Category Archives: Photography
Photos – SD and Wyoming
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 18th July 2013I spent the last part of June meandering through the National Parks in South Dakota and Wyoming. Here are a few pictures taken during the tour. If you want to see more of them go here. Most of the photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix FZ200 at ISO 200. The camera’s programmed mode was…
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Kidney 5K Walk’n Roll – 2013
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd June 2013Below are a few picture taken last Saturday (June 1) at the South Plains Kidney Foundation’s annual exercise event. Also present were some of the Therapy Dogs Inc of Lubbock.
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The Photographs of Robert Cahen – Cesare Siepi
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 2nd May 2013The following photos are of the late bass Cesare Siepi (1923-2010) as Don Giovanni They were taken by Mr Cahen during the 1968 run of Don Giovanni in San Francisco. The complete cast list is below. –
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Earl’s Oil – Photographs
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 12th March 2013On Friday March 8 my friend Earl allowed me and another friend to accompany him as he made his daily rounds. Earl is an oilman. He started in the business when he was 17. He’s a lean and taciturn West Texan except when he sees an oil well – then he recites the well’s life…
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First Friday Photos and No Parsifal Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 2nd March 2013As I am under both doctor’s and dentist’s orders to avoid contact with Parsifal under any circumstances there will be no review of today’s telecast (scheduled to end Wednesday) of Wagner’s final opera. Instead here are the photos that were exhibited yesterday at the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra’s headquarters. The photos will be on view throughout…
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Marilyn Horne’s Birthday
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 16th January 2013The great American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne was born this day in 1934. To mark the occasion here are five photos of this outstanding artist taken by Robert Cahen.
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s 50th Birthday
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 16th October 2012The Russian baritone was born 50 years ago today in Krasnoyarsk Siberia. To mark the occasion here are some pictures of the singer taken by Robert Cahen. Here’s the baritone aria from Gounod’s Faust to complement the photos. Hvorostovsky – Avant de quitter ces lieux
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Giuseppe Di Stefano – Candid Photos
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 9th October 2012The photos of Pippo were provided to me by Robert Cahen. The one, just below, with the late tenor and his cigarette holder is priceless. Note the gloves.
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The Photographs of Robert Cahen – Samuel Ramey
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 28th March 2012Today is the 70th birthday of the great American bass Samuel Ramey. To mark the anniversary here are 7 photographs of the singer taken by Robert Cahen. A bonus – Assur’s mad scene from the second act of Rossini’s Semiramide. This is from the performance of the opera at the Met on Dec 29, 1990. Ramey Semiramide Deh ti ferma…Que…
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Why You Should Not Buy A Fine Art Printer
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 1st February 2012A recent article in Digital Photography extols the virtues of using a high end printer to make display quality prints from equally high quality digital cameras. Actually, it just describes several top of the line printers. It doesn’t give a good reason for owning one. The reason is that there isn’t any good reason. Printers…
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