Where are they now? Photographs freeze a moment in time and when you look at them afyer many yeras you get the weird feeling that years from now photos of us will also feel odd. Where does time go? This photo of Piazza Sam Marco in Venice wash shot from St.Mark's Cathedral's roof with a folding Kodak Retina camera. The film was Kodachrome II and the year was 1967. It's ne of my first photos. Thank's to Kodachrome's stable dyes, it seems just like yesterday. Of course today there are bigger crowds and more pigeons.
 

Selinunte, Sicily

 

Lovely Burano, Veneto, Italy

 

Magnificent Assisi. Umbria, Italy

 

Colorful dresser. Orta, Piemonte, Italy

 

Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, Italy

 

Orta, Piemonte, Italy

 

On the Arno. Florence, Tuscany

 

Balconies Trapani, Sicily

 

A room with a view

 

Napkin holders from olive wood. Sicilia

 

Paris at dusk

 

Erice, Sicily

 

I wish I were there; it's not possible to travel at the moment.

 

Courageous tourist

This gutsy tourist was photographed in Tangiers. She volunteered to pose with a cobra so that other tourists could take pictures. The two snake handlers were having a great time but the woman did her best to smile but she was a bit nervous.

 

Vintage candids

I always wonder where time goes; it passes  quickly and renders everything ephemeral. To me 1969 seems just  like yesterday yet to most people it appears like ancient times. The location was Fontainbleu France. I had my Canon FT with the 50 mmF: 1.4 FL lens loaded with Agfachrome 50. It was a nice enough film that cost only $2.99 including world wide processing by Agfa. Those who have only shoot digital and never used film, cannot realize that there was the cost of film and processing to consider. At any rate this was a nice film that rendered the greens with a tint of yellow. But it's Achilles heel was it's ability to turn magenta after some time. This was actually dependent on the particular labs used. I kept them in color but a conversion to black and white would have hidded these shortcomings. I like the colors here because they add to the image. As usual I was not far away.

Mazara del Vallo, Sicily

What can I say, I miss my Sicily and the fact that this quarantine seems to linger with no light at the end of the proverbial tunnel is enough to really annoy me.

Wonderful Newport RI

When one thinks of Newport the super and over the top mansions come to mind. They do make for nice images to post. But Newport is also a great town and it's lots of fun. A must place to visit.

Tangiers a long time ago

It is a while back but I feel as if were only yesterday. My Leica M2-R was loaded with Kodak Tri-X-Pan and the lens was the superb Summicron 35mm F:2. A marriage mad in  heaven.

  

It's really about the food these days

When I travel I'm more interested about the food than the photos. When a photo op of food ppears I couldn't be more happy. These photos a a few years ago were shot in Genoa, Italy in a large market where on Saturday local artisans and farmers sod their wonderful products. These salamis were absolutely delicious.