M8 and a Afternoon Under the Bridge

[DRabbit]

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

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.

 

[payasam]

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.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

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.

 

[Doug]

Good to get some personal time... I rather like the third photo's contrast between the two kinds of vertical and horizontal lines.

 

[JoeV]

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

 

[MCTuomey]

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.

 

[jag157]

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.

Well said.

 

[Ducky]

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🙂.

 

[myM8yogi]

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.

 

[Spoks]

....have the purchase of the M8 set you back so much that you have to live under bridges...?