Downtown
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Leica M10, 75mm Ultron at f/8, SOOC.
Lonely time
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Category Archives: Photographs
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Praying Mantises
Downtown
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Leica M10, 75mm Ultron at f/1.9, SOOC.
The Capitol at sunset
Inspired design.
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Inspired, that is, by St. Paul’s in London, the US Capitol and St. Peter’s in Rome. As Steve Jobs once put it “Good artists borrow. Great artists steal.”
Leica M10, 75mm Ultron at f/2.8, SOOC.
Christo lives
In memory of a true original.
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Quite why builders wrap a building like this when it’s under construction I am unsure, but it immediately reminded me of Christo’s wraps.
Leica M10, 75mm Voigtländer Ultron at f/8.
Hopper revisited
His legacy is everywhere.
I first wrote about Edward Hopper ad photography some two decades ago.
His vision and insights into the loneliness of downtown American cities continues to fascinate. The other evening saw me traipsing somewhat disconsolately through downtown, dismayed at the bland lighting, the sun and Hopper’s long shadows nowhere to be seen. Then, suddenly, the sun pierced the clouds and the magic hour was in full force, creating this:
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Leica M10, 75mm Voigtländer Ultron at f/5.6. SOOC.