The Music of the Night – the Noctilux
This describes the Noctilux f/1.0 lens…Night time sharpens, heightens each sensationDarkness stirs and wakes imaginationSilently the senses abandon their defensesHelpless to resist the notes I writeFor...
View ArticleA Tribute to Sandstorm
Sandstorm, or Sandi as she was affectionately known, left us last week suddenly. We found her sleeping on back porch and gently laid her to rest in our kitten graveyard. My eldest son picked her and...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Great Camera Lens?
This is a loaded question depending on who you speak with. Some are tied to brands and some to focal lengths. The purpose of this discussion is to figure out what weaknesses a typical lens has and...
View ArticleFuji X – In Camera Perfection
One of my favorite features of the Fuji X-Series cameras, including the X-T1 and previous models, is the in-camera RAW processing features. Ironically enough, like the famous James Bond inventor of...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11 – A New Perspective
While in New York during spring break this April, we took an opportunity to visit the 9/11 Memorial. The time there impacted me such that I was moved to write an photographic essay on the Memorial....
View ArticleLeica Announces Little Impact to the M-System at Photokina
Anyone that follows my photography knows that I love the Leica M rangefinder system -using digital and film bodies – and the Leica glass is second to none in most instances. So, with 3 new M bodies,...
View ArticleThe Leica M60 – An LCD-less Digital Camera?
I love the concept of an LCD-less digital camera. I have been amazed at all the negative hype for such a concept. Now, the Leica M60 is a special edition stainless-steel camera beyond the reach of...
View ArticleLeica X (Type 113) Review – Part 1
Hopefully, if time permits, I will get several parts out for this review. For now, this is a quick look at some out-of-camera JPEG’s (OOC for short). I looked carefully at the same OOC JPEGs in the...
View ArticleLeica X (Typ 113) Review – Part 2
I took the X to Charleston, South Carolina for the weekend to see how it might perform. Overall, the focus was fast and write speed was so quick I had no hold-up in writing to the SD Card while...
View ArticleA Tribute to René Burri
René Burri was not only a Magnum photographer, but an inspiration to many photographers. Swiss born in 1933, René Burri passed on October 20, 2014. There is much written about him and his photographs...
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