Life’s Little Moments

Moon and Rainbow over Barbados.

2013, Barbados, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Print

Moon and Rainbow over Barbados

↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/4.

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This was taken in the early morning, at first light.

The scene was beautiful enough, with the moon over the palm trees, but as I was setting up to photograph, a rainbow appeared and stayed long enough for me to fire off a few shots… and then it disappeared as quickly as it had emerged.  It never came back.

Definitely one of Life’s Little Moments.

—Peter.

Frames.

Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summilux (Canada 🇨🇦) f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Teaching point

We exist in single frames of time, but they pass quickly and seamlessly and so we are unaware of most of them; occasionally, the discrete click of a camera shutter marks the capture of one.

And so we are bestowed with the power to linger over a moment, a memory.

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, and sometimes we struggle to remember… but no matter how we are affected, we can’t help but think that our frames are finite, our frames are numbered.

—Peter | Prosophos.

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

My 21 favourites from ’12.

Favourite, Inspiration, Life's Little Moments

This week, I looked back at all of my images from 2012.

As I do every year, I tried to pick out my favourites (the last time I did this, I posted my 11 from 2011).

This time, I ended up with 21 images (well, really 21 + 1 ;)).

They are not necessarily my technical best, and they are not necessarily my most popular, but they are all near and dear to my heart — mostly because they involve my family.

And they are all examples of what I like to call, Life’s Little Moments.

I hope you enjoy them.

—Peter.

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Prosophos-1

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Prosophos-2

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Prosophos-3

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Prosophos-4

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Prosophos-5

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Prosophos-6

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Prosophos-7

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Prosophos-8

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Prosophos-9

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Prosophos-10

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Prosophos-11

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Prosophos-12

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Prosophos-13

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Prosophos-14

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Prosophos-15

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Prosophos-16

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Prosophos-17

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Prosophos-18

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Prosophos-19

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Prosophos-20

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Prosophos-21

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Prosophos-22

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—Peter.

Illuminata.

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

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

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I’m pleased with this image… the light, the mood.

And — curiously — her profile mirrors the contours of the lighthouse:

I hadn’t noticed it until my wife pointed it out.

Admittedly, our brains are always seeking to make order of the world around us, but the two main elements in this image — photographically speaking —complete each other.  This sort of harmony ultimately resonates with the viewer, whether they know it or not.

—Peter.

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.

(please click on the image to view)

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