Frm the backyard

 

One from long ago and far away. One of my favorite images.

                           Shot with a Nikonos II,a 35mm F2.5 UW Nikkor and good old Tri/X pan
 

A quiet place

 Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Kodak Tri-X. Leica M-4, 35mm F;2 Summicron.. 

Rural America

These images are scanned 120 Ektachromes and go back to the nineties. They were made in Lancaster County Pennsylvania a great place to visit and shoot. It is rural America at it's best.

Abstractions

Again these photos are from the seventies a time when I was experimenting and would shoot  a lot.Now I keep finding stuff in my archives all the time since I'm trying to get my images together. Not an easy task; I'm afraid.

Quiet streets

These photos were shot in New Bedford, MA in an area that is undergoing much restoration. The homes are being brought back to their former glory.

In situ portraits

I always shot my corporate portraits in situ or in their natural places where the subjects worked so that they were at ease. I also used minimal lights as not to create confusion and distractions. I'm from the old school that avoided all the gadgets. I did not have to impress anybody, only myself.

Remembering the feast

When they settled in the States, Italians naturally brought over their culture. One important element is  la festa, the feast. Usually these feasts were to celebrate a saint or the Madonna. One of the best known in New York, other than the San Gennaro Feast in Manhattan, is the one in South Brooklyn at our Lady of Mount Carmel. These shots are from a projects on these neighborhood feasts that I made in the eighties for an Italian client.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Here are the decorations on Mulberry Street in Manhattan's Little Italy; all decked out for the holidays.

More of that magical Roman light

Here are a few more shots of that magical Roman light that always fascinates. These two images  were  shot at the EUR a fascinating architectural tour de force that was to have been an exhibition in 1942. The was saw that this never occurred. I will post images of the buildings at a later time.  They are of a timeless beauty that speak volumes of Italians' gift for architecture. Here we see how late crepuscular light puts the day to rest thus giving way to the many possibilities of the Roman night.

I misteri

I misteri or the mysteries are Good Friday processions that re enact the Virgin Mary's search for the crucified Jesus. It winds in several streets until the body she finds her dead son. It's a very emotional parade and you cannot tell any of the participants that these are mere statues. They are real.
The most famous one is in Trapani, Sicily where practically the whole city participates with the different artisan guilds each playing a role. These images swot with a Leica M-4 on Tri-X Pan date from 1974 and are being re discovered.

as I go through my archives.

Early digital

I have always been fascinated by the local Italian feasts and especially by the vendors. These two women  apparently had had a long day. The place is the OL of Mount Carmel feast in North Brooklyn and the date is July of 2002. The camera was the Fuji S-2 Pro.

Autumnal splendor

I have nothing to add. Fall is a magical season.

Parisian window boxes

Parisian window boxes adorn most windows in Paris. They create a wonderful feeling of nature in an urban area. Very pleasant indeed.

Old trains

The Pennsylvania RR Museum in Strasburg, PA, is a very interesting place to relive what was once the only fast way to travel long distances on this continent. In an era of fast and faster travel, trains, especially steam driven ones  provide nostalgic flights of fancy. Yet the power and glory of the old locomotives are very impressive. These  are cars and locomotives that  are to be refurbished and will  be added to the collection. A museum not to be missed.

Have a beautiful weekend

Magical park

It may not have the history of the Villa Borghese or the  charm of the Jardin de Luxembourg but  Central Park  is the heart of  New York  This fall scene was shot with the Nikon D-200 and the 24 mm F2.8 Nikkor lens. A little fall can't hurt.

Have a wonderful new week

Young potter

This photo is from a series of shots of a pottery program for youngsters. It was held at the Manhattan YMCA. I love the intensity of the young artist. The photo dates from 1969 and was shot on Tri-X with the Canon FT and the  Canon 50mm F1.4 FL lens.

Soon it will be this way, I hope

Shot in the spring of 2005 with the Fuji S-2 Pro at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on a  magical Saturday afternoon.