The amount of pictures I have to go through is overwhelming.

I’ve been wondering how I’m going to catch up if I keep taking pictures.  My goal last week was to slow down the shooting… which was the case until lunch.

I’m not a salad person, I prefer warm meals, but my oven died just before my trip and given the 90° (32°C) temperatures I haven’t been too concerned about it.

As you can imagine I’m on the NO visiting the bakery diet (even for pictures, it’s too dangerous) but these salads looked so nice I couldn’t stop myself…I had to shoot them.

What do you think?  Hungry for lunch yet?

Enjoy!

Leslie

I’m not a huge fan of the McNally empire of restaurants. It’s the decibel level, you can barely hear yourself think when dining or drinking.

During the week breakfast or a drink at the bar of Balthazar and Pastis can be enjoyable but when possible avoid the weekends.

The exception to this rule is holiday weekends, when most New Yorkers are away and a seat at the bar is almost always guaranteed.

This is an iPhone view of Pastis on a holiday weekend.

Enjoy!

Leslie

My weekly routine was turned upside down 11 months ago.

The commute to my office is now a few feet from where I sleep. The upside is I have amazing office views. The downside is my interaction with colleagues has been significantly reduced.

But a business associate and I have found an enjoyable way to correct this problem.

We have become “regulars” at our extended office Macchiato.  A sleek Italianesque Midtown expresso bar with Vespas parked out front and a large Italian clientele.

This is our spot for morning meetings, people watching, croissants, and cappuccino. And although we haven’t tested them the sandwiches and salads look pretty good too.

I’ll be back for “wide angle” photos but for now here is a “detailed” glimpse of our morning ritual.

Enjoy!

Leslie

A few months ago I went crazy taking pictures of NY with my iPhone.

During one of my iPhone expeditions I also had my SLR with me and was jumping back and forth between cameras…bad idea.

I made a major setting mistake with my SLR and my photos came out a very cool blue which I thought was a brilliant mistake until I took a closer look.

So I spent some time in the digital darkroom with the images…

I’m not thrilled with the color but I keep looking at that wide angle composition.  Not bad.

Enjoy!

Leslie

My friend Maria shoots in film. She is a wide angle shooter.

Her images tell a story.  My images focus on details and usually a single moment.

I have a difficult time shooting at wide angles.  I just want a detail.

To enjoy Maria’s images click on this link to visit her flickr page.

Enjoy!

Leslie