Totem pole.

Film, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica M3, Portrait

Toppled on the couch.

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↑Leica M3 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2.

Tunnel commuting, revisited.

Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica M2, Print, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton

The original Tunnel Commuting is here.

This time, I decided to use film and a different lens.

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↑Leica M2 and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.

A dog and three elephants.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1

Sometimes, the title says it all.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux @ f/1.0.

Deer and deer.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux at f/1.0.

You, 2.

Film, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica M3, Portrait

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↑Leica M3 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2.

You.

Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summarit f/2.5, Portrait

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summarit @ f/2.5.

The garden.

Film, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica M3, Print

And darling when we’re old
We’ll close the gates and lock the door

– Lenyy Kravitz, I build this garden for us.

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↑Leica M3 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2.

Remembering.

Film, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica M3

Nuit Blanche, Toronto.

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↑Leica M3 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2.

When your mother died.

Film, Inspiration, Leica M2, Portrait, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton

When your mother died… it was four years ago today.

When your mother died… you were only two years old.

Do you remember her?

I have a photo of you hugging her – the one in the kitchen – during that final summer together. In it, you are overcome with joy, and she – she is forever embracing you.

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↑Leica M2 and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.

Dear S,

Rest in peace, my sweet love.

House of smoke and mirrors.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4

I‘ve fallen asleep again
And when I wake up you won’t be here
…I’ve been asleep for years

– Matthew Good Band, House Of Smoke & Mirrors

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↑Leica M8 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.

Happy.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait

Birthday.

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All images taken with the Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 50mm @ f/1.0.

Running.

Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summilux (Canada 🇨🇦) f/1.4, LFI Master Shot, Portrait, Teaching point

The exhilaration of being, on a sunny autumn day.

This photo was chosen as a Leica Fotografie International (LFI) Master Shot.

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

As you can see, the 75mm Summilux produces an extremely shallow depth of field at f/1.4. Nailing focus here – while he is running towards me – is tricky.

Further complicating things is the long focus throw of the 75/1.4, which is designed for precision and not for speed.

I rarely get this kind of shot with this lens, at this aperture… and to have caught him in mid-stride was the icing on the cake.

Natalie – A portrait.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait

A candid moment, taken through the glass window of her salon.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux @ f/1.0.

Generations, Part III of III.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux @ f/1.

Generations, Part II of III.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Noctilux @ f/1.

Generations, Part I of III.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Noctilux f/1, Portrait

Continuing my exploration of the Leica Noctilux f/1.0 (E60)…

Something tremendous about the light here – can’t quite elucidate what, specifically. The image definitely wasn’t taken during the “Golden Hour”, so I’m left wondering whether there is a “Noctilux effect” at play.

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