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This image is special to me for a couple reasons;
1. It reminds that photography is not always about what you can see but what you cannot see.
2. Patience pays off. I saw the light projection on the floor and wanted to take a picture but I refrained and waited for someone to walk into the frame.
Settings were all pre-set and the moment I clicked the shutter I knew I had a good image and was looking forward to seeing the negative. In fact I was so excited I developed that roll that same night.
Taken with Leica M6TTL & Noctilux F1.0
Why I use a Leica:
I shoot and own many cameras, film SLRs, digital SLRs, Hassy, Rollei, rangefinders, et cetera. But among all cameras I have ever owned or used there is simply nothing that can compare with a Leica. It cannot be described in words. It is something that has to be experienced.
Photography is more than just a hobby or a past time, it is a way of life for me. Photography helps me to see things from a different perspective, to cherish, experience, and to live life to the fullest. And the camera that is best suited to my life style is a Leica.
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amazing shot! love the sign
Being 54 now might have something to do with it, but even in a most romantic type of light in beautiful b/w film a cell phone in an image
seems to always ruin it for me. For me, it instantly dates it and makes it an image about that technology. I know a 20 something kid would see things differently. Cell phones and the other modern gadgets take the ‘timelessness’ out of photographs, which I believe is what makes the greatest photographs great.
Roy, understandable and I respect your opinions. Personally I live for today and not yesterday. If there is a piece of technology that gives away the time frame of a picture than so be it. I am pretty sure HCB, Winogrand, Weegee, and among many others would likely agree. If they were to think that hard about it they would never shoot on the street as signs, clothes, hairstyles, and etc would instantly date the picture.
Who cares about the cell phone. Does anyone seriously believe HCB or any other one of the greats would have had a problem with that today? Get real.
Nice shot. Moody light. Love that the shadow casts the word “Central Square” onto the ground.
Agree. Jason, this is a wonderful image (regardless of cell phone), it has a certain “noir-esque” feel to it.