Some Recent Street Work with My M8

[Gregoryniss]

Some shots from this weekend in california.
Leica M8 + Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC

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6

Feedback is welcome and appreciated,
Thanks!
Greg

 

[gshybrid]

I like no. 1 and 3 quite a bit. I looked at your flickr pages and when viewed larger I can see why you chose the other shots. My only criticism( since you asked for some) of the first picture is how it leans a little to the right. Where that works on the 3rd shot the first picture I believe would benefit from a level horizon.
Just being picky... nice shots

 

[sparrow6224]

Sharp and beautiful sense of light, particularly 1, 3, 4, and 6, with some reservations about the high values in number 1. I love the feel of these though. A 35mm on the M8 works out to a 45.5mm equivalent crop, the closest to true 'normal' a leica-m compatible lens can get (about 1mm closer than the old 40mm Summicron....)

 

[gavinlg]

Very nice work

 

[Honus]

I like these a lot. Just keep at it.

 

[f16sunshine]

Nice!
Keeper lens yeah? 5 is hilarious.

 

[Gregoryniss]

thanks a lot for the comment!

gshybrid: I agree with your criticism. I wish I had shot it straight, however i'm working on not cropping my shots so i'll leave it be, as a reminder for next time to make sure that I make it perfectly verticle 🙂

thanks a lot for all the comments guys.

I really appreciate it! I wish I lived somewhere where there was a lot going. It was a nice breath of fresh air to have a lot going on in san francisco and san jose.

 

[h_A_Z]

Nice pictures. Keep it up!

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[tele_player]

Greg - nice photos!
Was #6 shot at Santana Row in San Jose?

 

[Damaso]

I agree 1 and 3 are the best of the bunch. the rest suffer from what I call "two steps back" syndrome, that is they aren't close enough to be interesting.

Personally I'm not a big fan of the way this lens renders out of focus areas though I think you do a great job with it and it looks pretty good in black and white.

Keep on shooting and thanks for sharing!

 

[ramosa]

i really like the first one. i like the strong environment and commentary on the person's solitude. good tone and compo, too.

 

[menos]

Greg, the first and last one of this set are my favorites.
I really like your BW - looks great!