Leica LTM Newbie dives deeper into Leica madness (WARNING nudity inside)

[Sanders McNew]

Having found happiness with a Leica IIIa and Summar,
I indulged again and picked up a Leica II with an uncoated
Elmar. My wife and I went hiking yesterday and, well, with
a Leica, it seems, passions can overwhelm someone not
quite yet in control of the beast:

Is this what they mean by
"Leica glow"?

 

[mfogiel]

Who cares if this is the Leica glow, the important thing is , this is a very well made shot - my preference would be to burn in a bit the lower right corner, but anyway this is a first rate image, bravo!

 

[Peter_Jones]

Very striking shot ! Chalk up another score for uncoated lenses

 

[Ash]

Very interesting shot.

 

[tom_f77]

Burn in the lower right corner? Yes, that was my first reaction as well...

 

[RayPA]

Nice shot. Weston would be proud, and maybe a little jealous that you didn't have to lug around an 8x10 view camera to get such pleasing results! BTW, thanks for adding the nudity "warning" in the subject.

 

[Sanders McNew]

Thanks, all, for the kind words. Regarding the lower right corner: I may try burning the corner when I go to print. But this is a straight scan from the negative. I thought viewers of the forum might prefer to see an unmanipulated scan, better to appreciate how the Elmar held up under these conditions. Sanders

 

[Rhoyle]

I'd like to see you work the scan, print it up and then compare it to a good wet print. Beautiful work...

 

[john neal]

Stunning picture!

BTW, would your wife divorce you & marry me, by any chance??

 

[maddoc]

...don't know if this is the Leica glow but the photo is great.

 

[visiondr]

Great shot!
I would add to the comments about a touch of burning in the lower right corner.

For my eyes, a touch less contrast would be nice as well.

Bravo!

 

[HuubL]

Awesome composition and excellent vision! Amazing what can be done with such vintage equipment.

 

[Sanders McNew]

Thank you, all of you, for the comments.
Here is another from the same roll:

... and here is one more from the II, this time through the Summar:

 

[HuubL]

Excellent photos! You get more hits from a roll than I get from a dozen!

 

[javimm]

Amazing shot. Which version of the Elmar is it?. 50 2.8? 3.5? Old or new?.

 

[sienarot]

What an amazing photo! It has a very mystical, haunting look to it. I love it!

 

[FrankS]

My hat's off to you, Sanders. Excellent!

 

[ARCHIVIST]

Magnificent - that's it - just magnificent!

 

[HuubL]

I guess that the suggestion of "burning" the lower right should actually be "dodging". (Strange, I seem to be coming back to this thread all the time... )

 

[HuubL]

"Amazing, stunning, magnificent...etc etc, blah blah blah"

All the old farts get so excited just when there's a naked girl in the photo.

And how old might you be..?