"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept"

[Yokosuka Mike]

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[Bingley]

Les Flaneurs by bingley0522, on Flickr

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[peterm1]

There are lots of ways of playing the unsharp image game.

Many of them I work hard for but some are as a result of a screw up with my technique (such as the first below)

Waiting - An Exercise in Shadow, Blur and Grain by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Or by double exposure in Camera

The Practice of Iaido 2 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Or post processing

Hong Kong Street 2010 (2) by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Or by deliberately shooting through a medium that will lessen sharpness such as wet glass

Waterwall at the National Gallery 2011 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

By the waterwall by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Or a bit more double exposure

Guys, Bus and Blur by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Or reflected in a window

Reflections by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

I like this game.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

I like this game too!

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[peterm1]

I like this game too!

Sigma Sd Quattro H, Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H), ISO 100
Yokohama,Japan - November 2018

Mike

My goodness the colors pumped out of those sigmas is special (helped of course by your talent Mike). But I think I would stumble over the low effective ISOs of the sensors. Never the less I could still be tempted to own one the look is so good.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

My goodness the colors pumped out of those sigmas is special (helped of course by your talent Mike). But I think I would stumble over the low effective ISOs of the sensors. Never the less I could still be tempted to own one the look is so good.

Peter, I don’t think an accomplished photographer like yourself would have any problems at all dealing with low ISO. I think there’s an Sd Quattro H sitting on a shelf somewhere just waiting for you to buy it. Of course that also means there’s a Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG "Art" lens (46mm on Sd Quattro H) waiting for you too. Go for it!

All the best,
Mike

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Voigtlander 50mm f3.5 Heliar LTM lens, Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[chambrenoire]

Untitled by Mattia Marchi, on Flickr

 

[Alberti]

At her birthday

At her birthday

Jupiter 3

Just slightly out of focus which is so easy with these lenses but charming nevertheless

 

[robert blu]

Untitled by Mattia Marchi, on Flickr

The light, the body language, the grain...a great photo!
robert

 

[NaChase]

Leica M2 + 50mm Canon 1.2 LTM + Bergger Panchro 400
Black and White Weekend by Nick Chase, on Flickr

 

[Ricoh]

Bag Lady by -Steve Ricoh-

 

[pmviewcam]

Second attempt to post image. Little Desert National Park, Victoria

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF 23mm f2 R WR lens
Astia film simulation, ISO 200, Manual focus
Yokohama, Japan - November 2018

Mike

 

[BLKRCAT]

Leica M 240, Voigtlander Nokton-M 50mm F1.5

 

[sepiareverb]

XPro2 | Zeiss Touit 32/1.8

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

 

[peterm1]

City Night, City Lane by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Cold City Day, Cold City Street by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Voigtlander 50mm f3.5 Heliar Vintage Line VM lens, Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan - November 2018

Please don't wear red tonight
This is what I said tonight
For red is the color that will make me blue
In spite of you, it's true
Yes it is, it's true
Yes it is
-- The Beatles

Mike