Blue.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Print, Teaching point

Monochrome floral.

Incidentally, this image was processed in Lightroom 4, because my copy of Aperture 3 crashed and wouldn’t re-start when I was processing images for a client.  It’s the first time I’ve used LR4 (the first image I processed with it was this one) and the experience has been positive.

My copy of Aperture is finally back up and running, but Lightroom has earned a permanent place in my post-processing toolbox.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.

Halo [Flare].

2012, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Teaching point

I’m of course referencing the ring of light found in religious and literary iconography.

The dramatic halo effect in this image is courtesy of the optical “flaw” known as lens flaresomething I’ve harnessed in the past to convey my view of life as a dream.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.