What was she gazing at? She was walking up a flight of stairs (I was at the top) and hanging from the ceiling was an Alexander Calder mobile: Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, 1939. The picture was taken at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Woman gazing
House in New Hamburg, NY
Taken with a RainbowImaging 35MM F1.7 TV Lens + Lens Adapter for Sony NEX (cost about $28). This lens was designed for a much smaller CCTV sensor and so vignettes quite a bit. Also only the very center of the lens is in focus and it doesn’t really get any better as you stop down. Smaller apertures merely cause the central, sharp(ish) area to get a bit sharper. Because of pronounced field curvature the rest remain soft. Still the out of focus areas are nice and the lens has a kind of “creamy” look to it. It’s very small and extremely inexpensive and I’m glad I bought it. I haven’t used it for a while, but it’s a fun lens so maybe I’ll give it another try.
Harley in the snow
Taken the other day after a recent snow storm. Although I did remember to change the focus to continuous autofocus I was so excited to see him running in the snow that I forgot to change the shutter speed to something higher. So I got quite a lot of blur in most of the shots. This is one of the less blurry ones. Taken with a Sony alpha 500 and Tamron 18-250mm.
Tall Figure III
Taken August 2012 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It’s certainly by Alberto Giacometti, but I’m not entirely sure what it’s called. I believe it’s Tall Figure III.
Inside the mausoleum
Another one from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. I was walking the dog in the snow and I went behind this building. I noticed the stained glass window, which of course from the outside didn’t look too special. It occurred to me that if I went around to the front there might be a way of seeing into this mausoleum and getting the light shining through this window. Sure enough there was a entrance door with a couple of small windows. This is the view through one of the windows.