The decisive moment with the Leica M3

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks Gregory!

 

[yanidel]

by the way, did you know there is a gallery for members to post their shots ? Because if we all start a thread with our pictures, it is going to be really tough to follow discussions on common topics 😉

 

[larmarv916]

Thanks...Yanidel

Thanks...Yanidel

by the way, did you know there is a gallery for members to post their shots ? Because if we all start a thread with our pictures, it is going to be really tough to follow discussions on common topics 😉

I am at a loss to understand..why any photos actually got posted in a thread that is by title..."about a creative process"? Not asking for photos...rather asking for a definition of a Creative Process.

So Yanidel....is this a accurate question after so many photos?

 

[kbg32]

Sharing my work without watermarks leaves me open or vulnerable and I refuse to accept the risk.

Gregory

So does taking a shower without your clothes on.

 

[Nikkor AIS]

Taken with M7 and a 50 1.0 Noctilux B+W ND filter and 100 Ektar film.



Taken with Leica M7 and 15 Voigt and Ektar 100 film.



Taken with Leica M7 and 35 1.4 Summilux on Ektar 100 film.

This shot is one of a series I have been working on documenting the destruction of habitat in a small Alberta city. When you live in the fastest-growing city in Canada, you can see the urban sprawl creep out from the fringes of the city like a cancer.



Taken with a Leica M7 and a 50 1.0 Noctilux on Ektar 100 film.

This one is brutal as you can see one of the "machines" has ripped the flesh off the tree while it's still in the ground.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3, Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8, Tmax400 printed on Ilford MGIV fb.

Erik.

 

[yanidel]

I am at a loss to understand..why any photos actually got posted in a thread that is by title..."about a creative process"? Not asking for photos...rather asking for a definition of a Creative Process.

So Yanidel....is this a accurate question after so many photos?

Probably not, especially since I just saw a still excavator in a Decisive moment thread ... 😉

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Gregory, these recent scans are looking pretty good to me. The pics are hit and miss, but your processing is definitely cleaner. And that Noct is really something, I have to admit.

Yanidel's right, we don't generally just fill threads with our photos here unless we are trying to illustrate something--a lens, a technique, a film, etc. You should put your stuff in the gallery from here on in I think.

Erik, excellent work as always!

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks, mabelsound!

 

[Nikkor AIS]

Hi Darth, welcome to the dark side 😛. I'm at a loss to comment on the comment, so we agree there. But what makes it a bad photo? Composition, exposure, depth of field, subject matter, the fact it's B+W or is it just that you don't like this particular decisive moment? Do you find it objectionable to photograph people helping other people? Do you think I was unfair in capturing this particular moment in time? Just so you know, the lady helping the other lady smiled at me and took no offence to me taking the photo.

Not every picture has to make you happy to be considered good. I'm inspired to take the type of photos that make me "feel" something. If you feel "something" when you look at this picture, then at least that's something.

As far as you coming here and taking a run at me so that the RangeFinderForum can regain a decent reputation 😛, that's funny, have at 'er.

Here is a nice decisive moment in a kitty photo that will hopefully put a smile back on your face.




Taken with Leica M3 and a 35 1.4 Summilux.

Gregory

 

[Nikkor AIS]

It's not every day you see a family walking together, let alone a family holding a chicken. I really hope this moment is decisive enough for everyone 🙄. If not, please show me a more decisive moment involving a family with a chicken to show me how it's done 😛.

Taken with a Leica M7 and a 50 1.0 Noctilux @ F2.8/4 on Ektar 100.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Well, that's pretty decisive. That's a Buff Orpington, by the way, a fine and gentle breed of chicken.

It would have been funnier if the chicken were in the stroller, though.

 

[Nikkor AIS]

Darth, great reply. I look forward to seeing some of your images. You seem like a thoughtful and reasonable person. I look forward to your contribution to the RangeFinderForum.

Gregory

 

[J J Kapsberger]

So much for Darth. Gone without a trace.

 

[Nikkor AIS]

May the force be with him.

G.