May your 2017 be as bright and lovely as this sunset (view over Clinton Harbor).
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
ISO 100
f/18
1/30 sec
Archive for the ‘photography’ Tag
Happy New Year! 1 comment
Bullseye 4 comments
Top of a pillar of the wooden bridge that connects to our town beach in Clinton, captured after the first frost of winter:
iPhone, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Fall Sunset 4 comments
Captured on Clinton beach using a long exposure:
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35 f/4
ISO 250
f/10
30 sec
Bike break at sunset Leave a comment
Someone had biked to our beach and parked their bike while enjoying the sunset.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4
ISO 2500
f/7.1
1/400 sec
Winter is here! 1 comment
First snow in CT produced some nice photo ops right in our backyard:
Sunburst over Connecticut Leave a comment
Winter sunset at Clinton Beach.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm f/4
ISO 250
f/22
1/40 sec
Outdoor painting 2 comments
Our little harbor often attracts landscape painters – and I enjoy including them in my landscape photography:
Canon 7D, EF-S 10-22mm
ISO 100
f/8
1/100 sec
3 exposure HDR
Museum Abstractions Leave a comment
Staircase, pedestrian tunnel, and roof at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Mario and Stella Leave a comment
Mario, our black lab, enjoying a fall afternoon with a new friend.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 85mm/1.8USM
ISO 100
f/1.8
1/320 sec
Manhattan Skyline 2 comments
As seen at sunset from far, far away (i.e. the Jersey Turnpike).
iPhone, adjusted with Snapseed
Old New York 2 comments
Near Wall Street in lower Manhattan, a few buildings remind us of how it looked in the early days before skyscrapers took over the island. The second be looks like a precursor of the Flatiron Building to me.
Canon Powershot G12
Song cover photo published 11 comments
I’m very pleased to see that one of my photos has been turned into the cover for a song on SoundCloud.
Here’s the song cover, followed by the original, taken in Marin while walking through the old army installations surrounding San Francisco.
Thank you, Gabriele Margurno from Argentina!
Fall Sunrise 4 comments
One last shot of fall foliage before it all turns grey…
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 400
f/5.0
1/250 sec
Drinking in the dark 2 comments
…is when I captured my wine glass, reflecting the moon light.
Sunrise in Vermont 7 comments
Caught these horses at dawn in Stowe, Vermont.
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 24-70mm
ISO 125
f/13
1/80 sec
Roots of Vermont 4 comments
I discovered lots of interesting gnarled trees and their roots hugging the boulders strewn around Smuggler’s Notch near Stowe. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 5d Mark II, EFL 16-24mm
B&W conversion in Adobe Lightroom
A walk in the Vermont woods Leave a comment
More scenes from our brief visit to Vermont:
Vermont foliage 4 comments
Loving the colors of Vermont! A brief weekend excursion to Stowe, VT, offered many photo opportunities like these:
Canon 5 Mark II, EFL 24-70mm
Take-off at sunset 1 comment
Captured this seagull as it took off from its perch on a pier, while kayaking in Clinton Harbor and looking straight at the sunset:
Canon 7D, 200mm lens
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/5000 sec
Fall is here 1 comment
As evidenced by the lovely chestnuts I find on my walks.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Mario reigns on the beach 1 comment
Captured our dog Mario on the beach using the iPhone Hipstamatic app:
iphone, Hipstamatic
Factory on the horizon Leave a comment
Captured this factory in New Haven while crossing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge:
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
Blue Heron, Walking 8 comments
Came across this poem by Julie Bruck in a recent edition of the New Yorker, which matched the photos I took just the day before:
Not one of Mr. Balanchine’s soloists had feet this articulate,
the long bones explicitly spread, then retracted,
even more finely detailed than Leonardo’s plans for his flying machines.
And all this for a stroll, a secondary function,
not the greatdramatic spread and shadow of those pterodactyl wings.
This walking seems determined less by bird volition or
calculations of the small yellow eye
than by an accident of breeze, pushing the bird on a diagonal,
the great feet executing their tendus and lifts in the slowest of increments,
hesitation made exquisitely dimensional,
as if the feet thought themselves through each minute contribution to propulsion,
these outsized apprehenders of grasses and stone, snatchers of mouse and vole,
these mindless magnificents that any time now
will trail their risen bird like useless bits of leather.
Don’t show me your soul, Balanchine used to say, I want to see your foot.
Prayer at LaGuardia 2 comments
Captured these cab drivers taking a prayer break before resuming their shift, under a freeway ramp.
I spy a few herons 1 comment
Spotted a few herons that, uncharacteristically, sat in a tree (do you see them in the first picture?) rather than stalking their prey in the muddy marsh below.
Fortunately they stayed there until I got close enough to take these shots:
Canon 7D, 200mm w/2x converter
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/500 sec
New York, old and new 5 comments
Loved the juxtaposition of the old and new, and how the buildings seamlessly connected visually.
iPhone, edited in Snapseed
New York street scenes 1 comment
A few impressions from my latest trip into NYC:
iPhone, Hipstamatic
A clap made visible 1 comment
Before…
And after…
iPhone, minor edits in Snapseed
Paris couples Leave a comment
Paris is great for all kinds of couples. Here are just a few examples.
The kissing couple:
The ‘I’d rather spend my time with my cellphone’ couple:
The fashionable tourist couple (with matching hats):
All kinds of couples, basically:
Paris cafe culture 1 comment
Spotted these wonderful characters in various cafes in Paris:
Canon Powershot G12
Crooked Paris 2 comments
So many streets in Paris feature buildings that seem to lean against each other, each one at a different angle.
A visit to the Bois de Boulogne 4 comments
This lovely park contains wonderful distractions: lakes with row boats, a childrens’ amusement park, endless trails through sun-dappled woods, the new Louis Vuitton Foundation building, and much much more.
The quietest spots in Paris Leave a comment
Are its beautiful cemeteries. Recently I visited two: cimetière Montparnasse and cimetière Montmartre. Click on any photo to see them in slide show format.
Paris Icons 5 comments
Yes, just about everyone knows these and they’ve been photographed from all possible angles – but when you’re in Paris it’s hard NOT to take pictures of some of the icons that make this city so lovely and unique:
Paris Sunsets 4 comments
Every evening on my recent trip to Paris rewarded me with gorgeous sunsets. Click on any pic to see them in slideshow format.
Paris Passages 4 comments
On a recent trip to Paris, I strolled through several of the beautiful covered shopping arcades that were built in the early 1800’s. Click on any picture to see them in slide show format.
I was inspired by this lovely post on a blog I follow, which has great insider tips about Paris. Thanks Theodora!
Summer at Mohonk Lake 3 comments
Captured these while at Mohonk Mountain House for a business meeting. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow view.
Scenes of Montreal Leave a comment
Captured these on a recent business trip to Montreal:
Canon 5d Mark II, EFL-24-70mm
Scenes of a flight Leave a comment
Shot these on the way to Montreal.
Preflight check:
Outside the window:
Arrival:
Birds Eye View of Manhattan 3 comments
Captured these while descending towards LaGuardia airport in New York on a gorgeous sunny summer day.
iphone, edited with Snapped
Rush hour 1 comment
Captured at Grand Central Terminal, late afternoon.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Summer is here! Leave a comment
And the kayak slots at Clinton Beach are packed!
Summer Sunset at Low Tide 8 comments
Took our dog Mario out for a walk during low tide about an hour after sunset – and we had the entire beach to ourselves!
Canon 5d Mark II, 40mm 2.8 lens
ISO 3200
f/2.8
1/20 sec
Playing with pinhole photography 2 comments
Shot these with the Hipstamatic pinhole lens – works great on small objects!
iphone, Hipstamatic app
Nature’s Camouflage Leave a comment
Can you spot the toad in the forest?
iPhone Hipstamatic
The Commute from Hell 2 comments
Well, maybe it’s the commute TO hell, given that this is a shot of the platform going from Long Island TO New York.
TGIF 2 comments
Caught on the Friday afternoon train out of Grand Central Terminal in New York. I liked the contrast of posture and attire, yet they both evoke the same question:”Are we there yet?” as they wait to get to their destination and start their weekend.
iPhone, edited with Snapseed
After a hard day at work Leave a comment
A beer and a nap on the train home from New York is something I see quite often.
iPhone, Hipstamatic
Big Hair 1 comment
Loved this hairdo, captured in New Haven’s Union Station:
Canon Powershot G12
ISO 160
f/6.3
1/25 sec
Quality Work 1 comment
Hmm – not sure I’d want to take my car here for a tune-up:
iphone
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 