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Glenfiddich Window Portrait (Tilt-Shift test shot).

Film, Fujifilm FP-3000B, Inspiration, Mamiya RZ 180mm F/4.5, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Mamiya Tilt/Shift Adapter, Portrait, Print, Q&A, Teaching point

This is a test shot using my recently acquired used Mamiya tilt/shift accessory on Fuji instant (“Polaroid”) film.

No alcohol was harmed during the testing process.

Glenfiddich Window Portrait - Mamiya RZ Tilt-Shift Fuji Instant

↑Mamiya RZ67, Mamiya 180mm @ f/4.5, tilt/shift accessory, and Fuji FB-3000.

Work Station.

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

1/25 sec, ISO 640, f/1.4.

Despite this being a hand-held image at a reasonably slow shutter speed, the in-focus areas readily display the “crisp” rendering we get from CCD sensors.

The colours are remarkable too, considering this was photographed under incandescent light.

(DNG file converted to JPG with no post-processing)

—Peter.

Work Station

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

Apparitions in the Apparatus.

Inspiration, Leica 75mm Summarit f/2.5, Portrait, Print, Street

Apparitions in the Apparatus

↑Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit @ f/2.5.

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Yearning for the Frozen Touch.

Inspiration, iPhone, Life's Little Moments, Print

This was taken the day leading up to the evening before our power was restored, following the infamous Toronto Ice Storm.

We were outside, chipping away at the ice in front of our house, and the sun had finally made an appearance that day.

It was late afternoon and the light was fantastic.

We had no idea how the night would go for us, as the temperature inside our house was almost as low as outside.

But amidst the struggle and fear, there was beauty to be found.

It’s always the case.

I have to remind myself of that constantly.

—Peter.

Yearning for the Frozen Touch

↑iPhone 5.

Alone.

Barbados, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Print, Street

Together.

Alone

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

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31 of my favourites from 2013.

Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Portrait, Print, Street

As has become an annual ritual (and learning process) for me, I recently reviewed my images from this past year.

What follows are my favourites — my “31 of ’13“.  They are presented in no particular order, but each one stood out for me.

I also want to take this moment to thank you for your overwhelming support of my endeavours on this site.  Each day, I look forward to reading and responding to your comments, and I look ahead to 2014 with much optimism, and inspiration.

Thank you,

—Peter.

P.S.  The images below are dedicated to my grandmother, Thecle, who looked after me with infinite love when I was a child, and who passed away this year.  Love you forever, my Yiayia.

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My favourite “31 of ’13“

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“Baseball, Revisited”

(Leica M3, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE, Kodak Tri-X 400)

baseball-revisited

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“Bathsheba”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

bathsheba

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“Breakfast”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

breakfast

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“Face Painting”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

face-painting

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“Free As A Bird”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

free-as-a-bird

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“Ghost Train, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

ghost-train-revisited

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“Pure Honey”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Pure Honey

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“The Long Road Ahead”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

The long road ahead

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“Laundry Time”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

laundry-time

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“LOVE”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Love

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“The Caiman”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

the-caiman

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“Angelic”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

Angelic

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“Ezra”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Ezra

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“Rock Pool Lounging”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

rock-pool-lounging

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“Chestnut”

(Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit)

Autumn Chestnut

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“Sun Bathers”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

sun-bathers

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“The Purple Hat Portrait”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

The Purple Hat Portrait

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“Jump in the Bask of the Golden Sun”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

jump-in-the-bask-of-the-golden-sun

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“Laugh”

(Leica M9 and Leica 75mm Summarit)

Laugh

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“Charlie”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Charlie

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“Soccer Girl”

(Leica M9 and Leica Noctilux 0.95)

Soccer girl

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“43”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

43 years

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“The Interaction”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

the-interaction

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“Thrilled, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

Thrilled, revisited

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“Thrilled”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Thrilled

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“The Toss”

(↑Leica M3, Leica 50mm Summicron Rigid @ f/2, Kodak Tri-X 400)

The Toss

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“The Photographer and the Dying Light”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

the-photographer-and-the-dying-light

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“The Photographer and the Dying Light, Revisited”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

The Photographer and the Dying Light, revisited

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“Boy”

(Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH)

Boy

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“End of Summer”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

End of Summer

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“Thecle’s Gift”

(Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH)

thecles-gift

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21 favourites from 2012.

11 favourites from 2011.

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—Peter.

The colour transfusion.

Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Type 240, Print, Teaching point

They were found together on the pavement, on a rainy afternoon.

On a technical note, this particular shade of red reminds me very much of the native output of the M8; it apparently can be coaxed out of the M240 after some post-processing.

And on another note, this image marks the return for me of the Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH.

—Peter.

The colour transfusion

↑Leica M240 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.