Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.1640 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
genji wrote:
Actually, this is very clear (and very helpful). I assume that focusing and recomposing vertically would require a squatting motion rather than tilting the head up or down.
Yes, I squat when shooting vertically. I found it to be more accurate than tilting the head, especially at wider apertures.
Actually, this is very clear (and very helpful). I assume that focusing and recomposing vertically would require a squatting motion rather than tilting the head up or down.
Yes, I squat when shooting vertically. I found it to be more accurate than tilting the head, especially at wider apertures.
Feb 05, 2019 at 05:50 AM
p.1640 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Some shots today at sunset with the Q-P
© highdesertmesa 2018
© highdesertmesa 2018
Feb 06, 2019 at 11:15 PM
p.1640 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
For the last couple of years I've been using the tilt screen on Sony A7RII/A7RIII bodies held at waist level in an attempt to emulate both the point of view and the dynamics of shooting with a 6x6cm camera such as a Rolleiflex TLR or a Hasselblad 500C/M. It then followed that I chose to mask the LCD screen or use the gridlines to compose my pictures in square (1:1) format. Obviously adjusting to photographing with a Leica has been challenging in all sorts of ways but one unexpected discovery has been that the window finder with framelines encourages one to populate the entire 3:2 frame in a way that's entirely different than with a conventional mirrorless camera. I could of course use the Visoflex EVF to mimic my Sony camera, complete with the requisite grid, but I've also found that I much prefer to use the window finder: not only is focusing faster and easier but somehow the framelines make "constructing" the picture more fluid and intuitive.
This afternoon I found a vantage point that allowed me to photograph from a distance of about 2m (7ft) a young woman (listening to a busker) who was aware of being photographed but didn't seem to mind at all. Tomorrow I'll post some more pictures of her but today I wanted to post the cropped (square) and uncropped versions of the same photograph. My first impulse was to crop the picture but now I'm aware of how cramped it feels and how much more energy there is in the original uncropped version. I was only very briefly a "file out the negative carrier to show the irregular black borders that prove you haven't cropped" purist but now I'd be most interested in other members opinions about whether or not the Leica M encourages one to stick to 3:2 format.
This afternoon I found a vantage point that allowed me to photograph from a distance of about 2m (7ft) a young woman (listening to a busker) who was aware of being photographed but didn't seem to mind at all. Tomorrow I'll post some more pictures of her but today I wanted to post the cropped (square) and uncropped versions of the same photograph. My first impulse was to crop the picture but now I'm aware of how cramped it feels and how much more energy there is in the original uncropped version. I was only very briefly a "file out the negative carrier to show the irregular black borders that prove you haven't cropped" purist but now I'd be most interested in other members opinions about whether or not the Leica M encourages one to stick to 3:2 format.
Feb 07, 2019 at 06:01 AM
p.1640 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
I try to keep things as close to full as possible.
I agree with the horz image being stronger. Love the two in step at the right. That motion of them moving into the frame helps in pulls the eye back in and keeps it from going out of the frame which its without an anchor on the far right. It also gives to image more context. The guy on the far left is also an important visual elemnt.
I agree with the horz image being stronger. Love the two in step at the right. That motion of them moving into the frame helps in pulls the eye back in and keeps it from going out of the frame which its without an anchor on the far right. It also gives to image more context. The guy on the far left is also an important visual elemnt.
Feb 07, 2019 at 07:24 AM
p.1640 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Great shot of Paris, want to visit there next fall but a bit weary agter seeing refugee clips on youtube.. 😨
Feb 07, 2019 at 07:29 AM
p.1640 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
To me, shooting rangefinder style allows me to be much more aware of the situation and environment and gives me more freedom and flexibility to capture the ‘moment.’ It’s more of a dynamic process for me, whereas as shooting OVF/EVF is more of deliberate composition and capture process. As for the composition, I prefer to fill the 3:2 frame whenever possible but sometimes I also let the ‘situation’ dictates the capture for dynamic environment.
For travel and street shooting, I find shooting rangefinder style is a very rewarding process that trains me to see and observe, to process and think quickly, and to act and capture the ‘moment’ in a very fluid process.
genji wrote:
For the last couple of years I've been using the tilt screen on Sony A7RII/A7RIII bodies held at waist level in an attempt to emulate both the point of view and the dynamics of shooting with a 6x6cm camera such as a Rolleiflex TLR or a Hasselblad 500C/M. It then followed that I chose to mask the LCD screen or use the gridlines to compose my pictures in square (1:1) format. Obviously adjusting to photographing with a Leica has been challenging in all sorts of ways but one unexpected discovery has been that the window finder with framelines encourages one...Show more →
For travel and street shooting, I find shooting rangefinder style is a very rewarding process that trains me to see and observe, to process and think quickly, and to act and capture the ‘moment’ in a very fluid process.
genji wrote:
For the last couple of years I've been using the tilt screen on Sony A7RII/A7RIII bodies held at waist level in an attempt to emulate both the point of view and the dynamics of shooting with a 6x6cm camera such as a Rolleiflex TLR or a Hasselblad 500C/M. It then followed that I chose to mask the LCD screen or use the gridlines to compose my pictures in square (1:1) format. Obviously adjusting to photographing with a Leica has been challenging in all sorts of ways but one unexpected discovery has been that the window finder with framelines encourages one...Show more →
Feb 07, 2019 at 09:26 AM
p.1640 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
frezeiss wrote:
Great shot of Paris, want to visit there next fall but a bit weary agter seeing refugee clips on youtube.. 😨
What are you talking about?
Great shot of Paris, want to visit there next fall but a bit weary agter seeing refugee clips on youtube.. 😨
What are you talking about?
Feb 07, 2019 at 10:16 AM
p.1640 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Made By Nature by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
S 006, Vario-Elmar S 30-90
Vik, Iceland
Feb 07, 2019 at 11:33 AM
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p.1640 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Handhold ISO3200 1/12 VC35mmf1.7
Feb 07, 2019 at 05:38 PM
p.1640 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Some more pictures from the scene I showed yesterday. I won't do this again (i.e. post multiple variations on a theme) but it was a revelation to me how the Leica facilitates a heightened awareness of a situation as it unfolds, in a way that just does not seem possible with the mirrorless Sony cameras I've been using for many years. The other surprise was that, although I've long been most comfortable with 50mm FoV, in this case a 35mm lens felt entirely natural.
Feb 08, 2019 at 05:15 AM
p.1640 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Center I Divider by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Monochrom, Noctilux
Feb 08, 2019 at 08:18 AM
p.1640 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Ginza, Tokyo.
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrFeb 08, 2019 at 08:44 AM
p.1640 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
A Brahmin ceremony in Bangkok. Haven't used this Summilux 35-FLE much, but like its rendering — not too high contrast, which is god for the M10.
M10 | Summilux 35-FLE | ISO 800 | f/1.4 | 1/90 sec
M10 | Summilux 35-FLE | ISO 800 | f/1.4 | 1/90 sec
Feb 08, 2019 at 09:09 AM
p.1640 #16Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Now a few 50lux ASPH with MP240 to share
Feb 08, 2019 at 12:07 PM
p.1640 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Starbucks Coffee flagship store in Shanghai.
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Feb 08, 2019 at 02:35 PM
p.1640 #18Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Here's a few from Thailand, Bangkok area. TL2 - 18-56. January 2019
Feb 09, 2019 at 10:44 AM
p.1640 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
A few from Tokyo. Last 2 from the Meiji shrine.
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrFeb 09, 2019 at 10:54 AM
p.1640 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
While at the Meiji shrine, we stumbled into a traditional Japanese wedding.
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Leica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrLeica M7 Kodak Gold 200 by edward karaa, on FlickrFeb 09, 2019 at 11:02 AM