I didn’t want to write a post about my thoughts on the Leica SL for a number of reasons. First, I’m not a professional photographer. Hell, I’m barely an amateur one. Until a month or so ago my iPhone 6 …
Tag: photography
Weather Related Phenomenon
Heading out the other morning with dog in tow, I stepped outside into a heavy fog that had rolled in overnight shrouding the New Hampshire coast line and triggering repetitive fog horn blows. It was like stepping into an impressionist …
Delicious Delectable Sunday Mornings
I will confess to having a pagan ritual every Sunday morning spent in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I have breakfast at La Maison Navarre or MN. MN is a wonderful French bakery probably best known for its macaroons of various flavors …
Some New Hampshire Mornings
I’m currently on the coastline of New Hampshire (all 18.5 or 13 miles of it, depending on your definition of coastline). At around 5:45 each morning, my dog and I take a walk and I take my camera. My dog …
Farmer’s Market Paparazzi
Credit to the woman staffing one of the market’s stalls for this post’s title. As I was focusing my camera on her display (see photo #8), she smiled and to those within earshot exclaimed, “Look everyone, it is the Paparazzi.” …
Luck Be My Lady Tonight
Great candid photographs boil down to three things: The candid scene, having a camera to capture the scene (of course) and recognizing the scene—seeing it in your mind’s eye. Any camera will do. Cell phones have captured many amazing photos. …
What’s In My Bag (today)
Leica SL, Leica 75mm f/2.0 APO Summicron-M (mounted), Leica 50mm f/1.4 APO Summicron-M, Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4, Leica macro-adapter-M, WD Wireless Pro 2tb hard drive, monopod, assorted cables, extra batteries, battery charger and lens wipes.
At The Movies
Last night was movie night in the park at the end of my street. “Star Wars: Rouge One” was showing. It was a fantastic night. Low humidity. Not too hot. Slight breeze off the river. Only thing missing were the …
Composure
My first real camera was a Canon AE-1 with a 35mm lens. I still own it and the ProMaster telephoto and 28mm wide angle lenses later purchased for it. Then, I shot almost exclusively B&W Ilford film that I bought …
Flying Backwards? Who Can Tell?
So my first outing with my Leica SL was with a 50mm M lens. When I bought the SL body I was not sold on the weight nor the size of the 24-90mm zoom. Yes, M lenses on the SL …