Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

 

  As I already posted, because of the low number of visitor, I was tempted to stop posting. However since cooking and good food are vert central to my life, I have decided to change the blog. It will still feature photos but also dishes that I prepare with brief descriptions and recipes. I hope you like the changes and that you visit often. All the best. Rocco Galatioto

This was I with my first 4X5 view camera, a folding model. It was followed by a Burke & James 4X5 with 22 inch bellows and a Kodak Ektar 110 mm F:5.s lens. It was fun. The photos were shot by my lovely wife Marcy on her Canon Ft and a Canon 50mm F:1.4 FL lens using Kodachrome II. We were in Long Island. I just want to post these nostalgic images for fun. Have a great Saturday Where did all my hair go, I wonder. .

 

  The best results are achieved when the subject is aware of the photographer and agrees to being photographed. Any other approach borders on the invasive. I have always preached this. These rules can be modified in a setting where the people are all really posing like the last post in Central Park. From the shallow depth of field you can see that I was very close to the subject. But. as I always stated, shooting people from far away is really cowardly. This was a vendor at a feast in Brooklyn a few summers ago. I love the feeling of amity and the lack of conflict.

Central park in the seventies was a wonderful place to photograph. It had vitality and people interacted. This was before smart phones made everyone insular. A shame really. But they say this is progress. Go Figure. Shot on Tri-X Pan with a Nikon FTn and the fabulous 105mm F:2.5 Nikkor lens.  

After many years of  maintaining this blog and never missing a daily post, I'm beginning to see a very serioes drop in visitors. This is becoming apparently a exercise in futility. I can do two things: one is to totally drop it and you can follow me on Instagram (I go under the name roccogalatioto) or I can turn this totally to a food-photo blog. I will decide soon on what to do. I want to thank all of you who follow and visit. It has been a true labor of love. Rocco Galatioto

  I love to photograph children before they become shy or self conscious This age of real innocence is the best age to capture their beauty and charm. . 

 This color slide photo was shot in October 1976 after the sun worshippers and swimmers had gone. It shows a lever of deterioration and abandon. Things did improve later on. Although run down, it celebrated the spirit of 76 to celebrate the nation's 200th anniversary.

A few pointers. I will post Italian dishes almost exclusively because that is my food. However, Italian cuisine is not only delicious but is also healthy. Buy the best and freshest ingredients and use only good olive oil and sea salt from Sicily, if you can.    This is for two people so get some Italian style thin sausages and cut two 18 inch pieces. Cut the peeled all purpose potatoes. When the water boils add the potatoes and the sausages. Remove the sausage after about a minute and boil the potatoes for a few  minutes more. They must be firm. While this is going on slice on onion and a little bell pepper, very thinly. In an oven pan. sprinkle some good extra virgin olive oil; place the sausages on the bottom and top off with the par boiled potatoes, onions and pepper. Season with salt and black pepper and add dry rosemary and a few leaves of salvia (sage): stir and sprinkle some olive oil.  In a pre heated oven at 375 degrees bake for about 25 minutes. Arrange the...

A magical city at a magical time of day. A great image to start the new week