Hot Tub.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), PortraitWarm water, cold evening, mist.
—Peter.
The Dance Recital.
2015, Favourite, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, SportsFrom last night.
—Peter.
Handshakes, revisited.
Baseball, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports
Birthday Brothers.
Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), PortraitTwo brothers, two birthdays, two versions of the moment.
—Peter.
Moment of Zen.
2015, Baseball, Favourite, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, SportsA suspended moment of (baseball) Zen, masquerading as just another foul ball.
Courtesy of the Boys of Summer.
—Peter.
Swing again.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, SportsAbove the world.
—Peter.
Swing.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports
Chasing the low ball.
2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, SportsPart of the Boys of Summer series.
—Peter.
The Rhapsody.
2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, SportsPart of the Boys of Summer series.
—Peter.
The moment before.
2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports…the hit.
Part of the Boys of Summer series.
—Peter.
Night Moves.
Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, StreetTitle inspired by Bob Seger’s song.
—Peter.
Portrait in G minor.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports, The Beautiful GameA candid moment on the playing field.
From the symphony of life.
Yes, I did just write that.
—Peter.
Fireworks.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Street
Restraint, people.
Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching pointIt’s our May holiday weekend here in Canada and I’ve had some time to relax.
I’ve spent part of the day looking at various fora, blogs, photo-sharing sites, etc. and have seen some genuinely nice images.
To my dismay however, I’ve also seen a lot of something else: the over-processed-HDR look.
Apparently, tone-mapping is alive and well.
At this point, I feel compelled to link back to an article I wrote several years ago:
Over-processed, not.
Please read it, or pass it along to a friend who may need help. Consider it an act of kindness. Or tough love.
In the meantime, if you want to remind yourself of what a proper photograph should look like, have a look at some film images.
Here are a couple of sites I often visit because the photographers there are still shooting film (in addition to digital):
You won’t find anything flashy there, but you will find some very fine photographs.
—Peter.
A night’s “tail” (1 and 2).
Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), PortraitThe essence of Honey, told in two parts.
—Peter.
The M9 is like a box of chocolates.
Inspiration
The M9 is slow, and its LCD has Atari-like resolution.
This makes for an extremely unpredictable shooting experience.
Or, to paraphrase Forrest Gump:
The M9 is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get… but it will be better than what you would have gotten with an M240.
—Peter.
The Violinist.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait
Prosophos 