Leica M, 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph, ND filter.
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Wait, You’ve Got The New Album By Thee Oh Sees?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 16, 2013 by johnbuckley100People Taking Pictures Of People Painting People Taking Pictures Of People…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Cherrypalooza, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos, Ted Leonsis, Ted's Take on April 15, 2013 by johnbuckley100
Leica M, 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph
Last week, when we posted pictures of the Cherrypalooza on the Mall, our friend Ted Leonsis posted on his blog “Ted’s Take” a link to Tulip Frenzy, entitled “Pictures of People Taking Pictures On The Mall.” This is a picture of someone making a painting on the Mall, and we admire the artist’s skill.
If you have any question, though, about what a sharp combo the Leica M and 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph make, check out this 100% crop — and we mean really check it out via clicking on it. We note the photo was taken using the rangefinder focus, not the EVF.
Of Course We Found The Tulips In Frenzy At Dumbarton Oaks
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Dumbarton Oaks, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos, Noctilux 0.95, The Tulip Frenzy on April 14, 2013 by johnbuckley100All pictures Leica M and Noctilux wide open with an ND filter. Raw conversion in LR4, sharpening in Nik Sharpener Pro 3, and then some fooling around in either Viveza or Color Efex Pro 4. As always, click on the photos, especially if you are reading this on an iPad with Retina Display, to get the fullest sense of the image.
It has been our experience that if you want to find the tulips in frenzy, you need to head to Dumbarton Oaks. Now some may remember that we love Dumbarton Oaks in the autumn for the way it can can be rendered in black and white, as we did last fall with the Leica Monochrom. But if you really want to find the tulips at their most colorful, especially in what seems to be a bit of an off year, you have to go to the Oaks…
We found them in full riot, though importantly, only in those portions of the garden that got lots of sunlight.
Where they were bright, they were very, very bright. And we found ourselves drawn to the cooler parts of the garden, which are just now coming alive.
A Perfect Letter B, Or The Diversity Of Crowds At The Cherry Blossompalooza
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 13, 2013 by johnbuckley100Leica M, 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph, ND filter, wide open.
Holding Hands With Captain Adorable
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 11, 2013 by johnbuckley100Every once in a while a photo just comes together. It’s easy to understand how this little girl caught our eye in the crowd, but that we were able to focus and capture her holding hands with Captain Adorable is an example not of skill but kismet. Yeah, the dress makes the photo, but check out the dappled light and the soft background bokeh. Leica M-240, the 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph, and a 3X ND filter, shot at f/6.8. This is not what Joel Meyerowitz would call a “tough shot,” as anything with kids in it is, by definition, potentially sentimental. But we love this shot. Hope you do, too.
Peak Day For Cameras Blossoming In The Nation’s Capital
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 10, 2013 by johnbuckley100This may be apocryphal, but we read somewhere that 80 percent of all the photos ever taken were taken in the last five years. It is true that since the advent of smart phones, there are more people taking pictures than ever. Tonight was the peak of this year’s bloom of… photographers taking pix of the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. Leica M, 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph, ND filter. More tomorrow.
Speaking Of Hot German Products…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm Summilux, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 8, 2013 by johnbuckley100Tulum, Quintana Roo. A vintage bug worth circling back to photograph. Leica M, 50mm Summilux, ISO 3200.
Love Is Joyous, And Sometimes Sad
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm Summilux, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 6, 2013 by johnbuckley100Same night, a range of emotions. Merida, Yucatan. Leica M, 50mm Summilux.
And moments later…
A Bow, By The Sea
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm Summilux, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 5, 2013 by johnbuckley100Tulum ruins. Leica M, 50mm Summilux with ND filter, shot wide open from a bit of a distance.
A Portrait, Under Observation
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm Summilux, Leica M, Leica M-240 photos on April 5, 2013 by johnbuckley100Merida, Yucatan. Leica M, 50mm Summilux.
UPDATE: A faithful Tulip Frenzy reader, and excellent photographer, Chap Jackson, emailed to say he thought the headless person at the left of the above photograph kind of messed it up. So after careful consideration, we decided to try it his way.
Because of the new dimensions, some havoc was played with the lighting, especially that really bright light just above the painter’s head. But we messed around a bit, and got something we like.
What do you think? Which is the better approach?
Tulip Frenzy 