On the way home late one night after working on presentation materials for a pitch. (I don't remember who we were pitching, or if we won.)
The city becomes serene and peaceful, and there's something about observing it through the scratched, streaked glass of a taxi windows that is romantic, mysterious, ethereal. Or maybe I've just watched too many movies.
This week's wallpaper is late. Sorry about that. It is a cityscape of Lower Manhattan with some rather dramatic clouds. This is the South view from Deutsch's offices in Chelsea.
iPhone, iPad and desktop versions are available, and as always, don't be a jerk.
EDIT: I just realized I uploaded a low-resolution version of this wallpaper for the desktop size - that's been fixed.
I think this is bamboo. I'm not a botanist or arborist or herbologist, or any other -ist that would know what type of plant this is, though. All I know is, it was up on the Highline Park and it provided a really nice textural background for some portraits I was shooting that day. Grab it in iPhone, iPad and Desktop sizes via the links below.
Usage rights: no commercial use, please. Link back with credit if you do use/remix this. Don't be a jerk.
Today's wallpaper is an abstract image I shot several years ago, taking advantage of my 50 f/1.4mm lens' pretty bokeh and shallow depth of field.
Sorry it's a little late - I think Squarespace was having some back-end issues.
Dowload desktop, iPad and iPhone versions via the links below, and as always, don't be a jerk. If you redistribute, I'd appreciate a link back here.
Pier 62 Skate Park Chelsea, NY | July, 2014
Here's another Brooklyn-ish wallpaper for your desktop pleasure. Grab it in iPhone, iPad and widescreen desktop sizes below.
As before, usage rights are don't be a jerk.
John McLaughlin
Talented motion designer, photographer and hero of the Tumblrs, John McLaughlin.
Chelsea, NY | July, 2014
Union Square Station | June 2014 New York, NY
DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY | June 15, 2015
Shot during the National Geographic Your Shot Meetup. I had a great time and learned a ton from an incredible group of instructors and editors.
Seldon
One thing I love about Picturelife is how it bubbles up old pictures that I had forgotten about. Here's one of artist, poet, messenger bag mogul, and all-around-nice-guy Seldon from last year around this time.
A blobby Manhattan Bridge. | Fujifilm X100S | f/2.0 | 1/8s | ISO250
A routine eye exam resulted in dilated pupils and blurry vision for a few hours yesterday. I'm quite proud to say I have 20/20 vision, so not being able to see clearly is always an alien sensation for me. As an excercise, I decided to shoot a few images to illustrate how it felt.
I think my biggest takeaway from this exercise was that it forced me to re-focus (bam!) on some of the basics of composition - if you can't really see your subject, you have to pull back and compose the scene based on abstract attributes, like light and dark, color, and where the blobs of light are.
Anyway, it was a fun little exericise, but I'm always glad to return to clarity.
Please visit my brand new print gallery on Square Market, where you can purchase prints from my Hello Brooklyn series (requires Flash).
These unique prints were made for my photo exhibit at K-Dog & Dune Buggy, coffee shop and late lamented Prospect-Lefferts Gardens institution.
The photos are printed on gorgeous bamboo panels from Plywerk, and are color-fast so they'll resist fading. They're all matte prints, except for one metallic print of the rooftops of King's County.
Hopefully you find something there that will spiff up your home or office, or that will make a nice gift for someone you care about.
A rare trip to Midtown brought me in the vicinity of Time Square today. Here are some photos of superbowl Boulevard, in anticipation of the Big Game this weekend.
Prospect Park Brooklyn, NY
Ghostface Killah at Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Brooklyn, NY June 2007
After reading all the effusive praise people have been lavishing upon the Fujifilm X100s -- particularly it's low-light performance -- I decided to put it to the test during a walk to Union Square last night (right as the temperatures were dropping, and the storm was gearing up).
The ESB, as seen from 7th Ave. Straight out of the camera.
I'm still getting used to the camera's controls, and I have yet to decide whether I prefer shooting through the viewfinder or the LCD, but one thing is for sure: the thing is a rockstar at low-light. I'm accustomed to cameras like my G10, which barely likes to go above ISO 400, and even on my 7D groans a bit at 3200. But this thing took 3200 and shrugged it off like it was nothing. I even cranked it to 5000, and while it got a little soft, I didn't see the multi-colored confetti-like noise I would have seen on the 7D. As a bonus, it's svelte form-factor makes it comfy to hand-hold even at low shutter speeds like 1/10s.
I won't go on much more - I don't have that much to add to what's already been said about this camera. For my personal shooting style, it's going to be a bit of an adjustment working with the prime 35mm-equivalent lens, but I can already tell I'm really going to like this camera.
All of the following images are straight out of the camera, except for the second one, which was cropped slightly.
Meatpacking District November, 2013
The Highline Park and The Standard
Shot one afternoon during lunch.
