Vince Lupo
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Many thanks Tim - for some reason I seem to reliably get good shots every time I visit this old blacksmith’s shop at Jones Falls along the Rideau Canal. Dumb luck I guess!
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Many thanks Tim - for some reason I seem to reliably get good shots every time I visit this old blacksmith’s shop at Jones Falls along the Rideau Canal. Dumb luck I guess!
Rob MacKillop
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Thanks, Richard. I agree 🙂 Quite impressed with this lens too, though unquestionably Leica lenses are better...but after buying the camera body, I had little money left for the lens. But, there is no hurry.
airfrogusmc
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Looks real good Rob.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
A few days ago, my M 246 arrived, same day as my children, followed by a party/reception for them and for us in our new home.
These are 35/2 Biogon and 50/1.4 Summilux.
These are 35/2 Biogon and 50/1.4 Summilux.
Vince Lupo
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First shot has a really nice mood to it Robert. Nice to have you along!
Richard G
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One of the key things I learnt here is that Leica is not all about the glass. It's the M camera and controls, the rangefinder method, the bright line frame lines, the scale focus etc etc. Three of my favourite lenses are Zeiss: the C Sonnar 50, C Biogon 35 and the C Biogon 21, all fantastic on the CCD "M9" Monochrom. Especially that 21.
airfrogusmc
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Great start Robert.
Rob MacKillop
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Nice work, Robert. Just a tantalising glimpse of an archtop guitar in the second shot. Left me wondering what it is...
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Yes, it’s like showing a little leg, except at the neck end...
One is a D’Angelico style by Shiro Tsuji, the other a Teigen. (There is a short history of the former on JGF, to be found by googling the luthier’s name.) Both are wonderful instruments I practice most days.
At some point soon, I will study the stringed instruments Linn and I have, with the new-to-me lineup in lenses on this new-to-me M. Might even use a tripod!
It’s good to be here. Thanks for keeping an open table at the MM cafe.
Richard G
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1976 Summilux 35mm at f5.6.
Rob MacKillop
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Very nice, Richard. It's hard to capture trees in urban settings. I love the tree shadow in the second, and the bicycle seems perfectly placed!
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
^^^ Starring the tree and its shadow, but with good ensemble support from building, street, and bike.
Airport exhaustion, ZM 35/2
Airport exhaustion, ZM 35/2
Rob MacKillop
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I like it, Robert. The deliberate awkwardness of your framing reflects well the awkwardness of his posture. And I like all the industrial-looking angular abstracts on the wall. The whole image seems to resonate with awkwardness. I hope you don't mind this reading!
DwF
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Another quiet evening but keeps me out of trouble with the MM
P.S. Welcome to the thread Rob, enjoyed seeing this cat and your others on LUF 🙂 Timing with kitty could not have been better!
Rob MacKillop
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Cheers, DwF. Happy to be here. I love your tranquil water there. Makes me want to see lots of water this weekend...might go for a trip.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
It’s the only reading I can see. Thanks.
I shot from my knee, I liked everything in the frame, and the skewed angles have a whiff of Dr Caligari preferable to what’d be lost in tidying.
DwF
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Long Story but I had the fatherhood privilege of driving my daughter across Highway 20 through North Cascades National Park so she could take SAT this past weekend. ...seen here adorning a lookout over Ross Lake.
David
Richard G
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All good. A beautiful daughter, of course. But I do love that first photograph. Each bit has interest.
Vince Lupo
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Dropped by a mourning dove this morning in our backyard. Hmm wonder if there's a hidden message there?
Morning Gift by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Morning Gift by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
DwF
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Richard,
Thank you for your kind words. For sure the third pic of my daughter was just for context -a fun snap. I did manage to get a better one of that scene with clouds not blown out, but the first one as you say was the keeper.
While Ava took her SAT in town of Omak, I got a nice bike ride in and then clicked a couple downtown. The one that I particularly liked is posted but under Words/No words -Signs.
Cheers,
David
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