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This is the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. 28mm Summicron with 10-stop ND filter. Eight-second exposure. Very overcast day. 

 

I'm always ambivalent about light like this. On one hand, it's good because it gives you a very manageable dynamic range and you can capture all the tones without worrying about overexposing highlights or underexposing shadows. BUT, it's also flat light, with no drama and no highlights and shadows to give shape to objects. For long exposures like this, though, it can be the right light. 

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Harvard Square, Summer 2017

M246 75/2 Apo-Summicron M

 

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Rooftops and tabletops

Rye 

UK

MM246 with new 28mm Summaron (purchased secondhand!)

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Lovely old building in Rye, UK

MM246 with 28mm Summaron (new/secondhand)

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Road to nowhere

near Rye Harbour, UK

MM246 with new 28mm Summaron

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Chinatown, Boston, Summer 2017

M246 75/2 Apo-Summicron M

 

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Seascape in Pacific Grove, California. 28mm Summicron. 10-stop ND filter. Six-second exposure.

 

This stretch of shoreline on the Monterey Peninsula that has jagged rock formations in the ocean makes for a good monochrome subject. The long exposure gives the scene a primordial look.

 

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Winter shopping

 

M246, Zeiss 1,4/35 ZM

 

 

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Town Square, Winter 2018

 

M246, Zeiss 1,4/35 ZM

 

 

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French Quarter, New Orleans, 2018

M246 35/2 ASPH v2

 

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Lotus Bud and Leaf, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

 

For size reference, the bud is larger than my closed fist - in full bloom the flower is over a foot wide.  The leaf itself is well over two feet in width.  The plants are just huge.

 

I'm embarrassed to say I initially pulled out my ME, but found insufficient battery life when turned it on.  So I went to my Monochorme and was pleasantly surprised by the results.

 

M246, 90mm Elmarit-M, B&W Yellow Filter

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Another of my muse...

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Summicron 35mm

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Toronto, Summer 2017

M246 90/2.8, Elmarit M

 

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