Snappy Marty

Don’t be fooled by the opening photo as It was the used for one of the Cape Town blogs. This blog is the result of photos that I assembled for my Fairfax Photo Club Member Night of February 19th. “February's meeting is a members' night. Get your favorite images together to share with the group.***Maximum ten photos.***Time will be determined by the amount of participants.***Tell us something about your process and/or how you got the shot.’”

I winnowed it down to 36 & with Naomi’s help got down to 17 with a narration within the allotted time. The first 17 photos here were my presentation with the approximate narration I used in the captions.

Following those 17, last one being the Mojave yucca, is the “Rejection Collection.”

Bo-Kaap (Bo-Cop) area of Cape Town, South Africa is known for its brightly painted houses. The blue car & the slope made the composition. This scene was directly across the street from where we were parked. FujiFilm X 30

Bavaria 2005 - Over many decades I have mastered photography while bike riding, even managing it with a heavy Minolta SRT. In this case, using a Nikon Cool Pix P7100, I dismounted. The intense green & yellow drew me in as did the surprising red & blue. It was flat for a long time & I knew I could catch up with the group.

When atop the Phoenix Dam overlook for a the start of a mountain bike ride on Mt. Tamalpais, I looked down & saw this. Yes, I’d often ride the dirt trails of Mr. Tam in the rain.

I was drawn in by the yellow & line of the tables in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. I love to capture workers. He’s so dapper from the fresh pressed uniform down to the polished dress shoes. Nikon Cool Pix P7100.

People in the photo club also liked the red in two places & the same with blue. I hadnever noticed that.

L'ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, France – (le ile sur la sorg) I love chairs & this red one was there… Nikon Cool Pix P7100.

“Not just the mural...”

I am attracted to outdoor art. Here the squatting guy in white made the photo. Nikon Cool Pix P7100.

“Going to Work” from one of my previous blogs on workers like:

Workers I- "I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin'." by Huey Lewis and the News

Subway photography is challenging. Luckily when I noticed the red centered guy in the window the train wasn’t moving. FujiFilm X30.

“On the 4 Express to Utica Avenue.”

in a subway car inspired by Walker Evans who pioneered this with a camera in his vest & release able in his pocket. I keep the camera silent, the settings just right & am ready. it’s easier if you have a moveable viewing screen. Shoes, especially these red ones, get my attention. FujiFilm X30.

Gazing out from the SF Jazz building balcony, I was entranced by the yellow diagonals of the crosswalk & then she entered the frame… Oh, shoes again. iPhone

With the FujiFilm X30 at the ready, I just turned to take this photo of “Pink” in Manhattan. And again, the shoes.

I had plenty of time to compose this photo, with my FujiFilm X30 at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Sq., PA.

The diagonal leading into the pink umbrella was what made me capture this exposure at the TWA Terminal Hotel at JFK. FujiFilm X30.

Speaking of diagonals… Miami Beach Nikon CoolPix 5100.

Photographing Manhattan skyscrapers can become banal. For my 1st photography course at NYU I took what I thought was a most interesting view of the Statue of Liberty. The professor simply said, “Tourist photo”. How to make it interesting? Colors…

On our morning walk from the Hotel Elysee to Jumbo Bagels I knew we should walk back the same way to get the photo of the Mondrian at 250 E. 56th St. with the super imposed stop light. Naomi held the bagels & I the FujiFiim X 30

Lincoln Center & crescent moon - and then, I mean really... Sometimes a building is perfectly ready & so is my FujiFilm X 30, which usually doesn’t handle this lighting well.

Two if my favorite colors. The paddles were floating in the pool & I set this one up. FujiFilm X 30.

A carpet souk in the Medina, Fes, Morocco. FujiFilm X 30.

Thanks,

The Bungalows by Homestead Modern, 29 Palms, CA. The view outside our room at dawn. Mojave yucca or Spanish dagger. FujiFilm X 30.

Lupin on the Crown Range Rd. to Arrowtown, NZ. I had to stop the car & get out to capture this scene. FujiFilm X20.

San Marcel Les Velance, France.

Nikon CoolPix P7100.

Carmel-By-the Sea on the Monterey Peninsula in California is known for many vintage & exotic cars but I didn’t expect to see this flame.

Sorrento, Italy. Nikon Cool Pix 5100.

“Alan”

San Francisco , CA.

Likely taken with a Minolta SRT 101 using Kodachrome 64 slide film that was digitized.

Baptism.

Delft, Holland.

Nikon Cool Pix P5100.

Blue & yellow again. This was our car. Four of us were going to board with our fully loaded bicycles. Off to Leiden.

Delft, Holland.

There are lots of boats on the canals of Amsterdam, Holland, but this one captured my attention. Nikon Cool Pix 5100.

Albert Cuypstraat Market, Amsterdam.

NY, NY.

Taxi drivers lined up for a food break.

"The toothpicks" greeting people entering Melbourne, Australia. FujiFilm X20.

Nelson, New Zealand.

Telephone Booth.

Cafe in Berlin, Buller District, off SH 6 to Westport, New Zealand.

The King Hassan II mosque in Casablanca, Morocco.

Descent down Bordessa Road into Chileno Valley, Marin, CA.

Chileno Valley Road, Marin, CA.

Near Lincoln Center, NY, NY.

S.F. MoMA underground parking lot, Golden Gate Park.

Walaker Hotell, Solvern, Norway.

Taxi cab drive to JFK. It was stop & go traffic & as I put the window down, I saw this.

RHYTHM SKATE SHOP, PAHOA VILLAGE RD., BIG ISLAND HAWAII.

Lincoln Center, NY, NY.

Stuart Davis: In Full Swing @ Whitney Museum of American Art.

These primary colors seem to be a theme for me.

“Sunday morning”

Thiery, the owner of l'Oiseau sur sa branche: Restaurant à Saoû, France.

Maison Familiale depuis 1865.

Patti Ann's Bakery. Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, NY.

San Rafael Twilight Criterium, July 9, 2011

La Babalouse (La Barbokeusaz), Switzerland.

Kentfield, CA.

One end of the 42nd Street/Grand Central/Times Square Shuttle. These are the only two stations it services.

Waiting for the M/S Gustavsberg VII c. 1912 ferry at the Artipelag & Bloomsbury Spirit. Near Stockholm, Sweden.

Times Sq., NY, NY.

Central Park, NY, NY.

“Purple rebar, specifically Sher-Bar™ Purple, is a type of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel used in bridge construction to enhance corrosion resistance.”

Bon Air Bridge Replacement Project, Larkspur, CA.

Umbrellas in the rain from the steps of St. Thomas Church’s Fifth Ave. entrance. I saw the colorful umbrellas & clambered up the steps & turned around just as the photo composed itself. iPhone X.

Toby's Feed Barn, Pt. Reyes Sta. CA.

January 30, 2015.

Two weeks ago the oranges were $1.50/LB & $17.95/BAG.

And, still the best. They’re organic & from Buttom & Turkovich ranch in Winters Ca.

Ronda, España June 2000.

Digitized Kodachrome 64 taken with a Minolta SRT.

Óbidos, Portugal.

Bicycle in Manhattan.

Goodwood Revival, Chichester, England, Sept. 12, 2006.

Paris, France - April 2023.

S Shuttle, Franklin Ave./Fulton St. Station.

I loved the colors of the MoMA coffee presspot so I staged this scene at our kitchen coffee station at 16 Sherwood Ct. Our Dēlonghi espresso machine was in hospital so we were using the Zulay Moka Pot Stovetop Espresso Maker in the interim. The moka pot made some strong espresso but was a real pain to clean after each use.