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
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The shame of it
This blog has always avoided polemics but I will make a rare exception. Italy is undergoing it's greatest crisis in containing the Corona virus epidemic and while draconian measures are taking place, the European Union of which Italy is an original charter member (the original Common Market was the result of the treaty of Rome of 1957) has turned it's back. The French are gloating and the Germans see this as another way to take over Europe. The Austrians have blocked the Brenner Pass in complete violation of EU rules. When Paris was attacked all social media stood with France and Paris. To the great shame of it no one has yet stood with Italy, no one cares. Italy will survive in spite of it's isolation because it has the most creative people in the world. I hope that after this is over Italy would leave the UE because it's a worthless institution full of control freak bureaucrats who issue ridiculous regulations and are unable to raise to the challenge in any emergency. It is shameful.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The feast
Italians brought to these shores the tradition of the town feasts. These are mostly associated with a patron saint and a church. These images are from the Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Brooklyn. They are fun and if you have a steel belted stomach, the food is digestible. It's a far cry from good Italian food but it's all for having a good time.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020
Candid shot on the board walk in Coney Island
This is a vintage street shot. I used a Nikon S 2 rangefinder camera with a Nikkor 3.5 cm or 35 mm F: 3.5 lens. Naturally, the film was Tri-X instead of t Max 400 that was all the rage then but I did not like it's tonality and the fact that it scratched easily. This was another Kodak misstep that lead to it's unfortunate demise.
Sunday, March 8, 2020
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These shots were As I go through my old cd's to re burn them, I keep fingid many great shots with the S1. It always amazes me what that ...
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There was something right about the skin tones of the D 1-X. Only the Fuji S2-Pro did better. The Nikkor 35-135 F 3.5-4.5 was used.
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Yes indeed, old photos from Sicily. I will be posting new ones very soon. The above photos were shot with Tri-X and with the Canon Ft and...