Recently, we celebrated my nephew’s 4th birthday. As you can see from the pictures, he was just a little excited.
ISO 160 1/60’s f1.4 35mm (Leica M9, Leica 35mm summilux, Aperture 3.3)
I’m 4…
Tower within a Frame part 2
What’s in my bag – Retro Lamp
I’ve been asked a few times what I carry in my bag. Here is a video showing what I typically carry.
I’m not sure why I was fascinated by this lamp (I posted a prior pic here). Maybe I was just mesmerized by the color of the light and the contrast created between it and the background with my Leica 50mm noctilux.
ISO 160 1/4000’s f1.4 50mm (Leica M9, Leica 50mm Noctilux, Aperture, Color Efex Pro 4)
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Our Princess
I love looking at her eyes!
ISO 160 1/360’s f1.4 35mm (Leica M9, Leica 35mm summilux, Aperture 3.3)
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3 Monuments part 2 (yes, it was taken with a DSLR)
Almost 2 years ago I said good-bye to all my Canon DSLR gear with the assumption I would never buy another one. Earlier this year Nikon introduced the D800 and D800E. What caught my eye was the 36 megapixel full frame sensor. My first thought was “wow”, a full frame camera with the picture size of a medium format camera. I immediately placed a pre-order but shortly after cancelled it. I’ve been debating a lot if I really wanted to go back in this direction but after reading all the reviews, I came to the decision that my love for landscape photography warranted another attempt.
Last week, I finally came across one (Best Buy online)and purchased along with Nikon’s popular 14-24mm f2.8 wide angle lens. I have not had much opportunity to shoot with it yet but so far I’m surprisingly impressed. I don’t like the size but for landscape I can tolerate it. Over the next months, I’ll continue to post pics and my opinion.
Here is another shot of the cemetery taken at a farther distance. It was taken hand-held with my Nikon D800E and 14-24mm lens. I was very impressed after realizing the ISO was 6400. I think for that high of ISO, the quality is acceptable (I did use Define 2.0 for Noise Reduction).
P.S. My Leica M9 will not be going anywhere and will still always be kept very closely to my side.
ISO 6400 1/8’s f2.8 20mm (Nikon D800E, Nikon 14-24mm f2.8, Photoshop CS6, Color Efex 4, Aperture 3.3)
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3 Monuments
This past weekend we went back home for a birthday party. One evening, I was out searching for photo opportunities and as we were heading back home we came across a cemetery. It was almost “pitch black” by then and thought I would try to catch a few hand-held shots with my Leica M9 and 50mm noctilux. Even though this picture is dark, I really like the silhouette and the mood that it sets.
ISO 800 1/8’s f.95 50mm (Leica M9, Leica 50mm noctilux, Aperture)
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A Face in a Crowd
We were walking down Michigan Avenue and I decided to walk behind to catch a few candid pics of my baby girl. I think she was a little sleep deprived and was acting a little crazy. She kept waiving at me but everyone around me didn’t realize I was her father, thus they thought she was waiving at them.
ISO 160 1/90’s f1.4 35mm summilux (Leica M9, leica 35mm summilux, Apple Aperture, Photoshop CS6, Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4)
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Elevator Ride
I’ve posted many landscape pics lately but have not forgotten about my beautiful baby girl (and wife). Here’s a shot I took while in the elevator heading back to our room after a long day of sightseeing.
ISO 1000 1/30’s f1.4 Leica 35mm summilux (Leica M9)
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Cloud Gate “The Bean” series – 4
I’m sure you are getting tired of Cloud Gate shots. This is my last in the series and also my favorite. This was taken with my Leica M9-P and 21mm super elmar. What I like about it is the amount of detail in the buildings (click on picture to see full-size). The 21mm super elmar was built for sharpness from corner to corner and this image is a perfect example of it.
ISO 1/125s f3.4 21mm super elmar (7 exposure HDR, edited with Photomatix, PS6, & Aperture)
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Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) series – 3
