ALDS Game 1 – Opening Ceremonies.

Baseball, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Print, Sports, Street

In celebration of the Jays’ win tonight to even the series 2-2, here’s one more from Game 1.

Back to Toronto they come to play the deciding game on Wednesday.

Does anybody want to donate their tickets to a family of 5?

—Peter.

Her Father’s Tree.

2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M3, Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i

In remembrance.

The Arboretum, Guelph.

—Peter.

ALDS Game 1 – Perspectives.

Baseball, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports

Sugar Coating.

Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Street

ALDS Game 1 – War Face.

2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports

The Toronto Blue Jays lost again today.

Texas deserved to win.

(This image is from the first game, hence the title.)

—Peter.

ALDS Game 1.

Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports

The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated by the Texas Rangers.

—Peter.

Burning a hole.

Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point

Yes, I did it.

I managed to burn a hole in my M3 shutter curtain.

After all of these years… this is a first. I had read about it but never really worried about it.

As far as I can tell, it was caused by not having the lens cap on while I was outside in intense sunlight (at the Blue Jays game). My uncapped lens likely focused the rays of light onto a small area of the shutter cloth and — voila! — a hole was created.

This is what the hole was doing to all of my film images:

(iPhone shot of a scanned image on my computer screen)

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Fortunately the curtain can be easily repaired/patched.

Now I have to reconsider my w(hole) modus operandi for shooting. I have been using my lenses with protective hoods and filters but no lens caps.

—Peter.

Love.

2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 35mm Summicron ASPH f/2, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Teaching point

Sometimes, you just have to hang on.

—Peter.

Technical: 1/30 sec.

Technical #2: My Leica M3 is broken (curtain issue). I thought the (now sold) 50/2 Jahre was flaring badly, but the same bright spot I was seeing in its images appears in the centre of most of my images with 35 Summicron ASPH. Bummer! Thank goodness I took two quick images of this scene and this (second) image was okay. Thank you also to my friend Mark (If Time Stood Still) for help with the diagnosis.