51 Years!

Montrose Harbor

Chicago, IL

51 years ago today, we were married at the Drake Hotel, which is visible in the below panorama.  Decided to celebrate our anniversary back in the city at Montrose Harbor.  

51 Years!

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.9 | 1/800 | 2.69mm (23mm equiv) | ISO 25

Montrose Harbor Pano

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/9700 | 6.76mm (48mm equiv) | ISO 80

All Photographed 7/1/24

Good Intentions

52Frames - Week 1 - Self-Portrait

2024_CLondon52_January: Setting Goals - Introduction

Photographing with intent has been a topic of discussion lately in photo groups within which I participate.  I wanted to do something different than the last 4 years of Week 1.  My original intent was to combine my penchant for reflections with a cool technique exhibited by Tzvi Cohen in his 2023 Week 1 submission.  After 2 hours of Photoshop layer and layer mask failure, I gave up and decided to use the reflection portion only.

This image is also intended to say some things about me.  More introvert than extrovert.  Can operate in the background but not afraid to be seen.  Simplifies complexity.

Here we go...on to Year 5.

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 | 1/30 | 200mm | ISO 12800

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 1/1/24

Jeff

52Frames - Week 1 - Self-Portrait (alternate)

Alternate selection from the Week 1 self-portrait shoot for 52Frames.

Sony A7 IV @ f1.4 1/1000 85mm ISO 100

Rokinon AF 85mm F1.4

Photographed 1/2/23

Reflections By The Sea

2022_CLondon52w22: Self-Portrait

From the C.London website: "Oh no. The dreaded self-portrait. Listen, I’m the first to hate having the lens turned on myself. That said, years back I forced myself to become comfortable with it by doing a 365 day self-portrait project. And I learnt a lot. For this week you are the subject. Be as literal or creative with this as you’d like."

While on vacation in Cancun, I took the opportunity to make a selfie in advance of the challenge week. With a backdrop of the ocean, reflections of the infinity pool and time on my hands, I played around with high key and selective color.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.2 1/1250 2.71mm (30mm equiv) ISO 32

Photographed 5/23/22

Twin Falls

Maui, HI

"Cliff Roots"

At Twin Falls, off the Road to Hana, I was struck by these tree roots growing down the surface of a cliff.

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/30 28mm ISO 50

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

"The Boys"

Apple iPhone 12 Pro 4.2mm (26mm equiv) f1.6 1/380 ISO 32

All Photographed 4/4/22

Ready, Set, Click...

2022_CLondon52w2: Your Passion

From the C.London website: "Let’s see what makes you tick. Make a photo that shows what you love - you can be as concrete or abstract with this as you’d like. For example, if you’re a musician, you can take a photo of your instrument (concrete), or maybe a long exposure of someone dancing (abstract). Try and highlight what makes this your passion so that a viewer can interpret your love and respect for whatever it is."

Photography, golf and cycling are my hobbies, the passion for which varies depending on circumstances, physical condition and time of year.  Passion for my grandson remains constant as any time I can spend with him is a treasure.  The ability to engage in a hobby with my grandson is a 1+1=3.

Last week, when he grabbed my expensive GRIIIx and wanted to just push buttons to take pictures, I knew it was time to get him a camera.  I had planned to do so for his 3rd birthday in July but decided to accelerate the purchase and preserve the safety of my gear.  A $30 digital camera off of Amazon was perfect and this week introduced him to it.  115 photos in less than an hour.  He doesn’t quite grasp the concept of holding the camera without fingers on the lens, but he’ll get there.  These first images are precious and priceless and will have a permanent place on my hard drive.

The diptych is of us simultaneously taking a picture of each other.  Ready, set, click…

Sony A7C @ f1.8 1/250 35mm ISO 10000

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 1/11/22

New Year, New Gear...Redux

52Frames - Week 1 - Self-Portrait

Here we go with Year 3 of 52Frames.  It's amazing that the start of this year is so similar to last.  With Covid again surging, a street photography selfie was not an option for me this year either.

So instead, like last year, I decided to try something I'd never done before.  With my new Ricoh GR IIIx and small on-camera flash, I attempted a self-portrait using bounced light off the wall and ceiling.  Last year's experiment was posted in B/W so decided to post in color this year; #21 of 22 taken.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.2 1/30 40mm equiv ISO 640

Pentax AF201FG flash

Photographed 1/4/22

Three Jeffs and a Gene

CLondon52w42: Alike

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

As soon as I arranged this golf game, I knew this was going to be the shot.  We got it out of the way early, so thinking about it wouldn't screw up my game.  Didn't work; game was screwed up anyway.

The four of us worked together for many years before Gene and this Jeff retired.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.2 1/120 2.71mm (23mm equiv) ISO 25

Photographed 10/18/21

Three Generations

52Frames - Week 37 - Man

Father, Son, Grandson - 3 generations of men in my family.  We did a "guys" outing to Shedd Aquarium and stopped for lunch at an old time Jewish deli that I remember eating at as a kid.  Good times!

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.2 1/60 2.71mm ISO 160

Photographed 9/8/21

Name Game

In trying to further my 2021 photography goals of becoming a better visual storyteller, I'm receiving some coaching from Chelsea London.  Her sessions often end with an assignment.

This one was called the "Name Game", wherein you are to spell out your name using all or parts of objects you observe in your surroundings.  An additional constraint I placed on myself was that the "objects" had to be part of our personal art collection.

The purpose of this exercise was to help develop the skill of shooting with intent.  I was amazed at how differently I looked at our artwork and was able to "see" things not previously noticed.

Sony A6600 @ 50mm (75mm equiv) ISO (varies)

Sony FE 50mm f2.8 Macro

Photographed 2/16-17/21

We'll Be Back

Since the beginning of our 15 day trip to Israel on 10/27 through the end of November, I've posted a daily photo depicting a part of this wonderful country. This is the last photo I'll post in this series so I can turn my attention to finishing our Israel book.

This shot is taken from Old Jaffa looking back on Tel Aviv on 11/8/14.