Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dick, fascinating. The B&W shot is the better of the two IMHO FWIW etc, it conveys the majesty of the place, fair takes my breath away. Peter >>> The Ansonia on Broadway at 74th was once a famous New York hotel >>> catering primarily to the arts community. Enrico Caruso, Igor >>> Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, Florenz Ziegfeld, Theodore Dreiser, and >>> Babe Ruth (an artist of a different stripe, [heh, heh, ;-)]) all >>> called it home at one time or another. Today it is condos. >>> >>> It is typically described as "a 1904 Beaux Arts masterpiece," >>> seemingly dropped into the upper West Side direct from Paris. It is >>> a magnificent sight from the 20th floor of a hotel just across the >>> street. >>> >>> At dawn (M3 40mm Nokton - f1.4 @ 1/60th) >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/1_34_0223_web >>> >>> >>> Shortly after sunrise (M3 15mm Heliar f5.6 at 1/250th if I remember >> >> correctly) >> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/NYC/2_31A_0187_web >>> >>> This is the bottom half of the negative. The upper half is all sky. >>> I took shot after shot trying to get people into interesting places >>> in that splash of light at street level. New Yorkers on an early >>> Sunday morning are very uncooperative. ;-) Probably should have >>> brought some inflatable people along a la Graham and his ducks and >>> cows. >>> >>> Enjoy! Comments welcome as always. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >