Oxtongue Lake, revisited.

Inspiration, Print, Zeiss ZM 21mm f/2.8 T* Biogon

Chair for one.

(please click on the image to view at maximum size and sharpness)

↑Leica M9 and Zeiss ZM 21mm @ f/2.8.

The dentist.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

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

Roar!

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Cat’s Eyes – Noctilux 100% crop.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Teaching point

I’ve had a few people email me today requesting an 100% crop from my Cat’s Eyes photo, similar to what I posted for my Free as a Bird image from just over a week ago.

Here it is…

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Cat’s Eyes.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Happy 8th Birthday, H!

Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

True Portrait.

2013, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait

In lux veritas (in light there is truth).

↑Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux @ f/0.95.

Let it be.

Film, Inspiration, Life's Little Moments, Print, Teaching point

We photograph to remember.

It’s a blessing and a curse.

↑Leica MP, Voigtländer 28/3.5 L Color-Skopar, and Fuji Superia X-tra 200.

Leica Noctilux F/0.95.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Teaching point

Ever since I acquired this lens, I’ve been carrying it around trying to look for reasons to get rid of it.

Why?

Well, the negatives are well known: cost, size, weight, and the 1 m minimum focus distance.

So, what am I going to do?

…I’m keeping it.

I’ve bonded with it and I’ve been pleased with the images I’ve created with it.

Maybe I’ll come to my senses some day. Hopefully soon.

—Peter | Prosophos.

Mark.

Guest Post, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/0.95, Portrait, Q&A, Street, Teaching point

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Mark, a fellow Canadian and reader of this site.

[Please see some of Mark’s previous contributions, here and here].

And he’s gentleman, through and through.

After sharing a cup of coffee and our life experiences, we walked over to Dundas Square to photograph and found it almost completely empty! Incredible.

I did end up with one image though — the only image that counts: a portrait of Mark.

—Peter.