Getting back into the swing of posting this year. Here is a close crop of a shoot I did of a friend of mine with part of his new shoulder tattoo. The tattoo was done at Calypso Tattoo by Dan DiMattia in Liege Belgium. This shows the resolving power of the Leica M9 and a 1946 Leica Summitar lens as well as the intricate detail of Dan’s tattooing style.
I have been working with the clothing and accessories designers at Below the Deep and had a great time creating their new company logo. They have some super soft scarves for sale over at their Etsy shop. Enjoy our little holiday fish!
The Below the Deep puffer fish
I am in London and found this nice chap on the street. He was hocking magazines but our beard solidarity allowed him to take a minute to pose for this photograph. It’s always nice to meet another beard as luxurious as mine, as they are more rare than one might imagine in the UK.
Taken with Leica M8 and Voigtlander 15mm f4.5
This is my friend Bacon. He is a very busy dog. When he isn’t working the room at his job as greeter at the Dickson Hair Shop in NYC he is busy tweeting. There isn’t anything this dog can’t accomplish. From making the squeaky toys squeak to taking well deserved naps in between ridiculously cute facial expressions, he is the complete package. What else would you expect? His name is, after all, Bacon.
Shot with Ricoh GR Digital IV
I have been on a swimsuit advertising job in Maui, HI this week and was able to catch some great light with my camera. Here is a 4 shot panorama captured with my M8 and put together in Photoshop. It really is that beautiful here.
Makena State Beach
I have been following the nerdy awesomeness that is Jonathan Coulton (affectionately known as JoCo) since I saw him at the insistence of a friend at a few years ago at PAX East. He just came out with a new album called Artificial Heart that truly rocks. The other night I got word that he was going to be playing a free show at the SoHo Apple Store, with his full band, so I went down to watch him rock out some new songs and entertain the crowd with some old favorites. It was a lot of fun and hopefully he will play more NYC shows soon despite his busy Nov. tour schedule. Jonathan is the guy who wrote the ending songs for the video game series Portal-perhaps you’ve heard of it. I was right up front and got some fun photos with my M8 and 50mm Summitar from the 1940′s.
My 14 year old cousin John is a self taught boy wonder on the guitar. Playing everything from metal to blues, he has started a band with a few local music gurus called the Boy Wonder Blues Band. Don’t take my word for it, check out some of his stuff HERE. Hopefully he will be doing some touring soon. John is really going to go places if keeps it up. Go, Boy Wonder, go!
John with his dad's 1960's Gretsch, taken with M8 and Voigtlander 35mm f1.4
Showing some moves, taken with M8 and Voigtlander 35mm f1.4
Some more photos from my trip in Crested Butte. We went to some of the more well known trails in the area, trail 401, and Dyke trail. The group shot is from trail 401 before we climbed another 1,000 feet. The infrared shots are from Dyke trail just under 11,000 feet. Enjoy.
Emerald Lake on the way to Schoefield Pass.
We climbed a long way to get to the 401 trail head, then we climbed much further up.
At the top of Dyke trail around 10,500 ft, infrared.
Dyke trail is within the largest Aspen grove in the world, a tremendous place, infrared
I have been planning a mountain biking vacation for several years. My friend Andy used to live in Crested Butte and we headed out to see what kind of trouble we could get into. We are two days in and today was an epic tour of some of the trails directly around Mt. Crested Butte. The weather is perfect, the Aspens are turning, and the trails are what 15 year old me has been dreaming of. Here is a sampling of photos I have taken so far. I have been packing my Leica M8 in my bag while we ride and it has been well worth it. There will be more photos to come from this beautiful part of our country.
Mt. Crested Butte at twilight from above the town at the Welcome Shack
Strand Hill trail
Phillip showing that man made obstacle who's boss on Mt. Crested Butte. His tongue is out.
The bassoonists finished playing, and the drag queen emerged from the closed door onto the sidewalk. “Hear ye, hear ye!” she yelled as she introduced the guest of honor, the preacher, Father Anthony Bourdain. It was a surprise to the crowd awaiting the good word in droves, lining the sidewalk as far as the eye could see. In a grand benediction, the Rev. Bourdain blessed the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop and sent it on its way into the world. Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff, the beaming proprietors of the shop and its mobile counterpart the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, thanked the masses and went inside to prepare the ice cream. They unlocked the door, in walked the first customers, and thus began the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop at 125 E. 7th st. between 1st Ave. and Avenue A.
Read more about them on their website, and see some video of the grand opening on the Sweet Tooth Yeti Tumblr.
Reverend Anthony Bourdain giving a benediction for the new shop!
