It has been about two Months now since my accident. I have been confined mostly to a bed or chair in Hospital, Recovery Home, or my home since. No possibility to get out and see the World, let alone shoot some images. I have to work hard to keep my spirts up in such circumstances, but in general I manage.
But today was a great day. My oldest son and his family are down for a visit from Montana. He brought over my three Grand Children for lunch and a visit. My oldest Granddaughter who is 8 years old, and her Grandmother decided to play dress up, and put on an impromptu fashion show for me while I sat in my chair. I liked this outfit, and I liked it more because it was before they began applying the makeup.
So, I decided to grab my Leica and shot a portrait or two. My still very limited mobility gave me no choice in background
or angle of view. Just working with the available light through a large window.
Light levels were very low. Focused with RangeFinder, shot wide open at f/2.0, manual exposure. Nothing special. But taking an image of my Granddaughter with my Leica, lifted my spirits immensely.
Peter Karbe has a point when he says these lenses are designed to be shot wide open. Such beautiful rendering and detail when viewed at full resolution.
It has been about two Months now since my accident. I have been confined mostly to a bed or chair in Hospital, Recovery Home, or my home since. No possibility to get out and see the World, let alone shoot some images. I have to work hard to keep my spirts up in such circumstances, but in general I manage.
But today was a great day. My oldest son and his family are down for a visit from Montana. He brought over my three Grand Children for lunch and a visit. My oldest Granddaughter who is 8 years old, and her Grandmother decided to play dress up, and put on an impromptu fashion show for me while I sat in my chair. I liked this outfit, and I liked it more because it was before they began applying the makeup.
So, I decided to grab my Leica and shot a portrait or two. Just working with the available light through a large window.
Light levels were very low. Focused with RangeFinder, shot wide open at f/2.0, manual exposure. Nothing special. But taking an image of my Granddaughter with my Leica, lifted my spirits immensely.
Peter Karbe has a point when he says these lenses are designed to be shot wide open. Such beautiful rendering and detail when viewed at full resolution.
