SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) If yes, would you post a link here please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 Hi SiMPLiFY, Take a look here Do you have a Leica M2 and a website?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted August 17, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 17, 2012 I do. See my sig. What do you want to know? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 17, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 17, 2012 You're presumably looking for images captured with an M2? Leica M2 - a set on Flickr Regards, Bill 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted August 17, 2012 I am indeed. I want to start a project and most of the photos I see on pbase are urban. I don't understand how people just walk up to you on a street, take your photo and then put it on the web! I just don't think I can do it here without getting shot. I live in a rural area. A national forest. Trees, trees and more trees... Lots of people with guns ... The only thing I can think of at the moment is switching to my 90mm and doing a nature study similar to Edward Weston of stuff I find in the woods. A year in nature ... ??? Mushroom, Leaves, Birds Nests that kind of thing ... no pepper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted August 17, 2012 Mr. Barton, Your Landscape and Travel was certainly inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I may cheat and use all 3 of my lenses because we do have some beautiful lakes and rivers here too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron (Netherlands) Posted August 17, 2012 Share #6 Posted August 17, 2012 I am indeed. I want to start a project and most of the photos I see on pbase are urban. I don't understand how people just walk up to you on a street, take your photo and then put it on the web! I just don't think I can do it here without getting shot. I live in a rural area. A national forest. Trees, trees and more trees... Lots of people with guns ... The only thing I can think of at the moment is switching to my 90mm and doing a nature study similar to Edward Weston of stuff I find in the woods. A year in nature ... ??? Mushroom, Leaves, Birds Nests that kind of thing ... no pepper! ???? and what has this all to do with an M2, I guess your problem would relate to any kind of camera taking peoples pictures? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, it's the camera I have. If I look at photos from a newer camera I'll just want a newer camera. You know? I was just looking on pbase and they all seem to be urban for the most part. I just can't see me doing those kind of photos here. I didn't mean I wouldn't like to. I may actually try it and see what happens! Edited August 17, 2012 by SiMPLiFY Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted August 17, 2012 bill, I just went through your flickr M2 set and they are just amazing! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 17, 2012 Share #9 Posted August 17, 2012 Kathleen, there are many M2 users here. If you delve into Collectors and Historica you will find a thread devoted to them (I love my M2). Trust me, there are far better photographers than me using it. The M2 is, in my mind, the purest M - no meter, no distractions, just the "holy trinity" of 35, 50 and 90mm framelines. I, like many others, prefer it to the M3. It sits proudly alongside my much newer MP4 and holds its head high in that company. Like Andy, mine saw the light of day the same year I was born - which makes Andy's a year older than mine ( ) BUT... It is not about the camera. It's about you. You can produce exceptional results with pretty well any camera as long as you understand and master its idiosyncrasies and strengths. In my mind, the M2 is quick to use, easy to focus and relatively unobtrusive. If someone does "catch" you using it they are as likely to smile at the "funny old camera" as frown. Remember that a smile and a "what are you to do?" shrug can disarm all but the most arse-minded people. Photographing in public is legal, honest, decent and truthful, to coin a phrase - you have a right to be doing it and nobody has copyright over their own image. If people are in public they are by definition unable to claim "privacy". Don't be stupid, of course - pointing your camera at the bellybutton of a Baltimore trucker is likely to get you short shrift - but never, ever be afraid to press that shutter release. Regards, Bill 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted August 17, 2012 Thank you! Mine is from 1960 the year I was born as well. There seems to be a theme here with M2's and birth years. I was born is Germany too which makes it super special to me! I needed that pep talk too! Thanks! I can do this! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 17, 2012 Share #11 Posted August 17, 2012 'course you can. It won't happen overnight - you have to burn some film along the way - but practice is the thing. I happen to be clearing out the gloryhole that is my office at the moment and I am busily matching and dispatching negs and prints from years gone by. I may not be the best photographer in the world, but I can say without fear of contradiction that I am better than I was five years ago, and infinitely better than I was 10+ years ago Regards, Bill 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted August 18, 2012 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2012 Good to read all the encouragement being given - an example of the forum at it's best. 'course you can. ...and infinitely better than I was 10+ years ago Regards, Bill Infinitely? Does that mean you have decided you can no longer improve, Bill!? (I suspect just a touch of hyperbole there). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 18, 2012 Share #13 Posted August 18, 2012 Just a smidgen Keith. I know, I have told myself a million times not to exaggerate... Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 18, 2012 Share #14 Posted August 18, 2012 I may not be the best photographer in the world... ...so you're leaving the door open to the possibility that there indeed may not be room to grow. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 18, 2012 Share #15 Posted August 18, 2012 :D:D Regards, Bill Sent from another Galaxy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybed Posted August 19, 2012 Share #16 Posted August 19, 2012 Many of my photos on my website were taken with my M2. Others were with my M3. Among those with the M2 are The Secret which was taken in Paris and the two older women in Edinburgh among others. Both were with the 35mm Summicron...Robbie http://robbiebedell.photoshelter.com 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMPLiFY Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted August 22, 2012 You have an amazing body of work! I thoroughly enjoyed going to your online gallery and seeing your prints in real life would be divine. I love your compositions and the subjects have certainly stood the test of time. I am really looking forward to learning and obtaining results from clicking the shutter to making the print. I am doing my best with books and assistance from very helpful people here. Thank you for linking your website. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybed Posted August 22, 2012 Share #18 Posted August 22, 2012 Thank you for you kind words Kathleen! I went back and checked and others I remember with my M2 other than 'The Secret' and 'The Royal Mile' are 'Salade de Druits' and 'The Motorbike.' I looked at your website. Keep up the good work! If you have any question let me know...Robbie (PS: check the site in about two weeks. I will be adding a whole new gallery of about 60 unseen photos) http://robbiebedell.photoshelter.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted August 22, 2012 Share #19 Posted August 22, 2012 I use my M2 and M6TTL a fair bit. Although most of my pics are people/gigs, some are of places. Almost all of the travel section on my website is taken on a M2 or M6TTL. Charlie Chan | Travel A lot of the others are taken on my DMRs instead. Good luck Charlie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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