roguewave Posted July 7, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I finally combed the M8 images I took last summer & found a few I liked. I used a old 24 & a CV 15. Some, I like. They really are different from my DMR images & from my M3/M2 film work. [ATTACH]150922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]150923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]150924[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]150925[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]150926[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 Hi roguewave, Take a look here M8 collection . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
JE Posted July 7, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 7, 2009 Ben, that 3rd shot is the strongest of the images here, and I think one of your best. The old man on the other side of the fence is what, along with the low perspective, makes this shot....I bet the players you photograph at this court would love some prints...so, how was it shooting with an M8, how did it change your approach? Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photophile Posted July 7, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 7, 2009 Agree with Jon. Also like the fountain though. Nice texture to it. Do you still shoot with the 8 or did you let it go? Best. Coos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted July 7, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 7, 2009 I must agree with Jon, #3 is my favorite as well. Perfect timing with this composition. A complex image with multiple independent stories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 7, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 7, 2009 Ben, Enjoyable series. Really like the 1st image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted July 7, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2009 Again very good work. I like the 3rd one best from this series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 7, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ben - They are all excellent for light, color, detail and composition. I know I've passed that firehouse -- where is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks for looking & leaving your comments. Stu, this 10th Street, on the SW side of 6th Ave. They are still rebuilding one of the oldest set of flats across the street (more than a year now) where there was a gas explosion from Con Ed. JE, not really, I use my M3 regularly so the feel is automatic. In some ways the M8 is much simpler to use because the focus is only on a frame line. You can't "see" what the image is because you can only see the framing. In the R system, I can see the bokeh & all the stray light that I try to harness for my signature. The R system is much more sophisticated in that after you calibrate the lenses at various apertures, you can confirm or change what you are capturing. The dng's are VERY different. The DMR is by far a superior engine. Nothing in a 35 mm format can compare with it. One may not care for it, but the evidence is clear. The M8 is very contrasty and if that's your style, it works. Clearly, it's not mine & I don't plan on using it. Hopefully Leica will one day produce a very fine, full frame 35mm digital camera with the same & hopefully better quality than the DMR. That day has not dawned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted July 7, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 7, 2009 Good Morning Ben, Those are beautiful images, and number 3 is not that bad at all. (it rocks) LOL... them are fighting words to a lot of people on the internet. Though you are probably right in your assessment of the M vs the DMR, and I dodged at the though that it could be easier to compose with stray light in a reflex rangefinder. heresy I tell you. (truth but heresy) . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 7, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 7, 2009 Ben, A wonderful series. I like them all but, like many of the others, #3 is my favorite. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted July 7, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 7, 2009 I'm struck by the vibrancy of these colors. I think you should use this lens more often. The angles and composition really work well together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc247 Posted July 8, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2009 Ben, my favorite is also 3. A great combination of elements and perspective. Lovely mood in all the photos. A very evocative well captured set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted July 8, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 8, 2009 I'm not going to pick a favorite - I might take out the fountain but I admire all the rest - & especially your skin tones & REDS. Kirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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