…after fueling on the Marriott’s continental breakfast; and watching two fellows have breakfast with their phones. (click photographs for larger view) iPhone 6s …and after brewing locally roasted (by Emy J’s) Ethiopian coffee, in my decades old Morentina mocha pot, over the old butane camp stove, in the Marriott parking lot; we headed out on the country roads, in and […]
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Last day of “summer vacation”
Yesterday… cycled to the Out ‘n’ Out to meet Tanya and Sophia… Last day of summer vacation for Sophia… After her mac’n’cheese and chocolate malt… Sophia waded in Cedar Creek… below the rapids… attempted to capture micro minnows… swimming upstream… in a tiny school… as I experimented further with the iPhone 6S and the “Slow […]
Father’s day…
summer. super hot. slow choosing. not choosing. Jerome chose, “atlas bbq.” first time. last time. back to the house. lazy. hammock. run Ann’s RC boats in the pond. feed the fish. play a game of Lasso Golf. later: half hour conversation about iron cookware; and a bigoted cook. (click photograph for larger view) Leica M Monochrom, 50 […]
the last day of Christmas…
…on the first day of January. Finally delivered Sophia’s gifts to her. (click photograph for larger view) And Jerome requested that we attempt to recreate a pose that he and Tanya took on their wedding day… as they’re celebrating their 10 wedding anniversary on this first day of January. So how did we […]
May be the best $10 I ever spent… Cadillacs and brunettes @ 3
I saw the Garage Sale sign on Pioneer Road; just around the corner from the house we’ll soon move into. I turned onto a very long driveway; between a corn field and a bean field, over water filled pot holes, including a ninety degree right hand turn, and a ninety degree left hand turn — finally up to a metal […]
Jack’s visit…
Jack Hernon, my friend, college roommate and a fine artist, flew up from North Carolina to visit his sister; and celebrate her sixtieth birthday with a large family reunion. Jack and I spent Friday together; reminiscing and “catching up.” I took him to the world famous Solly’s Grille for lunch. Even though he spent his first twenty plus years in Wisconsin […]
More with the Leitz Wetzlar Summilux—R 1:1.4 / 80 on Leica M (240)
This group demonstrates the reach and OOF bokeh of the 80 Summilux when used “on the streets.” The first two come from the view from The Anvil Restaurant in Cedarburg, WI; where Ann and I had dinner after looking for a “vanity” for one of the bathrooms in the house we’ve bought. The rest come […]
Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 on Leica M: So, so sweet.
The Leitz Wetzlar Summicron-R 1:2 / 35 hanging on the Leica M (240) with Multifunction Grip and EVF truly feels like a terrific walk around kit. Extremely well balanced. Able to focus down to less than 10″; while offering a slightly wide field of view; yet maintaining terrifically natural sense of perspective and scale. And […]
Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit-R 1 : 2.8 / 24 mm on Leica M : Grassroots Politics on the North Shore
The Leitz Wetzlar Elmarit-R 1 : 2.8 / 24 – A Minolta lens design – performs admirably on the Leica M sensor; just as it did on the DMR sensor; and on film before that. Good center and corner performance. Good flare resistance. The mildest bit of chromatic aberration; easily corrected with slightest adjustment in Lightroom. […]
Leitz Wetzlar 15 mm Super Elmar R on Leica M
The 15 mm Leitz Wetzlar 15 mm Super Elmar is another one of those lenses which performed admirably on film with all its “forgiving” qualities. Though when mounted on the R8/DMR we saw the inherent “issues” of the lens amplified — specifically chromatic aberration and smearing of corners and edges — even on the DMR’s […]