This is Ben early in the teen years. We're having dinner at our favorite restaurant, Asti Trattoria.
I had a camera with me. A Leica M9 with a 35mm Summilux. While we were waiting for our first course I snapped a photo of the kid. The light was beautiful because while it was indirect sunlight it was flowing through a window just to the right of the frame. A nice time to live in Austin.
This is one of my favorite combinations for photographing slow work. Situations in which you can take your time and play around. So, a Leica SL2 mostly for the 47 megapixels and the nice color but a Voigtlander 50mm APO to match the high res potential and give me sharp detail. It's on my desk right now. It will be over my shoulder and out the door in an hour or so.
On the other side of the entrance door for Crew Café in Montreal. Traveling light that morning. Just a Leica Q2 over one shoulder. What more did I need? Well....coffee, of course.
Waiting for my dermatologist to drop by, check out my epidermis and maybe burn some unwanted stuff off with liquid nitrogen. Reflecting on all those times I neglected sun screen at the noon swim workouts. Eventually paying the piper. Leica M-240 with 28mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss ZM lens.
I asked if I could keep the cool, long shirt but....no.
Not really practical as it fastens in the back.
An additional favorite combo. That same 50mm APO from above married to an M240 body.
The APO can resolve the 24 megapixels on that sensor in its sleep.
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Intermission. Samsung Galaxy NX camera with Samsung long macro lens.
Getting some use out of that EVF-2 finder. Perfect for those times when the 28mm seems okay.
Why is this photographer so squinty?
Love the cheap, leather straps from Small Rig. Less than $20.
It's fun to look at myself in self portraits so I can see how the world sees me when I am out photographing. Always seem to need a haircut. Reasonably good shape otherwise.
7 comments:
That's a good-looking kid. Wish I was his age, even now that he's grown up. By the way, speaking of good-looking, I think if most people compared that SL2 to my ass, they'd agree that my ass is prettier. That's an ugly camera. Of course, you can't take pictures with my ass, so that would be a drawback. Just out of curiosity, what do you think was the prettiest pro-level camera? I hate to indulge your Leica enthusiasms, but I'm thinking an R4 would be right up there.
Dear Anonymous, if your ass is really prettier than a Leica SL2 then you must be a very, attractive and very fit young woman indeed. Thanks for your input...
Your answer made me laugh. Excellent reply. (Anonymous.)
:-)
Is that a half case on your camera in the last pic and if so do you recommend using them…..thanks Tom
Hi Tom, I have a couple of M cameras that are absolutely pristine. If I'm banging around in the street and what not I like to put a half case on the to preserve the beautiful black paint finishes. I also think the cases provide a bit of insulation from the direct sun. Maybe not a lot but.... Keeps the bottom plates perfect if nothing else.
Thanks Kirk
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