Author: Gage Caudell

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Yellow Everywhere

I’ve always been one who always likes to buy everything new.  When I purchased a Leica 50mm summilux version 1, built-in 1959 I was unsure what I was getting.  Now, after shooting it for a few weeks I’m truly in love.  It has a very unique bokeh and colors are a bit saturated.  The sharpness is nothing like my noctilux or 35mm summilux.  I suppose my future camera endeavors may involve purchasing “classic” lenses.

I thought her yellow shoes, dress, and the flowers would be a winning combination.

ISO 160 1-750 sec f2 50mm (Leica M9-P, Leica 50mm summilux version 1, Lr 4.3, Aperture 3.3)

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Where am I heading next

I’ve been shooting the Leica M Monochrom for over a month now and absolutely love it.  I read a lot of reviews on it and most think it is difficult to shoot with.  Honestly, I’m unsure if it’s much different from the M9 other than post processing is a necessity and it has a high learning curve.  I think in the past few weeks I’ve started grasping what needs to be done and have tried to make the pictures a little more “contrasty”.  Here is an example.

 ISO 320 1/1500 sec f.95 50mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 50mm noctilux, Lr 4, Aperture 3)

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Where is the fruit?

One of the unique things about the Leica M system is its ability to use lenses created over the past 75 years.  I recently purchased a Leica 50mm summilux version 1, built-in 1959.  Even after 50 years, this lens has phenomenal image quality and unique characteristics.

ISO 250 1/750 sec f1.4 50mm (Leica M9, Leica 50mm summilux ver 1, Lr 4, Aperture 3)

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Surprise

A few weeks ago we headed back home to celebrate my sister-in-law’s birthday.  Her husband successfully surprised her with a gathering of friends and family.  Here is a shot taken from that evening.

ISO 800 1/90 sec f.95 50mm (leica M9, Leica 50mm noctilux, Lr 4, Aperture 3)

 

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Cheese…

Recently, our little girl has learned the word “cheese”.  Anytime I get the camera out, that’s the first words from her mouth.  I only wish she would sit still when she was saying it.

This picture captures one of those very first moments she started saying “cheese”.

ISO 1250 1/125 sec f2 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4.3, Aperture 3.3)

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