Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

Take care of yourselves and eat this pandemic away. BTW, the correct way to prepare pesto is to cook the pasta with a small diced potato and cut string beans.

A recent image made at the park while walking my dog.

This image was shot in Hon Kong in 1971. Things are much better now. Nevertheless, this is a strong image that I value as one of my better ones. It was shot on Kodachrome II and a Canon FT with a 50mm F 1.4 Canon FL lens.

Le Jardin de Luxenbourg is a truly world class urban space the type that shoe their mettle only in European capitals. We usually stay in an hotel near by so that we can enjoy it  with only a short walk. This image is from a trip we made in 1972. The place hasn't changed much in terms of usage. The same chairs are there. It has only become more beautiful. This picture reflect Parisians relaxing on a cool Sunday afternoon.

This was one of my very first shot that I deemed to be good and sort of kindled my interest in photography. I had just returned from Europe and the camera was  borrowed Kodak Retina folding 35 mm camera that was made in Germany. I had taken a few interesting photos in Venice and Paris before this also with the retina but this image of downtown Manhattan from Brooklyn Height's promenade made me realize that I could take pictures. Following this, I took courses and the rest, as they say, is history, It's a tribute to Kodak's Kodachrome II that this slide, shot in September of 1967, has kept it's color and brilliance.

DUMBO is an acronym denoting the area under the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. It was an old industrial area that became abandoned but today it's very fashionable and gentrified. These images date from the late nineties before it changed. They were shot in medium format Ektachrome 100.