Repost: 9.27.11
As we were walking to the hotel and stopped, waiting to cross Michigan Avenue, we noticed this guy on a bike smoking a cigarette and balancing himself in one spot for what seem to be an eternity. While multitasking, he had many cars passing him left and right. I definitely think this is a talent but don’t think it’s a talent I want?
The shot was taken with my Leica M9 and 50mm summilux set at continuous shooting, f/1.4, and 1/45 shutter speed. Because of the low aperture and the small size of the camera I was able to successfully get this shot at such a low shutter speed. Last, I keep my camera on continuous shooting so that I have a better opportunity of getting a sharper image and catching the action act the exact, right time.
Repost 8.21.11
Yesterday morning I was heading into work on a road behind our subdivision. It was foggy and as I was driving I found the light coming through the trees with the combination of fog to be very interesting. I stopped in the middle of the road and opened my door and shot a few pics.
This image was created using my Leica M9-P and 50mm summilux. I initially edited the picture with Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2. It has a slider that allows for you to selectively bring back colors. I did this to the road and really liked the look. Unfortunately, I didn’t like the rest of the pic thus I decided I would go back to my original file and process it through OnOne Softwares Perfect Layers. Once I did this I felt I was on to something. I then opened up Photoshop CS 5 and layered the two pics. Next I extended the sun rays and added a sepia tone to give it a more warm feeling.
It’s a blast shooting with my Leica 50mm Noctilux in low light. This was taken last week of a colleague of mine. The bokeh is simply awesome!!!
ISO 250 1/30 f/.95 50mm
It’s been an amazing past few weeks with the wonderful weather. Hopefully it continues. Here’s a picture I took with my Sony NEX-7 and Leica 90mm macro elmar using the Novoflex adapter. Leica glass on this already great camera, makes even more remarkable pictures. Oh, and the “pixel peaking” feature on the NEX-7 for manual focusing is wonderful and probably will be used by others because of how well it works.
ISO 100 1/60 f/4 Leica 90mm macro elmar
Taking this picture is getting more difficult because she’s always on the go. Thankfully, I only have 2 more months before making the 1 year mark.
ISO 160 1/90 f/2.8 28mm elmarit
Few weeks ago I spent the weekend with my nephew. For some reason he always likes to pose for pictures. Here’s one with a cool toboggan.
ISO 160 1/90 f/.95 50mm noctilus
I posted this picture on my Facebook page and thought I would include it here also. Shot with my Sony NEX-7 and Leica 50mm Noctilux. Absolutely, awesome paired together! The “pixel peaking” feature works well.
ISO 100 1/60 f/.95 50mm noctilux
