It is my pleasure to introduce this next guest contributor to you. Being a fellow New Yorker his superb images really resonate with me.
I am a native “Brooklynite” (fageddaboutit). Outside of more than 2 decades of military service, I have lived in the same house in Brooklyn that I grew up in, my mother grew up in and that my grandparents bought when they immigrated here from Italy in the 20’s
I have been involved in photography with various degrees of dedication for over 40 years and now that I’m “retired” am fully dedicated to this craft and have made the transition from serious amateur to professional.
Like most photographers of over 20 years, I cut my teeth in a wet darkroom and am loving life in this digital age. I have been using and learning Photoshop for over 10 years and while I believe nobody really knows all, I have become accomplished in using this digital darkroom for all my post work.
My interest in photography stems from discovering Ansel Adams at a young age. While I don’t live “Zones” I subscribe to a lot of his philosophy of the shot being the score, and the print (to include darkroom work) the performance.
I’ve always loved the old Black and White movies of the thirties and forties so a love of Black and white photography was a natural progression.
I feel that a good fine art photograph should convey the emotion felt when the shutter was released. Black and White photography, with its subtleties of tonal harmonies is the perfect vehicle to articulate these emotions.
The above image is the George Washington Bridge and more of my images can be seen and purchased – Phil Esposito Photography
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Welcome, Phil! I have been fascinated by bridges for as long as I can remember. (The Verrazano is a favorite of mine.) So I love everything about this wonderful image, especially the light and the unbelievable clarity of all the geometric lines and designs!
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Welcome, Phil!
The image is fantastic. And I love the story of the family home … that multiple generations of the same family have lived in the same home.
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LB it was just part of growing up in Brooklyn
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Welcome, Phil. When I lived in New York there were just so many things I never got to see. I’m happy to explore the area through your eyes!
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My pleasure Emilio Joe has a lot of my pictures to post and all of them ore from Brooklyn or Manhattan. You could go on my web site to see more as well. http://www.philespositophotography.com
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Wow, such a strong shot! Lovely to meet you Phil!
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Thank you Patti, the pleasure is mine as well
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Lovely picture- it looks almost like an etching rather than a photograph. Thank you for posting it 🙂
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Thanks Trifocal (love that nick) That Hudson River Cruise provides a lot of wonderful photo opportunities
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Such a great shot . It has a 3D effect. The steelwork against the sky is really nice. Great Contribution Phil.
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Thank you Kilted1
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great shot!!!
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Thanks Martend
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This is an awesome image Phil 🙂 I like the way you used a longer focal length to compress the perspective. Beautiful work.
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Joe, this was an impressive vista that begged capture. The cruise boat was moving real slow and the sea was calm so I had the time and space to frame the shot
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wonderful clarity
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Thanks Kiwisan, I was using my Sigma 70-300 f4.0-5.6 lens. While not the fasted lens in the world it does produce very sharp images.
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