This is what I see when I watch skateboarding. The high shutter speed stopping motion does nothing for me.
Leica M (240) with 35mm 2.0
Water Fountain in B & W
Ok it's the water not the fountain. Backlit water is one of my favorite subjects. I also like the random nature of the drops.
Leica M8 and 35mm
The New Yorker magazine and Leica
Very timely article about Leica at a turning point. A Critic at Large. Candid Camera, by Anthony Lane.
There have been Leica cameras since 1925, when the Leica I was introduced at a trade fair in Leipzig. From then on, as the camera has evolved over eight decades, generations of users have turned to it in their hour of need, or their millisecond of inspiration. Aleksandr Rodchenko, André Kertész, Walker Evans, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Robert Frank, William Klein, Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, and Sebastião Salgado: these are some of the major-league names that are associated with the Leica brand—or, in the case of Cartier-Bresson, stuck to it with everlasting glue.
An early Leica ad.
A look back at Leica in 2009
Leica Gold Set
Wouldn't you like to open this on Christmas morning ?
Leica Gold Set
B & W Motion
Shooting when the light is bad gives some of the most satisfying images.
Leica M8 and 35mm 2.0
Fisherman
Nice guy, very accommodating. Took a number of photos and he just kept fishing. About every other photo he is smiling.
Leica M (240)
Color Contrast
The outfit really was accentuated by the late day sun. I also like the contrast with the dark background. Again the Leica Noctilux gives the image a unique look.
Leica M (240) with Leica Noctilux f1.0
Sunset
Blur was created by moving camera not long shutter speed. Gives the effect that the sun is much larger than it really appeared at the time.
Leica M (240)
Walking on the Beach
Family playing in the water at the end of the day. Noticed numerous photographers shooting pier for sunset photo. Photographers sometimes seem to focus solely on preconceived idea of what a good shot is and stop looking deeper. Camera automatic exposure was totally wrong so I switched to manual. Shot with noctilux so sunset was out of focus.
Leica M with Noctilux 1.0