Hat

A nice hat in a train in New Jersey.

Skewed dog

Let me throw in another dog, somewhat similar to this one.

Backyard ritual

After quite some time, a view out of a hotel window again. This time, it's the Ace hotel in New York, and the photo was taken exactly nine years after 9/11.

The title is the name of a song from Miles Davis' "Tutu" album, BTW.

Brooklyn Bridge

I've been on this bridge a couple of times already, but I never took a photo of it that I liked. This one, from last week, is the first one.

The cross

In Brooklyn, about a week ago.

Fire lane

I love this one for its tonal values although otherwise there probably isn't much to write home about.

An old favorite

This one has been hanging on my wall as a real (i.e. "wet") print for years and moved with us to three different flats. I'm not sure why it took me so long to show it here.

This is a streetcar you've already seen.

Jesus

Again, actually. This time I spotted him in Akko.

The theme, maybe

I've recently shown a couple of photos which are maybe kind of nice or funny but not really good pictures as far as I am concerned. I partially did this because some people actually asked me to revive the blog after the long summer break and I was flattered enough to do that.

But I generally agree with Mike Johnston that it's a worthwhile idea to shoot to a theme. At least I think that would be something I should personally strive for. And one of the goals of this blog was to help me in identifying such a theme. I thought about this in the last days and I might actually be up to something now. Not really sure yet (have to ponder this a bit more), but it has got to do with concepts like proof and evidence. And apparently windows and reflections play an important role and that's why I dug this one out from a few months ago. Let's see how this'll develop. (Pun intended.)

Partly shorn

I always thought that I didn't know about Shaun the Sheep before 2007, but this photo proves that we briefly met in 1998 already.

The Sea of Galilee

As seen from the Golan Heights - if I remember correctly. The guy with the megaphone is a professor of mathematics who gave us a tour while we attended a conference on logic and set theory in Haifa.

The hand on the right side of the photo of course wasn't intended to be there, but immediately when I saw it on the contact sheet, I knew I liked it.

CE-50-54

They have pretty narrow streets here, I thought when I took this photo. I probably wouldn't park my Taunus there if I had one.

While you were art

Slightly cropped. For the title, see here.

Siesta #3

One of the first photos in this blog showed a sleeping dog. Here's another canine siesta.

(Hey, and I just realized this was picture #100 with the good old M4-P.)

Documents

Seen through a window in Prague, sixteen years ago. One wonders what has happened to them since and where they are now.

Addendum: This photo was shown in the Bronx Banter in April 2011.

Paws

I'd be interested to learn what the meaning of this tradition is. Seen in Méounes-les-Montrieux in 1995.

No diving

I wouldn't have thought of doing it anyway. (You know where this is, don't you?)

Go there

Yes, yes, another arrow. December 2009 at Bahnhof Altona. From the, cough, single roll of film I shot with the XA so far.

Caged

Somewhere in Hamburg, June 2010.

Direction

Taken in Hamburg last year. I seem to like arrows.

Cyclassics

And here's one more from the Cyclassics.

Mailbox

Long time, no color... Well, here's one again, taken in Genoa in 2009. This is a picture that I sometimes like while at other times I think it is boring. Today, I obviously like it.

The decisive moment, again

This is kind of a family snapshot, albeit one which turned out to be quite a challenge. A friend of ours takes part in the Cyclassics here in Hamburg each year and usually when he passes by our house he high-fives my daughter.

This year, I wanted to snap them while they did it which with my motor-less film camera of course meant that I only had one chance and the moment to capture was very, very short. But it worked. Not exactly a piece of art, but it was fun.

I guess most photography aficionados will recognize (or maybe remember) the title of this posting.

Another fence

Taken in New York, like the first one. On March 25, 2010 with the M7 and the 35mm Summicron on Tri-X which was souped in Rodinal.

Peeking

My daughter and a friend waiting for their appearance at this year's Altonale here in Hamburg.

If you know the history of photography, you are probably aware that there are several famous photos of people peeking through some kind of barrier, including pictures from André Kertész, Ben Shahn, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Another crosswalk

Do you remember the other one? This one is from Hamburg and was taken on November 26, 2008 (when it was almost dark) with the Ricoh.

Airplane

Another one which should have been in the NYC series. March 16, 2010.

M7, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, Rodinal.

Ferry

On the Staten Island Ferry again, twelve years later. This is one I forgot in my NYC 2010 mini series although I like it a lot (maybe because it was shot through a window).

M7, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, Rodinal.

245

Another self portrait, if you look closely. Hamburg on February 1, 2010.

M7, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, Diafine.

Hen

Hamburg on February 26, 2010.

M7, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X, Rodinal.