A few more from yesterday. Back out there today...
All with M11 and 35mm Summilux
This guy gets grumpy when I take his picture. He tries to extort me for money. Sometimes when I see him I give him a coin. But never when I take his picture.
Tourist activity is starting to pick up with the Spring weather. Surprisingly unlike the big name cities our tourists are mostly Itlain.
I was so taken by the courage of this woman. She is so tiny and struggled so hard to walk, yet showed detrmination to remain independant. Respect!
I was out exploring the area across the river which is where many of the immigrant community in Parma lives. I came across this ancient Church and had a look inside. It is very ornate and has a very different feel than the others in town. I will need to research it a bit to understand. There was a family waiting inside. They were light and happy rather than solemn as one often finds in Churches. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Priest coming out of his chambers. I had only seconds to catch this photo of him. He also notice me taking his picture, we made eye contact and his smile indicated he was ok with the picture taking. He then took the family over to a corner for some counseling. Again, it seemed light and happy, so I am guessing they were discussing a marriage or other joyful event. I nay case, I respected their privacy and took no pictures of that.
The Saguaro cactus from a distance reminds me of a children's stick figure drawing, some just come to life suggesting some sort of Human activity. This one with a slightly larger and smaller looks like a couple's embrace in the crowd. Iron Wood National Monument near Tucson AZ on a muddy light day
Sunday morning on the streets of the immigrant neighborhoods of Parma, the kids play and the men gather on the street corners to solve the World's problems.
I know everyone's already tired of these cherries)) But I really like the color of the cherries and the sky from this old lens - Leica Summarit 50mm/F1.5 LTM 1952 + M11. So, just for fun, and I apologize for that.
A few images from the first roll of film in my new (to me) 1995 vintage M6. Shot using the tiny and beautiful Leica 35mm 3.5 Summaron vintage 1954. Film is Kodak Tri-X 400
I took this setup with me on a weekend to Lake Maggiore, Italy with my Wife. The M6 is a joy to shoot. I still have a lot to learn about shooting with film. These are all just low quality JPEGS from the Lab. My development and scanning setup is not yet ready. Still waiting for some items.
A small boat harbour on the lake
Typical back street in the village of Stresa where we stayed
1bwana1 wrote:
A few images from the first roll of film in my new (to me) 1995 vintage M6. Shot using the tiny and beautiful Leica 35mm 3.5 Summaron vintage 1954. Film is Kodak Tri-X 400
I took this setup with me on a weekend to Lake Maggiore, Italy with my Wife. The M6 is a joy to shoot. I still have a lot to learn about shooting with film. These are all just low quality JPEGS from the Lab. My development and scanning setup is not yet ready. Still waiting for some items.
The first roll turned out very well judging from the couple of photos you posted above! Congrats! Even Tri-X 400 is very known to be used for this kind of photography, I never bonded with this film stock. I prefer HP5+ 400 film for ISO 400 or pushing it - it has a bit less of a contrasty punch which Tri-X has. It also matters a lot which developer is used especially for Tri-X film.
retrofocus wrote:
The first roll turned out very well judging from the couple of photos you posted above! Congrats! Even Tri-X 400 is very known to be used for this kind of photography, I never bonded with this film stock. I prefer HP5+ 400 film for ISO 400 or pushing it - it has a bit less of a contrasty punch which Tri-X has. It also matters a lot which developer is used especially for Tri-X film.
As it happens, I have HP5+ 400 loaded in the camera now to compare to. Exploring to discover what lenses and films I prefer for what kind of film photography I want to do.
At least with the M6 I get consistent exposure and focus, so I am faster and more productive than I am with the Leica IIIf. Also, I think the images are just as authentic because in the end it is lenses and film that give the image it's character, not the body.
