M8 and a Afternoon Under the Bridge

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... along with the CV 15mm Heliar. I love this lens.

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I don't get much alone time... a day where the job, the husband and the teenager daughter don't need me. Today was one of those days. I just went down to the beach and walked the shore, barefoot with my M8 and E-P1. It was a great day.
 
The pictures are nothing special, Amy, but it sounds as if you got the fresh air you needed. Any excuse is good enough for that, even an M8.
 
I won't be as rude as to give you an unsolicited criticism on the image when you were not reflecting on the image, but on your use of the lens and the camera as a means to reflect upon your current state of reality and mind.

It is a very good combo, and you should use them as you see fit, not as others tell you it ought to be fit. Self-reflection and an expression of its seeming solitude is often good therapy.
 
Good to get some personal time... I rather like the third photo's contrast between the two kinds of vertical and horizontal lines.
 
In an age when nothing gets noticed unless it shouts the loudest from the rooftops, these images are quiet, subtle yet sophisticated. I like the contrast of the decaying human-built structures against the shoreline. I can sense the deep satisfaction of your quiet time alone in these images. They are meditative, somehow spiritual; not in a fake, ultra-pristine artificial beauty, but with the gritty dirt and decay of reality. Thanks for posting.

BTW, how do you compare the experience of photography between using the M8 and the E-P1 as tools?

~Joe
 
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Hi Amy. Shooting structures like bridges with small format gear is an interesting self-imposed limitation. No perspective control beyond your feet, etc. An aesthetic version of David and Goliath. I like the simplicity of the shot and agree with Joe on the theme. "Meditative" was my first thought too.

It is nice to get out with a camera, away from everyday preoccupations, and just gaze ...

Thanks for posting.
 
Gabriel M.A. said:
I won't be as rude as to give you an unsolicited criticism on the image when you were not reflecting on the image, but on your use of the lens and the camera as a means to reflect upon your current state of reality and mind.

It is a very good combo, and you should use them as you see fit, not as others tell you it ought to be fit. Self-reflection and an expression of its seeming solitude is often good therapy.
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Well said.
 
I think you captures the solitude of a walk on the beach very well. I have not walked a Long Island beach in 50 years but I can still remember the smell looking at your photos (the beach smell, not the photos:).
 
I would love to see these converted to black and white with a strong bias towards the red channel. I think it would bring out the graphic qualities far more, and add some texture to the clouds (especially in the last one). Good stuff Amy.
 
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