Month: February 2016
-36 Degrees.
2016, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - Black Chrome Special Edition, Leica - Kanto, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120
The Art of Persuasion.
2016, Favourite, Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon D810, Portrait, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART(sibling style)
—Peter.
Sparkle.
Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon D810, Portrait, Q&A, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART, Teaching pointThere’s something about the way the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART renders… photos from it just sparkle, for lack of a better word.
At this point, I think I may even prefer it over the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART, but I haven’t shot enough with either to draw any definite conclusions (though the fact that I might be favouring a 35 over a 50 is saying something, given I’ve traditionally been a 50 shooter).
Either way, both of these Sigma ART lenses are phenomenal. I can’t wait until springtime to get outside in good light and really play with them.
—Peter.
Ghost Stories.
Inspiration, iPhoneLiving with good and bad
I always looked up to you
Now we’re left cold and sad…
Deep in the darkest night
I send out a prayer to you
—George Harrison, All Those Years Ago.
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Light.
2016, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - Black Chrome Special Edition, Leica - Kanto, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120
Canada.
Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR, Nikon D810, Print#WeTheNorth.
Chance Encounter.
Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon D810, Portrait, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART, Street
Lens advances and nomenclature set-backs.
InspirationSony refers to the aspherical elements in their newly released G Master lenses as: XA (extreme aspherical).
That’s a curious choice of nomenclature because it hints at the marketing of any future lens advances.
Perhaps eventually we may see “super-extreme aspherical” or “awesome-extreme aspherical” lenses.
Or they may just make the leap to “super-awesome-extreme aspherical”. That would be super and awesome and extreme.
Either way, what’s missing this time around are the racing stripes.
(sorry to pick on Sony, as it seems like all the manufacturers are going crazy with lens nomenclature these days)
—Peter.
The Brushing.
2016, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Minolta Autocord CDS III 75mm Rokkor f/3.5, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Teaching pointA rare and very welcomed burst of light in February (this was photographed earlier today).
(Technical: The white paper my daughter was writing on accidentally but conveniently served as a reflector.)
—Peter.
Test Shot Portraits #1 and #2.
2016, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - Black Chrome Special Edition, Leica - Kanto, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Q&A, Scanner - Plustek 120, Teaching pointTest shot portraits: the first in harsh artificial light last night; the second in natural light earlier today.
The focus is where I wanted it in the first, but I can’t say that about the second image (it is slightly front-focused). Perhaps I’m out of practice, perhaps my eyesight is starting to fail me, perhaps the rangefinder (or lens) is off.
I have no idea, because this is film.
And that’s the beauty of it.
—Peter.
Prosophos 