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
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The Fulton Ferry Landing
The Fulton Ferry Landing used to be part of the city's maritime transportation system. It was the Brooklyn end of a ferry that went from Manhattan to Brooklyn. After years of neglect, the landing was restored as part of a plan to improve this valuable area of the city. The late day light makes for a stronger image. It was shot on Kodachrome X that had a speed of 64. This accounts for the slight softness of the images.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
Vintage street photography
Here are some samples from the street photography I enjoyed making in the seventies. Classic photos of New York in the seventies. They were all shot on Ektachrome with the Leica M-4 but two were converted to black and white for technical reasons because the original slides had developed serious color shifts.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Cat on a tin roof
I'm scanning my slides and found many from the incipience of the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan. This photo is from 1973 when the area was beginning to be developed. The seaport itself was operational but the surrounding area was still basically the old Fulton Fish Market. Now it has been developed into one of the city's trendiest spot with restaurants, bars and upscale shops. This cat was just sitting on the edge of a building that was to be converted into boutiques and other shops. I must admit that the seaport was developed tastefully. It's a great place to visit.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Very tired Catahoula
Charlie, my Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog got very tired last nigh after helping Santa. He gave it his best and is taking a well deserved rest.
On a more serious note,I want to extend holiday greetings to all my visitors. I really do this for your enjoyment. relaxation and, occasionally, photographic education. Thank you for visiting.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
The Verrazano Bridge revisited
Of course the real spelling in Italian is Verrazzano but since no other than Italians can pronounce double consonants, the point is quite moot. It is a magnificent bridge no matter what the spelling. I just made these images from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn where there's a lovely park from where the bridge can be best admired. The original color images where converted to black and white to augment the gloom of this grey day.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Coney Island, the resurgence
I have just returned from a little off season shooting trip to Coney Island and I'm pleasantly surprised at it's resurgence. The thunderbolt roller coaster is a prime example of this rebirth. It's state of the art. There are trendy stores on the board walk and throughout and the whole area is very clean and well kept. The damage caused by hurricane Sandy has been repaired and the place has assumed a very user friendly look. Of course Nathans is still there and it also has been modernized. Great going New York.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Love tha GAF film
As I have stated on a prior post, I cannot believe how superb GAF film was. Always ready to buck the trend I would always carry some GAF film, formerly ANSCO, in my bag. Many tears later, the colors are still very vivid but of a slightly different hue that the super popular Kodachrome. In those days different effects were gotten either via filters of films. I was loath to use anything in front of my lenses lest a masterpiece of a lens would be compromised by a filter. Well I am glad that I did shoot this memorable film. These shots date from 1973 and were originally shot at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Alittle over the top?
Perhaps, but they do make for great places to visit during the Christmas season; not to mention great photo ops. My talented wife Marcy took her new Canon G-16 for a spin and came back with these great images. These are among the more tasteful stops. There are many others that are really over the top.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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