The light, the shadows, the interplay of innocence and foreboding.
The eye in the tree, watching.
Children enter this world with the glow of sunshine upon them, but the world has many dark corners within which to get lost.
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Leica M9 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @f/1.2 with a 3 stop ND filter.
Did he win the game? Not really… they don’t even keep score at this age.
He just launched the best hit of the season, on this very last game. You can see it all on his face.
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Leica M9 and Konica Hexanon 60mm @ f/1.2
I’ve been looking, and looking for this lens.
I’m not gloating. I’m just happy. So very happy.
This is my dream lens….
I’ve searched, and searched for it, and was finally rewarded this week. And it arrived today. Oh, sweet joy.
Here is one of my first test shots.
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↑Leica M9 and the Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Special Edition.
Never heard of the Konica Hexanon 60/1.2? It’s understandable, as there were only 800 of these ever made, in 1999. Most of these are sitting in boxes, on collectors’ shelves. Occasionally – actually, rarely – one of these is put up for sale.
If you want to read more about this special lens, you may do so here at Yanidel’s photo-blog – it was his artistry with the KH 60/1.2 that first made me aware of its existence (if you’ve never seen Yanidel’s site, do yourself a favour and have a look – his street photography with any lens is brilliant).
Prosophos 