The pulley system, Part 1.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

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

Laugh.

2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait

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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.

Q&A: My lenses.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summicron f/2, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Q&A, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton

One of the more frequent email questions I receive is:

What lenses do you use?

Most of the time, it’s easy to tell if you follow my daily posts, because I list the specific lens (and camera) used beneath each image.

However, I’ve been known to frequently re-jig my set-up — as I’ve done recently.

So, currently, I’m using:

1. The Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH.

2. The Leica 50mm Summicron.

3. The Voigtländer Nokton 40mm.

And…

If you want to view images taken with any of the equipment I’ve ever used, you can search for specific lenses in the Category Cloud. It looks like this:

You can find it on the bottom of the page…

Just click on a specific category (link) and all the images associated with it will be displayed.

Hope that helps,

—Peter.

Drink.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

To life.

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

Poolside.

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

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/2.8.

Bicycle.

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

Sometimes, the smallest moments really are the most memorable.

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

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.

Bright side of the road.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

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

The Queen of California.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait

If you see her, say “Hello”…

—John Mayer, Queen of California.

On the cusp of starting over.

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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 flare — something 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.

The Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH.

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

Currently, my favourite lens, for both digital and film.

I’ve previously criticized it as being too perfect, but after years of both embracing and neglecting it, I’m beginning to realize that it’s just perfectly balanced.

To see all of the images I’ve captured with this lens, please see here.

—Peter.