- Last summer I brought my M6 and Collapsible Summicron, along with a bunch of Kodak Tmax 400 for a four week trip to the Arctic aboard the light icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. We left Victoria, BC early July and ended in Kugluktuk, Nunavut in early August. I'd like to share some of the shots I got over the next few posts, and I'll try to keep them in sequential order.
Post #12 - Last full day in the Arctic for the year. Met some locals from Kugluktuk
I saw this interesting old man walking toward me well before he was close enough to photograph with my mounted 28mm lens. Despite his fragility and twisted frame, he took long purposeful steps. Out of a life habit I am sure. I took a series of images, during which he never changed pace, but engaged me with his eyes and an amused grin. As he passed he asked why I was photographing him. I replied because I found his look and manner interesting, and I collect such things. He laughed and said "It grew on me, I didn't choose it. Enjoy your pictures". He never changed his pace. That was it, but I think I will remember our short conversation every time I see this image.
- Last summer I brought my M6 and Collapsible Summicron, along with a bunch of Kodak Tmax 400 for a four week trip to the Arctic aboard the light icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. We left Victoria, BC early July and ended in Kugluktuk, Nunavut in early August. I'd like to share some of the shots I got over the next few posts, and I'll try to keep them in sequential order.
13th & Final Post - Crew change day, fuel transfer to the Frosti, prep the bird for the cross shift & start shuttling people off. Then a few days later back home, sweet home on Vancouver Island, camping with my little man.
This guy is a street photographer who currently shoots a Fuji system. He saw that I was shooting a Leica, and came over to ask how I liked it and see the camera closer. He had never been able to hold on. So, I put one of his cards in and formatted it so he could try it out. He had a great 15 minutes. He was impressed and said I just cost him a bunch of money.
We then traded making portraits of each other. He is a way better subject than I am. We used some open shade, filled with strong reflections off the white concrete sidewalk for lighting. Who says 28mm is not a good portrait lens? It is great if you are willing to get close.
I will say that over the years I have shot Nikon and Sony this type of thing has never happened to me. I get comments about the Leica at least 1/2 the times I am our shooting with it. My M10-P has no red dot so people recognize it's iconic shape. It is an interesting difference.
helimat wrote: - Last summer I brought my M6 and Collapsible Summicron, along with a bunch of Kodak Tmax 400 for a four week trip to the Arctic aboard the light icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. We left Victoria, BC early July and ended in Kugluktuk, Nunavut in early August. I'd like to share some of the shots I got over the next few posts, and I'll try to keep them in sequential order.
13th & Final Post - Crew change day, fuel transfer to the Frosti, prep the bird for the cross shift & start shuttling people off. Then a few days later back home, sweet home on Vancouver Island, camping with my little man.
I enjoyed this series. I'd love to be able to visit the Arctic region sometime...
Just curious if you used a red or orange filter on this last set, given how what I assume is the red portion of the helicopter, is dramatically different from the previous set?
I posted some of these before, but here's a more extensive set of the springtime transformation of this scene over the period of about 10 days. I really like the look of early spring with the variations of green, yellow, orange. It's somewhat like experiencing autumn, but in reverse.
