Walking around taking pictures of bare trees and rocks can get a little boring. At least here the ice adds a little spice. And yes, it was quite cold.
Taken with a Sony A7IV and Sony FE 28-75 f3.5-5.6 OSS.
Icy Rocks
An old digital camera
I was assembling these pictures for another purpose when I realized that I had never done a full post on this camera: A Panasonic Lumix ZS-3.
I had bought a Panasonic Lumix LX-3 in 2010. I really liked it and it had a nice 24-60mm lens, but I felt I needed something with more reach, so I purchased this Lumix ZS-3 with its 25–300 mm lens. I was still comparatively new to digital cameras at the time and didn’t realize that both of these cameras (and particularly this one, which has an even smaller sensor than the LX-3) have a very small sensor and all of the problems with image quality that come with that. Still if you work within its limitations you can get some decent pictures and I really liked the small size and long zoom range.
Woman running through fountains at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, 2010.
Goslings, Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville, NY, 2010.
Birds nest and stained glass. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 2011.
Iguana. Some Caribbean Island (I forget which), 2011.
Beach Scene – Turks and Caicos Islands, 2011.
Spider. Scarborough Station, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 2010.
It served me well for a couple of years until I swapped it for a an Olympus Pen-F. For a complete review see here.
At ‘The Met’ – Some pictures on leaving
This picture and those that follow are not part of the surrealist exhibition. Just a few things I came across as I left the museum. Above: Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950. Jackson Pollock.
No. 13 (White, Red on Yellow), 1958. Mark Rothko.
Unfortunately I forgot to note the names/sculptors of the following pieces.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XF 35mm f1.4 R
At ‘The Met’ – Surrealism Beyond Borders
Although we didn’t plan it that way we ended up spending most of the time at the Surrealism Beyond Borders Exhibition. For those who might be interested the exhibition runs until January 30. Above: Armoire surréaliste (Surrealist Wardrobe), 1941. Marcel Jean.
Landru in the Hotel, Paris (Landru en el hotel, Paris), 1932. Antonio Berni.
An onlooker considers one of my personal favorites: La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed), 1938. René Magritte
La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed) again. This time with no obstructions.
Le rêve de Tobie (The Dream of Tobias), 1917.Giorgio de Chirico
Nus (Nudes), 1945. Samir Rafi.
Pas de deux (Amanecer) (Pas de Deux [Dawn]), 1953. Luis Maisonet Crespo.
Towards the Tower (Hacia la Torre), 1960. Remedios Varo.
Viewers studying Construction molle avec des haricots bouillis (Premonition de la guerre civile) (Soft Construction with Boiled Bean [Premonition of Civil War]), 1936. Salvador Dalí
Construction molle avec des haricots bouillis (Premonition de la guerre civile) (Soft Construction with Boiled Bean [Premonition of Civil War]) again.
Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), early to mid-20th century. Ambrym Island
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XF 35mm f1.4 R
At ‘The Met’ – Approaching the museum
The distinctive 5th Avenue Beaux-Arts Façade designed by architect and Met trustee Richard Morris Hunt, but completed by his son, Richard Howland Hunt in 1902 after his father’s death.[120] The architectural sculpture on the façade is by Karl Bitter
One of the fountains on 5th Avenue.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XF 35mm f1.4 R