The Runner (prelude to Santa).

Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M8 (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports, Street

This race took place yesterday in Toronto, before the Santa Claus Parade.

He won by a large margin.

It was quite the day… many smiles and snowflakes.

—Peter.

The Beautiful Game – Mischievous.

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Baseball in the Backyard.

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The Beautiful Game, in motion and up close.

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Suspended.

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Hockey Girl, in action.

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This was photographed through the arena glass and under poor lighting, using the Leica M9/M-E and 75mm Summarit (see my review here). Not exactly “sports gear” but good enough to get this shot of my daughter.

Technical considerations:

f/2.5 | 1/350 sec | ISO 1250
The DNG file was “pushed” two stops in LR for an “effective” ISO of 5000.
White balance was manually set during post-processing.

—Peter.

The Beautiful Game in motion.

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The Mamiya RZ67 is a large camera.

But it’s fairly nimble at field level.

—Peter.

The Cyclist.

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Jump.

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Catch.

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The Beautiful Light.

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The Beautiful Game.

The beautiful game – contemplative.

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The beautiful game – break.

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The season ends with a tournament this weekend.

The last hurrah for Summer.

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The Log Ride at Centre Island, Toronto. Taken yesterday.

It pains me to see summer slipping away. But it pains me more to think that this may have been the last year the kids will want to go to this place. They’re getting bigger, and the rides are looking smaller.

Time marches on.

—Peter.