Oysters Rockefeller 

Oysters at Sid's Kitchen from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

Oysters Rockefeller done according to the original recipe from Antoine's in the Quarter. Made with love and care by yours truly. After eating a dozen of these, you always ask, "Who's your Daddy?"...before you spank them.

Great sound in background by Madeleine Peyroux "Lonesome Road"

... my very close friend and brother from another mother...

Dr. T. N. Chan is one of the world's leading acupuncturists (Tai Chi masters as well) demonstrates a stance with Manjushiri Sword.  The only thing I could barely stand was when he used me as a sparring partner... I thought I was in trouble as his technique came "razor" close at times... 

Finally I managed  created  quite the portrait photo while we were there for a
beautiful snowfall at his home.  Check out the tracks... deer, big rabbits?

ok woodsmen... which tracks are deer and which are hound dogs?

I have recently spent several cold weekends in NYC to do time-lapse stock footage and ran back out to Roslyn where I grew up.  I went to a LIRR bridge that I had photographed over 40 years ago in B&W... some of my first rolls of film in that Nikkormat FTn

... and then February 2014 we have a new look

... what a zen moment to realize that 40 years later i still have pleasure to photograph the same site... thrilling