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 320 1/500’s f3.4 21mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 21mm super elmar, Lr 4, Silver Efex Pro 2)
It’s been a busy last few weeks. Hopefully I can get back to posting pics this week.
ISO500 1/500 sec f3.4 21mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 21mm super elmar, Lr 4)
For 6 months, the most common word in our house is “doggy”. It would only make sense to dress her up as a dog…
ISO 800 1/45 sec f2 35mm (Leica M9, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4, Aperture 3.3)
ISO 160 1-750 sec f2 50mm (Leica M9-P, Leica 50mm summilux version 1, Lr 4.3, Aperture 3.3)
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)
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)
