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I took this shot in a place close to Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge in Maryland; more about the refuge is here.  The lens was set at f10.0, the speed at 3200 ISO and  a red filter was used.  I edited the image in Silver Efex.  Please click on the image to see it in enhanced resolution.  Regards. 

 

 

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Café au lait.  "Always carry your camera" was very good advice I once received.  Well, I do, and l had it handy to capture these images during a conversation.  

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Very nice. I'd be inclined to invite him in to stay permanently.

I like how the eyes are so prominent. 

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When I look at Mike’s image I don’t see as much coma as I do trailing stars due to movement and/or atmospherics. If you notice stars in any corner as well as center are smeared in the same direction?
 

It’s a really lovely shot in my opinion!! 

 

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I agree it is a lovley shot, but look again.  I enlarged the view on my screen a lot and the stars in the upper right flair to the upper right and those in the upper left flair to the upper left,.  That would not happen due to rotation exposure.  See my enlarged screen shots below.

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Thanks for the nice comments - I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. You are correct that there is some coma in the star images from the Q2M, but I've found that when shooting stars it's very hard to avoid coma no matter what equipment I've used. That said, for these shots I was really only testing the feasibility of using the Q2M for night photography because it's so darn sharp in "normal" B&W photos (when there's more light). In general Leica sensors are not that good at night - at least in Colorado where I live part time (very dark skies up in the mountains). I've tried the SL2, the SL2-s, and the Q2 and none were up to the task - the Q2M is the exception. (I'd be curious to know how the M10M does but don't have one to test.) If there's a bit of moonlight around, the Q2M is perfectly fine for night landscapes and so I use it when the moon is up. Leica has built into the Q2M some annoying limitations on exposure time and ISO which make things harder than necessary. For night sky (no moon) I mostly use a Sony a7iii and a fast wide angle prime like the Sony 24/1.4 GM or the 20/1.8 G because the sensor on the a7iii is the best low light sensor I have found (outside of medium format). The A7iii sensor allows me to use shorter exposure times, which means less risk of star trails. Coma comes from the lens itself and it seems too exist to some extent in every fast wide prime I've tested, so I've learned to live with it. - Mike 

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Thanks for the nice comments - I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. You are correct that there is some coma in the star images from the Q2M, but I've found that when shooting stars it's very hard to avoid coma no matter what equipment I've used. That said, for these shots I was really only testing the feasibility of using the Q2M for night photography because it's so darn sharp in "normal" B&W photos (when there's more light). In general Leica sensors are not that good at night - at least in Colorado where I live part time (very dark skies up in the mountains). I've tried the SL2, the SL2-s, and the Q2 and none were up to the task - the Q2M is the exception. (I'd be curious to know how the M10M does but don't have one to test.) If there's a bit of moonlight around, the Q2M is perfectly fine for night landscapes and so I use it when the moon is up. Leica has built into the Q2M some annoying limitations on exposure time and ISO which make things harder than necessary. For night sky (no moon) I mostly use a Sony a7iii and a fast wide angle prime like the Sony 24/1.4 GM or the 20/1.8 G because the sensor on the a7iii is the best low light sensor I have found (outside of medium format). The A7iii sensor allows me to use shorter exposure times, which means less risk of star trails. Coma comes from the lens itself and it seems too exist to some extent in every fast wide prime I've tested, so I've learned to live with it. - Mike 

Agreed about Leica sensors.  Sony sensors are the best around whether in a Sony or a Nikon (my personal choice).  I wish Leica would switch to Sony sensors.  I don't know why they do not as Leica is always about quality and with Leica glass and Sony sensors they would be the absolute best. 

Oh, and the Q2 has the same exposure limitations as the Monochrom version.  I think they are there to compensate for the poor low light performance of the sensor.  Just my 2 cents on their justification.

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Agreed about Leica sensors.  Sony sensors are the best around whether in a Sony or a Nikon (my personal choice).  I wish Leica would switch to Sony sensors.  I don't know why they do not as Leica is always about quality and with Leica glass and Sony sensors they would be the absolute best. 

Oh, and the Q2 has the same exposure limitations as the Monochrom version.  I think they are there to compensate for the poor low light performance of the sensor.  Just my 2 cents on their justification.

There is something special about Leica sensors, which probably can be traced to the way they are assembled and the micro lenses and Bayer filter responsible for those great Leica colors. To my eyes, Sony colors are much flatter, so it takes more time in LR. I had a Sony a7iii modified for infrared (basically removal of the UV/IR blocking filter on the front of the sensor) and, even with a visible bandpass filter on the lens, the sensor sensitivity in the visible range went up significantly. I was told by 2 vendors that the Leica sensors are put together in such a way that they cannot have the UV/IR blocking filter removed. The sensor in the Q2M lacks the Bayer filter which in effect increases the pixel count as well as the sensitivity (The Q2M is more sensitive than the Q2 - one less layer for photons to deal with). I'm sure there is other great technology that Sony employs in their sensors, so, IMHO, some sort of blend between Leica and Sony technology would be more than I have a right to hope for.

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Oh My.  Great series of shots but this one made me say 'OOOHHH" out load.  Splitting the frame with the tree is an unusual composition but it really is striking.  Well done.

The tones of all three are wonderful.  Makes me wish I could afford the Monochrom to go with my Q2.

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Oh My.  Great series of shots but this one made me say 'OOOHHH" out load.  Splitting the frame with the tree is an unusual composition but it really is striking.  Well done.

The tones of all three are wonderful.  Makes me wish I could afford the Monochrom to go with my Q2.

Thanks very much for sharing the kind comments. This cemetery is a few blocks from our home and is our favorite destination for a three mile walk. It was created 170 years ago inspired by Père Lachais in Paris. In some areas, the trees have been under cultivation for more than a century... good material for a little landscape drama. 

The Q2M has become my most used camera - I love almost everything about it. 

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Harsh Winter, cone flowers.      Orange filter

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On 2/21/2023 at 8:47 PM, DavidJohn said:

Café au lait.  "Always carry your camera" was very good advice I once received.  Well, I do, and l had it handy to capture these images during a conversation.  

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