could return to this area. It was just too painful. Finally, on a beautiful September Sunday afternoon I visited. What a pleasant surprise. It took many years of bickering before the area was re built but once it got going it flourished into a superb area. The  construction is still continuing and the resulting buildings are simply spectacular. Still I didn't have the heart to visit the memorial. Perhaps it will take a few more years.

This digital image was made in Mystic Connecticut from Mystic Inn overlooking the pond that borders its property. A shot like this would have been impossible using film because of the inevitable reciprocity failure that resulted from long exposures. I could have changed the color temperature but I like the warm colors.