Walking NYC with M6 Photos (26)

[anitasanger]

Greetings. Here are some photographs I made while walking around NYC with my Leica M6. All the photos were captured on Tri-x with a number of different developers and dilution's. This trip was the first time I experimented with hyperfocal techniques as well as snapping without looking through the finder. Some turned out, some didn't, but I learned a lot.

The photos are nothing to write home about, but I thought I'd share since I enjoy looking at photos others have made. Please excuse the newton rings, dust particles, dog hairs and photoflo streaking. I was fine tuning my drying process while developing these negatives. No post production was done, (yet) just raw scans. I know, I know, learn photoshop, yada, yada, yada… Anyway, enjoy!

Thanks, Luke


stairway to kevin by saveamerika, on Flickr


cobbled by saveamerika, on Flickr


ben frank by saveamerika, on Flickr


sub light too bright....riiight. by saveamerika, on Flickr


apparition. by saveamerika, on Flickr


under construction by saveamerika, on Flickr


grimaldi's under B bridge by saveamerika, on Flickr


neck break by saveamerika, on Flickr


departure by saveamerika, on Flickr


sublur by saveamerika, on Flickr


be stupid. they succeeded. by saveamerika, on Flickr


waiting by saveamerika, on Flickr


vacant by saveamerika, on Flickr


window hats by saveamerika, on Flickr


you dont say? by saveamerika, on Flickr

 

[anitasanger]

headless drifter by saveamerika, on Flickr


heist! by saveamerika, on Flickr


mugging by saveamerika, on Flickr


dice gamble by saveamerika, on Flickr


ghost family by saveamerika, on Flickr


looking west by saveamerika, on Flickr


staying current by saveamerika, on Flickr


bus shot by saveamerika, on Flickr


trumpet gent by saveamerika, on Flickr


i think he's taking a pic of us by saveamerika, on Flickr


b bridge midnight by saveamerika, on Flickr

 

[PatrickT]

Thanks for sharing! Looks like you got some good stuff 🙂

 

[PatrickCheung]

amazing work... ive never had the guys to point a camera at a strangeror had the eye to find such nice compositions in my environment! loving the exposure, depth of field, composition and especially the movement (when applicable) in your photos!

 

[robklurfield]

you've got some nice shots here. I especially like "under construction" -- a nice view on the Brooklyn Bridge, and "Headless Drifter." Somewhere in my own archive, I have shot of that very same vault door in your "Heist" image (5th Ave, isn't it, somewhere in the 40's or 30's??). That door is very photogenic.

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you very much Gentlemen, I really appreciate it! Under construction was my favourite too. I don't blame you for photographing that vault door. I don't even remember where I saw it, but I just had to capture it. It's not every day you see old world machining like that.

Patrick, thank you. I too am very hesitant to take photos of strangers. I had taken a few images of the asian couple hoping to end up with a keeper. They were unaware of me and at the last minute I was found out! I felt like a bit of a moron. Especially since my wife and I were waiting for a train and I just had to stand there while they stared at me!

 

[Freakscene]

They're very good. Work on your film processing, scanning and digital file post-processing; there are lots of drying marks, spots, hairs and dust marks and newton rings. The photos would have better impact without these.

Marty

 

[Contarama]

I like the "spirit of photography" quality inherent in your photos...that is the thing that strikes me the most regardless of the other factors mentioned...I am also from Oklahoma!

 

[anitasanger]

Wow, spirit of photography quality, that's a very nice compliment. I appreciate it very much. Get ready for some more snow tonight! At least in northeastern OK.

 

[Rezultz]

Luke- Nice Pics taken with my new camera...in my hood! 🙂
Great stuff. There's definitely no limit of things to snap pictures of in NYC. Like you, I'm also apprehensive when taking pictures of people. Whenever I get more comfortable snapping candids of strangers I get my ass kicked by a disgruntled "subject". It's happened twice already so I approach street photography very very carefully.

 

[maclaine]

They're very good. Work on your film processing, scanning and digital file post-processing; there are lots of drying marks, spots, hairs and dust marks and newton rings. The photos would have better impact without these.

Marty

While I would normally agree with this, especially since I'm pretty meticulous about my own scanning, the grit and grime enhances these images for me, mostly because it reminds me of how I feel when I'm in New York. I grew up not too far away from the city and spent a great deal of time there before my recent move out west. These photos make me miss it quite a bit.

 

[anitasanger]

Thanks Maclaine, I never thought of it like that, but now that you mention it...good point!

Rezultz- Yes you are right, the camera is now yours. 🙁 It's very strange to think that the only trip I ever got take with my camera was where it would be going back to live permanently! I envy you're home town because you will NEVER run out of interesting people to photo. I guess there are plenty of interesting people everywhere, but in NYC, they are all out and about. In Oklahoma, the interesting people tend to be in their homes or their cars. Your camera should be there tomorrow! Can't wait to see the images you take with it. In the meantime, I'm on a dire quest to find either a nice M5 or a severly beat up, extraordinarily cheap MP.

 

[smiling gecko]

great series!!!
it's difficult to articulate why i like them all so much...they just "work". i've told my wife we should live in the city for atleast a year after she retires...me. i'll keep working : )

thank you for sharing theses gems.
sg

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you very much smiling_gecko, I really appreciate the compliment. I had a lot of fun taking the photos. It was this trip that forced me to learn rangefinder cameras and break out of the SLR mentality. I totally fell in love with the Leica M on this trip! They are so elegant and unobtrusive.

 

[umcelinho]

beautiful register! i really like those.

 

[Ronny]

Nice Photos anyway.....

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you guys, nice of you to comment.