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Eyes Above

Believe it or not, it took me 20-30 shots before I got this just right.  I wanted to make sure that the one light behind the post was centrally located or at least close.  Rangefinder cameras currently don’t allow for live viewing and when looking through the viewfinder, you are not looking through the lens.  Because of this, you have to move very slowly either left or right to get the image where you want it (I enjoy the challenge).

I used my Leica 50mm noctilux and neutral density filter for the shot.  I then used Nik Color Efex to add the ambient colors.  The depth of field is not artificially created (bokeh).  You can thank the noctilux and it’s ability to shoot at f.95 for that.

ISO 160 1/4000’s f.95 50mm noctilux 

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Horizon

I’m typically working on a project or sleeping when I’m on a plane.  I decided to put my shade up and was amazed at the beautiful horizon.  I quickly grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots.

ISO 160 1/125s f/1.4 50mm summilux

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Depth

I was in Madison Wisconsin this weekend to see my sister and nephew.  I had some opportunity to take some shots with my NEX 7.  I’m still very happy with it’s results.  I think its auto white balance is better than my Leica M9.

This shot is a close-up of an organ’s keys.  I really liked the texture of the keys and thought a close-up would work well.  I set my f-stop to 1.8 so that I could get some depth of field.  I think it turned out well.  The “bokeh” is good but in my opinion it’s not as smooth as my Leica lenses.

ISO 500 1/60s f1.8 zeiss 24mm

 

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How long will it stand?

Recently, I was taking pictures of an old school building near my home town.  It was in the middle of the day therefore the shadows were to harsh for landscape shots.  Fortunately, I have neutral density filters that allow me to shoot during this time of day and allow for proper exposure of the sky.

This picture was taken of the schools chimney.  It appeared ready to come falling down.  Anyway, I liked the shadow of the tree on the brick.

ISO 160 1/90 f/4 90mm macro-elmar

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