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Finding the “right lens/film/sensor/camera” combination:

September 9, 2015

In last week’s blog post I fiddled around with the Leica M8 and an Infrared Filter (because the M8 is extremely Infrared sensitive). Even though all of my wide and so-called “normal” focal length lenses demonstrate a very prominent “hot spot” when photographing with an Infrared Filter. This requires significant post production work on the computer […]

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Drawn to drawing in order to see…

August 29, 2015

What draws our attention? Haunts our thoughts? Causes us to obsess? Garry Winogrand said, “I photograph to see what things look like photographed.” So artists create to see what people, places, things and events look like when photographed; in color or in black and white; under infrared light or ultraviolet light; when drawn with graphite or […]

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Friday: flowers of course…

August 21, 2015

I intended to explore our flower gardens with the Leitz microscope objective on the M. It required the R to M adapter which happened to have the 2X Apo Extender on it. I thought, “why not?” Should give me a greater working distance. Well! I must say this optical combination definitely needs additional exploration [on […]

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Our pond dwelling neighbors

August 19, 2015

(click photograph for larger view) Leica M, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit plus Apo 2X

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Tree deck views

August 18, 2015

near dusk. Gratitude. (click photograph for larger view) Leica M, 50 mm Summilux Asph

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Another friday… another bloom…

August 14, 2015

(click photograph for larger view) Hasselblad 500 CM/CF-39, 135 mm Zeiss S-Planar on Auto Bellows

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Turk’s Cap Lily

August 7, 2015

(click photograph for larger view) Hasselblad 500 CM / CF-39, 135 mm Zeiss S-Planar on Auto Bellows

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Good thoughts, good food, and good books…

July 31, 2015

…at every table at the Out & Out restaurant (click photograph for larger view) Leica M Monochrom, 50 mm Summilux Asph

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friday’s bloom

July 31, 2015

(click photograph for larger view) Hasselblad 500 CM/CF-39, 135 mm Zeiss S-Planar on Auto Bellows

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Friday: flowers… again…

July 24, 2015

blessed with an abundance of blooms breathe in appreciation breathe out gratitude Leica M, 180 mm Apo Elmarit + Apo 2X Extender

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