Our little girl has been working on her “surprise look”. This is a great reason why you should always have your camera near you.
ISO 3200 1/1000 sec f2 90mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 90mm summicron, Lr4, Silver Efex Pro 2, PSCS6)
ISO 2500 1/90’s f2 90mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 90mm summicron, Lr4)
ISO 800 1/90 sec f2 90mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 90mm summicron, Lr4)
Over Thanksgiving my nephew joined us for the holiday and this is one of a few shots I took of him. We were in very low light and I love shooting around 3200-5000 iso with my Leica M Monochrom. The grain (noise) is what I really enjoy in the pics.
ISO 4000 1/125 sec f2 90mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 90mm summicron APO, Lr 4, PS6)
ISO 3200 1/750 sec f2 90mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 90mm summicron APO, Lr 4)
Recently I decided to sell my Leica 21mm elmarit and move to a 28mm summicron. This decision didn’t come easily. I’ve enjoyed shooting with wide angle lenses (I had Canon 16-35mm on my full frame 5d Mark II) but have noticed recently my interest is beginning to change. As I have become more educated in photography, I’ve realized that wide angle lenses are not always the best for landscape. Wide angle lenses can flatten your image and typically have a lot of distortion. They are best, when you have something relatively close to you in the foreground and are attempting to add some depth of field. Telephoto or at least 90mm lenses are often times better for true landscape with no subjects in the foreground.
Leica 28mm summicron is still considered to be a wide angle lens but it doesn’t have any noticeable distortion. On the Leica M9 it also will allow you to use the internal viewfinder versus an external (needed for anything wider than 28mm). This lens is very popular with journalist because of its wide angle, no distortion, low light performance, and sharpness. So far i have to agree with their assessment. Hopefully soon I’ll post a few more pics using the lens.
A few days ago I drove to a small rural Catholic church. Behind the church lies a small cemetery. I captured this image using my 28mm summicron at sunset. I really like the sharpness and bokeh produced.
