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How about more and more fun with Leica M? (Film)

Maggie O

Active member
Wow, you are really good at photographing heat. I have glasses that look just like that. I think I got them at Crate & Barrel?
Thank you, Claire! Nebraska's Summer gives me lots of opportunities to practice capturing heat and humidity!

I think our glasses came from Target. Not 100% sure, we've had them a while.
 

m_driscoll

New member
Here's a few shots from the M4-P, CV 28/1.9, BW400CN combo:
YouTube Mollie, July, 2010

Sweaty Drink, July, 2010
Maggie: You're practically keeping the Leica film legend alive by yourself. Hope the "weather" missed you. These two are my favorites. I like the "you're disturbing me look" and the "sweaty glass". :thumbs:

I have taken dozens of photos of a tall ice filled glass that's immediately to the left of this computer. I test out every new camera and lens on it, the case of Faber-Castell artist pens, and the end of an HP print cartridge box in a pencil/pen container. Each one slightly further away. Photographing sweaty glasses at 1:00 am, over and over, is, I admit, a little weird.

M4-P, 50/1.4 pre-asph
FP4+, Rodinal

Jim: Great photos of railroad machinery. PP is excellent. Your photos bring out the art inherent in pure function. :thumbup:

Cheers, Matt

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 

Maggie O

Active member
Maggie: You're practically keeping the Leica film legend alive by yourself. Hope the "weather" missed you. These two are my favorites. I like the "you're disturbing me look" and the "sweaty glass". :thumbs:

I have taken dozens of photos of a tall ice filled glass that's immediately to the left of this computer. I test out every new camera and lens on it, the case of Faber-Castell artist pens, and the end of an HP print cartridge box in a pencil/pen container. Each one slightly further away. Photographing sweaty glasses at 1:00 am, over and over, is, I admit, a little weird.
Thanks, Matt!

Hey, that's no more weird than me taking photo after photo of my cats or my guitars or, for that matter, my somewhat creepily unpopulated neighborhood! I heartily approve of a standard test subject, as a matter of fact!

Rockin Da Film Girl!
I'm trying, Steve! I'm trying!! Thanks for the encouragement!
 

Maggie O

Active member
OK, here's five more from that roll of BW400CN, all with the M4-P and CV 28/1.9:

George's Mailbox, July, 2010


At Grandpa and Grandma's, July, 2010


Pain, July, 2010


Tootsie and Morgan, July, 2010


Fuzzy, July, 2010
 

Stuart Richardson

Active member
Maggie -- you have a great eye. It is all the more impressive since you are photographing in a relatively "normal" place -- the suburbs. You are not in a huge city or in epic surroundings, and the fact that you still make consistently interesting and compelling images in this more difficult setting says a lot about your abilities as a photographer.
 

Maggie O

Active member
Maggie -- you have a great eye. It is all the more impressive since you are photographing in a relatively "normal" place -- the suburbs. You are not in a huge city or in epic surroundings, and the fact that you still make consistently interesting and compelling images in this more difficult setting says a lot about your abilities as a photographer.
Thank you, Stuart! One of my friends once told me that I, "make interesting photographs of uninteresting subjects."

Most of the time, I feel like I'm practicing, sharpening my skills for the day when something interesting actually crosses my path.

Thanks again for the kind and encouraging words!!!
 

JimCollum

Member
Thank you, Stuart! One of my friends once told me that I, "make interesting photographs of uninteresting subjects."

Most of the time, I feel like I'm practicing, sharpening my skills for the day when something interesting actually crosses my path.

Thanks again for the kind and encouraging words!!!
your friend was/is right. It's a skill not easily learned, and one that can make timeless images. Your work is *very* impressive!

'slightly envious of the skill'
jim
 

Maggie O

Active member
your friend was/is right. It's a skill not easily learned, and one that can make timeless images. Your work is *very* impressive!

'slightly envious of the skill'
jim
Aw gee, thanks Jim! You are one seriously skilled photographer, yourself! :):):)

Maybe now would be a good time to plug my recently-revived photoblog? Have a look, new content daily! http://mediawench.wordpress.com/ Thanks for taking a look, hope it was mildly amusing! (I've got a good one set up for tomorrow's post, BTW.)
 

m_driscoll

New member
Maggie -- you have a great eye. It is all the more impressive since you are photographing in a relatively "normal" place -- the suburbs. You are not in a huge city or in epic surroundings, and the fact that you still make consistently interesting and compelling images in this more difficult setting says a lot about your abilities as a photographer.
Stuart: +1. Very well put! I just didn't want to say that about Lincoln, Nebraska, in case i ever go there. :LOL: Cheers, Matt.

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 

m_driscoll

New member
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B&W's-M6, Zeiss 50 Planar, BW400CN
Color,M6, 50 Noct, Ferrania 100::)
Steve: These are great! Rich, grainy, B&W. The flower's dark, vampire-like. The way the OOF is drawn with that that color film grain is cool. Also, the "hidden" names that you use to identify the images are very entertaining: 1. "Take me home", 2. "Seductress", 3. M6-NoctPath (maybe not that one) and "SignorBunniito" (not shown)(i guess "bunn" was taken). :thumbs: Cheers, Matt.

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
 

shtarka1

Active member
Steve: These are great! Rich, grainy, B&W. The flower's dark, vampire-like. The way the OOF is drawn with that that color film grain is cool. Also, the "hidden" names that you use to identify the images are very entertaining: 1. "Take me home", 2. "Seductress", 3. M6-NoctPath (maybe not that one) and "SignorBunniito" (not shown)(i guess "bunn" was taken). :thumbs: Cheers, Matt.

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com
Appreciate it Matt. Dont forget the "Unnatural Tree in front of the lady walking...also known as Cialis Erectus....:wtf::D:lecture::)
 
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