Anyone can do rectangles.
I love Rothko’s work, but it’s more decoration than art.
No, not the planet.
Everyone knows this one:
And here’s today’s version:
Maybe not as powerful a rendition as with that Raphael but a good effort nonetheless, the towel replacing the hair. Notice how the towel has been cleverly sculpted to imitate the shell in the original.
And if you are wondering where you saw that backdrop before, look no further than Hearst Castle’s pool:
Accidental lighting.
This building in San Francisco’s charming North Beach neighborhood is being patched up but all I could see were rays of light falling on the wall. Plus, of course, a touch of Bonnard in that strangely inclined table.
Another neo-Hopper.
I actually had to use the LCD screen to frame this, as the lens was zoomed to maximum, invalidating my glued-on optical viewfinder.
A recurring theme for me is the loneliness of the big city, crowded as it may be. You have to love the native widescreen format of the LX-1 for this sort of thing.
Scenes in San Francisco.
The master is everywhere to be seen.
