The wonderment of watching a bird fly.
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↑Leica M8 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
Author: Peter | Prosophos
Sgt. Russell’s funeral procession.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, LFI Master Shot, Portrait, UniformTaken earlier this year.
Sgt. Ryan Russell was a Toronto police officer who died in the line of duty on January 12, 2011. He left behind his wife and two year old child.
The following week, a funeral procession was held in his honour in downtown Toronto.
Attendees were from all over North America.
Toronto is a large city, that is usually quite busy and noisy. On this day, during the procession, the downtown core was eerily quiet.
The first photo was chosen as a Leica Fotografie International (LFI) Master Shot.
All images taken with the Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f1/.4.
Mike, the worker.
Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summarit f/2.5, PortraitI was fortunate enough to have Mike agree to an impromptu street portrait.
One of my favourites from this year.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit @ f/2.5.
Search and rescue.
Film, Inspiration, Leica M2, Portrait, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 NoktonWell, it’s a search anyway.
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↑Leica M2 and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
The cyclist.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1Taken early, on a chilly morning.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
Spotting a friend.
Inspiration, Leica 135mm Tele-Elmar f/4 (1966), Portrait(please click on the image to view)
↑Leica M9 and Leica Tele-Elmar 135mm f/4 @ f/5.6.
Rainfall.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Teaching pointA rivulet of raindrops falls off the shop canopy.
In this Noctilux f/1.0 image, we can see just how shallow the depth of field is at f/1.0 – indeed, the in-focus portion lies within a very narrow band.
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Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
Homework.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, PortraitBurning the midday oil.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
Daughter and Mother.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait[Note: this image was re-worked Nov 2, 2011].
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
More Halloween Fun.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, PortraitA few more from the Halloween festivities yesterday.
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All images taken with the Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
Vanquishing the dragons.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, PortraitMay we all overcome our fears.
Happy Halloween.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
Bedtime stories.
Film, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica M3, PortraitSlowly, under the spell of a good book, falling, falling…
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↑Leica M3, Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2, and Kodak Tri-X 400.
[Updated] Life’s little moments.
Inspiration, Life's Little MomentsI updated my very first post, Life’s little moments, to optimize viewing of the re-sized images. To view the post, please click here.
– Peter.
[Updated] All I know about photography in 25 words.
InspirationI updated one of my very first posts, All I know about photography in 25 words.
The update involved re-sizing the images for optimal display.
– Peter.
Recognize this moment.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summicron f/2, PortraitBy the time I recognize this moment
This moment will be gone
But I will bend the light, pretend that it somehow lingered on….
And I will wait to find
If this will last forever…
And I will pay no mind
When it won’t, and it won’t, because it can’t
It just can’t
It’s not supposed to
– John Mayer, Clarity.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summicron @ f/2.
Island castaways.
Inspiration, iPhoneA mother tending to her child, as they wait for a streetcar.
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↑iPhone 3GS and Hipstamatic app.
Decay.
Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summarit f/2.5The inevitable plight of every physical thing.
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Both images taken with the Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summarit @ f/2.5.
The morning commute.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1The bright and the dark, the loud and the soft, the foul and the fair. Humanity intermingling underground. One person stands on the platform reading.
As the train arrives, I raise my camera and the shutter clicks.
The morning commute.
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↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 50mm f/1.0 @ f/1.0.
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