I just feel the need to thank you; you open my-our eyes in a way to look at the world from a totally new perspective-dimension, and i am not only speaking of the image above but all of your work. I long forward everyday to seeing your pictures, and i strongly believe that your strength is not the M or the M9, but your photographic eye….
With a lot of respect
Warm regards from sunny Greece!
kostas
Thank you dear Kostas!
As for sunny Greece… now you have me daydreaming. The light, the light!… I would kill for it right now. You are fortunate to live in such a photogenic land (people, architecture, the sea, the mountains, and did I mention the…LIGHT).
Wo……M9….M240……..Kostas you are 100% correct….I see minor cosmetic/pixel differences on the “file”(I mean minor)…..but I mostly see a wonderful image…..in colour this is a nice start!!!
Thank you Andrew. These window portrait images were photographed three days ago… that’s all the light I’ve had to work with so I barely have any experience with the colour from this camera. It is definitely different though, and perhaps out-of-camera not quite to my liking. Although, as I’ve stated, it’s not getting a fair shake here in Cloudy City… I mean Toronto. In this particular image, the colour is just fine to my eye.
Thank you Andy. Though I may also agree that M9 produces more crisp photos (slightly….), my feeling is that in gifted hands like Peter’s the differences are only minor , if not of no importance at all. The joy of photography as given by people like Peter, at least in my humble opinion, goes way beyond any kind of pixel peeping.
With kind regards
Kostas
Lovely! Lovely again! Peter, it doesn’t matter what camera you use! The results are always brilliant!
Thank you Alex.
Lovely images as always. However, i can’t help but notice these are not as sharp as all your old images at the same (?) window. Maybe it is just circumstancial… But I think not.
Your shots continue to be an inspiration though, as always.
CCD vs CMOS… 😉
Thank you Kostas for sharing the heart of the matter.
Thank you Peter for guidance and inspiration. No camera or sensor can or will hold your artistry back. Your kind and wise vision tame, embarrass, and triumph over equipment limitations. Your early examples are exhibit A. Why you and your talented colleagues and friends choose to generously share what you learn, know, and create even with non-A List site visitors” like me? I don’t know. I am grateful, though, as every “visit” * is a treat and an education in photography, kindness, vision….and humility.
Can’t comfort you on the dim autumnal Toronto light but that window has turned out to be a lovely collector lens for whatever light does emerge. You are making this window famous.
The light where I live is more generous. On the days when it isn’t, I cheat it and turn to photomicroscopy. i flood the “little things of life” with light and magnification. I see things I can’t see when the world is darker or invisible to and this becomes beauty and knowledge of a different sort. The live view on an M 240 opens opportunities and joy well beyond ISO extension when natural light is evasive. One doesn’t worry much about the CCD vs CMOS differences when the depth of field is measured in microns. And one doesn’t have to stress test the weather-proofing of the camera either. I always prefer to be outside or in lovely light with people about but when I can’t be…there’s still plenty of surprising beauty to fit in a 35 mm frame. Nothing fancy needed. Just a little wonder.
Of course, you don’t need this activity. Your pictures of a closet in deep December would be magical.
* (Are you sure your site data doesn’t underestimate visit counts? I thought that I had clicked in at least a quarter million times myself.)
Once again, you are being so very generous, but I am genuinely touched. Thank you.
And I don’t know about this particular window becoming famous, but it will be (over)used in the next few days as I have two more images from the same series I will post. I still haven’t picked up the camera since, so these “test” images will have to do for now.
Now on to the something really important: I’m curious to see samples from your photomicroscopy work. Now that sounds fascinating…
Peter, thanks for sharing your photo with us. It actually doesn’t matter CCD or CMOS for me, what I see is your spiritual work and enjoy it every moment.
Louis, for the sake of my own sanity, I’m slowly (very slowly) letting go of the whole CCD vs. CMOS thing. It’s time I live by my own words and focus (no pun intended) on creating images, not analyzing them.
Thank you for reminding me of the importance of this (and I’d like to convey the same “thank you” to the many others who have written to me here and via email).
Prosophos 
Peter,
I just feel the need to thank you; you open my-our eyes in a way to look at the world from a totally new perspective-dimension, and i am not only speaking of the image above but all of your work. I long forward everyday to seeing your pictures, and i strongly believe that your strength is not the M or the M9, but your photographic eye….
With a lot of respect
Warm regards from sunny Greece!
kostas
Thank you dear Kostas!
As for sunny Greece… now you have me daydreaming. The light, the light!… I would kill for it right now. You are fortunate to live in such a photogenic land (people, architecture, the sea, the mountains, and did I mention the…LIGHT).
Wo……M9….M240……..Kostas you are 100% correct….I see minor cosmetic/pixel differences on the “file”(I mean minor)…..but I mostly see a wonderful image…..in colour this is a nice start!!!
Thank you Andrew. These window portrait images were photographed three days ago… that’s all the light I’ve had to work with so I barely have any experience with the colour from this camera. It is definitely different though, and perhaps out-of-camera not quite to my liking. Although, as I’ve stated, it’s not getting a fair shake here in Cloudy City… I mean Toronto. In this particular image, the colour is just fine to my eye.
Thank you Andy. Though I may also agree that M9 produces more crisp photos (slightly….), my feeling is that in gifted hands like Peter’s the differences are only minor , if not of no importance at all. The joy of photography as given by people like Peter, at least in my humble opinion, goes way beyond any kind of pixel peeping.
With kind regards
Kostas
Lovely! Lovely again! Peter, it doesn’t matter what camera you use! The results are always brilliant!
Thank you Alex.
Lovely images as always. However, i can’t help but notice these are not as sharp as all your old images at the same (?) window. Maybe it is just circumstancial… But I think not.
Your shots continue to be an inspiration though, as always.
CCD vs CMOS… 😉
Thank you Kostas for sharing the heart of the matter.
Thank you Peter for guidance and inspiration. No camera or sensor can or will hold your artistry back. Your kind and wise vision tame, embarrass, and triumph over equipment limitations. Your early examples are exhibit A. Why you and your talented colleagues and friends choose to generously share what you learn, know, and create even with non-A List site visitors” like me? I don’t know. I am grateful, though, as every “visit” * is a treat and an education in photography, kindness, vision….and humility.
Can’t comfort you on the dim autumnal Toronto light but that window has turned out to be a lovely collector lens for whatever light does emerge. You are making this window famous.
The light where I live is more generous. On the days when it isn’t, I cheat it and turn to photomicroscopy. i flood the “little things of life” with light and magnification. I see things I can’t see when the world is darker or invisible to and this becomes beauty and knowledge of a different sort. The live view on an M 240 opens opportunities and joy well beyond ISO extension when natural light is evasive. One doesn’t worry much about the CCD vs CMOS differences when the depth of field is measured in microns. And one doesn’t have to stress test the weather-proofing of the camera either. I always prefer to be outside or in lovely light with people about but when I can’t be…there’s still plenty of surprising beauty to fit in a 35 mm frame. Nothing fancy needed. Just a little wonder.
Of course, you don’t need this activity. Your pictures of a closet in deep December would be magical.
* (Are you sure your site data doesn’t underestimate visit counts? I thought that I had clicked in at least a quarter million times myself.)
Once again, you are being so very generous, but I am genuinely touched. Thank you.
And I don’t know about this particular window becoming famous, but it will be (over)used in the next few days as I have two more images from the same series I will post. I still haven’t picked up the camera since, so these “test” images will have to do for now.
Now on to the something really important: I’m curious to see samples from your photomicroscopy work. Now that sounds fascinating…
Peter, thanks for sharing your photo with us. It actually doesn’t matter CCD or CMOS for me, what I see is your spiritual work and enjoy it every moment.
Louis, for the sake of my own sanity, I’m slowly (very slowly) letting go of the whole CCD vs. CMOS thing. It’s time I live by my own words and focus (no pun intended) on creating images, not analyzing them.
Thank you for reminding me of the importance of this (and I’d like to convey the same “thank you” to the many others who have written to me here and via email).
—Peter.