Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Absolutely stunning work, Brendan!
I will second that. This body of work just knocks me out. But, seriously, am thinking you could do this with most any decent, fast lens and camera. Seems to be you, not the equipment.
I'm equipment dependent, as a crutch, and it still won't get me there. Bless you.
mijosc
Established
Really great images Brendan!
B.Toews
Well-known
Absolutely stunning work, Brendan!
I will second that. This body of work just knocks me out. But, seriously, am thinking you could do this with most any decent, fast lens and camera. Seems to be you, not the equipment.
I'm equipment dependent, as a crutch, and it still won't get me there. Bless you.
Really great images Brendan!
Thanks All, much appreciated!
M7, 50/1.4, Tri-X:

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B.Toews
Well-known
B.Toews
Well-known
DwF
Well-known
Beautiful work Brendan!
And Bob (Sepiareverb in Vermont-if you see this) love the color in that one you posted!
David
And Bob (Sepiareverb in Vermont-if you see this) love the color in that one you posted!
David
B.Toews
Well-known
Beautiful work Brendan!
And Bob (Sepiareverb in Vermont-if you see this) love the color in that one you posted!
David
Thanks David!
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dourbalistar
Buy more film
Awesome work as always, Brendan!
B.Toews
Well-known
Awesome work as always, Brendan!
Thank you, and sorry for the late reply!
M7, 50/1.4, Tri-X:

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Erik van Straten
Veteran
Welcome back, Brendan! Very nice shot with your f/1.4!
Erik.
Erik.
Bmoze
Established
Brendan, I really like your stuff, but especially this last image.
B.Toews
Well-known
Welcome back, Brendan! Very nice shot with your f/1.4!
Erik.
Brendan, I really like your stuff, but especially this last image.
Thank you both! I'll probably be back to posting a bit more regularly again now.
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Bill Blackwell
Leica M Shooter
B.Toews
Well-known
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
M7, 50/1.4, Tri-X:
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Great compositions, Brendan, and great use of contrast, grain, everything to make a meaningful visual statement. (a.k.a. good picture that’s put together in such a way that it holds a person’s interest in more than a passing way.)
A couple of weeks ago, I was engaged in an argument/discussion here about whether a “wide and complete range of tones” had anything to do with whether a photograph was “good” or not. It doesn’t, necessarily. Might, might not depending on intent. Many of your photos demonstrate that fact better than anything I could ever do.
Keep it up, you have real talent, and it’s great to see. Seems easy to duplicate, but it’s not. Kudos.
B.Toews
Well-known
Great compositions, Brendan, and great use of contrast, grain, everything to make a meaningful visual statement. (a.k.a. good picture that’s put together in such a way that it holds a person’s interest in more than a passing way.)
A couple of weeks ago, I was engaged in an argument/discussion here about whether a “wide and complete range of tones” had anything to do with whether a photograph was “good” or not. It doesn’t, necessarily. Might, might not depending on intent. Many of your photos demonstrate that fact better than anything I could ever do.
Keep it up, you have real talent, and it’s great to see. Seems easy to duplicate, but it’s not. Kudos.
Thank you Larry, I appreciate the comment! I agree that tonality is mostly a personal choice, I generally prefer my photos to be on the higher contrast side but I can also appreciate other work that has a wider range of tones.
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Erik van Straten
Veteran
Brendan, recently I got a Summilux 50mm f/1.4, but then the first version in black, only 400 pieces were made in 1959. I was flabbergasted by the optical quality, I've never seen such a good fast lens before.
Leica MP, Summilux v1 50mmf/1.4/TMY2-400/AdoxMCC110. Full aperture.
Erik.
Leica MP, Summilux v1 50mmf/1.4/TMY2-400/AdoxMCC110. Full aperture.
Erik.

Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Nicely done, Erik.
B.Toews
Well-known
Brendan, recently I got a Summilux 50mm f/1.4, but then the first version in black, only 400 pieces were made in 1959. I was flabbergasted by the optical quality, I've never seen such a good fast lens before.
Leica MP, Summilux v1 50mmf/1.4/TMY2-400/AdoxMCC110. Full aperture.
Erik.
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That's great Erik, I've never used the pre-ASPH summilux but it looks like you're getting excellent results!
M7, 50/1.4, Tri-X:

Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thanks Larry, thanks Brendan, here's another one.
Leica MP/Summilux 50mm f/1.4 v1 black/TMY2-400/AdoxMCC110.
Erik.
Leica MP/Summilux 50mm f/1.4 v1 black/TMY2-400/AdoxMCC110.
Erik.

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