Tag Archives: rangefinder

City, HDR, Landscape, Leica 21mm super elmar, Leica M9, Mirrorless, Rangefinder, Sunrise, Travel, Wide angle

Cloud Gate “The Bean” series – 4

July 25, 2012 Gage Caudell 5 Comments

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.

series 1

series 2

series 3

ISO 1/125s f3.4 21mm super elmar (7 exposure HDR, edited with Photomatix, PS6, & Aperture)

B & W, City, Landscape, Leica 21mm super elmar, Leica M9, Mirrorless, Rangefinder, Sunrise, Travel, Wide angle

Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) series – 3

July 24, 2012 Gage Caudell 3 Comments

This is another handheld shot of “The Bean” using my Leica M9P and 21mm super elmar. If you look underneath The Bean, you can see the security guard who eventually asked me to leave.

Series 1

Series 2

ISO 160 1/60s f3.4 21mm super elmar

B & W, Landscape, Leica 21mm super elmar, Leica M9, Mirrorless, Rangefinder, Sunrise, Travel, Wide angle

Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) series

July 23, 2012 Gage Caudell 3 Comments

I didn’t just take pics of the “The Bean” with my Olympus OM-D, I also shot with my Leica M9-P and 21mm super elmar.

This shot is not a HDR and was shot handheld. The shot is slightly cropped so that I could remove my self from the picture. I was attempting to get the original sky and the reflected sky to blend.

1st shot from series

ISO160 1/60s f3.4 21mm super elmar

B & W, City, Landscape, Rangefinder

No Parking

July 20, 2012 Gage Caudell

Re-post November 2011

Coming up with new photo ideas (compositions) can often times be a challenge. Probably my biggest recommendation is take as many pictures as you possibly can. By doing this, you will begin to understand your cameras mechanics and will get better at composing your shot.

I took this last fall. I found this old barn and really liked it’s architecture. I typically don’t take pictures of “No Parking” signs but I liked this one.

B & W, City, Landscape, Leica 50mm noctilux, Leica M9, Panoramic, Rangefinder, Sunrise, Travel, Wide angle

The Windy City

July 16, 2012 Gage Caudell 2 Comments

Over the next few weeks you will see a lot of pictures I took in Chicago. We always enjoy spending time there and is probably my favorite city to visit.

One morning, I drove to Alder’s Planetarium. The planetarium is a great place to capture pictures of the city. I shot a variety of pictures with my Olympus OM-D and Leica M9. I think I got every lens I had out of the bag. This one was taken with my Leica 50mm noctilux. Actually, this is 4-5 pictures stitched together to create a panoramic shot. I used Photoshop, Nik Software HDR Efex 2 (this is not a HDR), and Silver Efex 2.

ISO 160 1/1500’s 50mm noctilux

Note: click to see larger size (trust me it’s worth it)

People, Portraits, Rangefinder, Travel

Group Hug

July 15, 2012 Gage Caudell

I think they like each other???

ISO 160 1/90’s f1.4 35mm summilux

Leica 50mm noctilux, People, Portraits, Rangefinder

Toy Box

July 10, 2012 Gage Caudell

Just another day exploring what’s in the toy box.

ISO 160 1/360s f.95 50mm noctilux

B & W, Leica 35mm summilux fle, Leica M9, People, Portraits, Rangefinder, Travel, Wide angle

Waiting by the window

July 7, 2012 Gage Caudell 2 Comments

I’ve finally had some time to upload pics from my Leica M9-P and the Leica 35mm summilux (I uploaded a few the other day also). I absolutely love the sharpness. I’ve grown so accustomed to shooting with a 50mm lens but I’m really digging the wide angle.

ISO 160 1/90 f1.4 35mm summilux