Game face.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Sports

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↑Leica M3 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/2.8.

Anticipation, Part III.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Sports

Continuing my exploration of photographing kids’ sports with 50+ year old Leica M cameras.

Anticipation, Parts 1 and 2 were posted last week and can be found here and here.

And here’s another example from a few days ago.

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↑Leica M3 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/2.

Spring is eternal.

2012, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summilux (Canada 🇨🇦) f/1.4, Portrait

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summilux @ f/1.4.

New Page: How I process B&W film.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point

I’ve decided to add a new page on my site to house my How I process B&W film articles.

Hopefully, this will make them easier to find.

Thanks,

—Peter.

Tomorrow: How I process my B&W film, step-by-step Instructions.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point

Tomorrow I will post Part 3 of my series, How I Process B&W Film.

In this final article, we put it all together, and I will list my step-by-step instructions on how to use the equipment discussed in Part 1 with the solutions prepared in Part 2.

Thanks,

—Peter.

Jostling for position.

2012, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Sports

Enveloped by the morning light.

The kind of light that gently sets everything aglow… including the silver halide crystals in this frame of B&W film.

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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.

Film processing at home: inexpensive.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point

One of my generous readers, Mark, upon reading Part 1 of my How I process B&W film series, decided to take the dive into home developing.

Even though he is a fellow Canadian, I recommended B&H* in New York as a one-stop shopping place to get all the necessary equipment.

So how much does it actually cost to set-up home developing?

Mark graciously sent a copy of his bill to me to share with you:

*There is no advertising on this site, so I do derive no financial benefit by providing the link to B&H.

*Note: There is no advertising on this site, so I do not benefioviding the link to B&H… I’m just a very satisfied customer._

Total cost including shipping: under US$135!

These are very exciting times for Mark, and I hope for many of you reading this.

Thank you again Mark, for graciously sharing this information.

—Peter.

Cavalia.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!)

Scenes from the show Odysseo.

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↑Both taken with the Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/1.4.

Horse.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summilux (Canada 🇨🇦) f/1.4, Portrait

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summilux @ f/1.4.

The rain.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Street, Teaching point

Hurry, hurry, home.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/1.4.

Compositional teaching point. The foreground railing directs the eye to an imaginary vertical seam which splits the image into two frames, like the adjoining pages of an open book: