The lawnmower
This is Gabi; he has been a shepherd his entire life. In Grambois, we called him the lawnmower because he would bring his sheep over to cut, i.e. eat, the grass.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Field conditions
I was driving through Provence when I saw this basketball field located in the middle of a soccer field. Somehow, I guess that no one has played there recently.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
End of day, Provence
While driving home, I spotted the local shepherd with his flock and some friends. When I approached the shepherd for a quick chat, his friends hopped in their car and headed off into the sunset.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Biking by
I love this intersection at St. Germain and rue Bonaparte with the city’s best known cafes in the background. Late one night, this woman rode by. She was fast, but by shutter was slow, producing the motion blur.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Tri-X
Sunset, Dolores Park
I’m in the process of reviewing the Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder for Steve Huff’s website. It has a fixed 45mm f/1.7 with a tendency to flare—usually inelegantly. Fortunately, it behaved itself here and produced some nice flare.
Yashica Electro 35 GSN with Kodak Ektar 100
Provence, Early Spring
Nothing fancy here. Just some shutters from my trip to Provence last April.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Apple Aperture
Kodachrome (again)
While the basketball game went on, a boy chased a tennis ball towards the court. Perhaps, one day he will join the pickup games.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Kodachrome
Don’t take my Kodachrome away
My buddy Boone and I received a some free rolls of Kodachrome on Christmas and had to shoot them in a hurry before worldwide processing of Kodak’s famous slide film stopped entirely. So, we shot them in a hurry, which led to several cliched shots, such as this one of the Golden Gate Bridge. But, holy moly, those colors!
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Kodachrome
At 100
The woman on the left is 100 years old and, 99 years ago, modeled with her mother for a painting class that was taught in the barn where my arts organization will operate next year. We brought her back to the barn with her, comparatively young, 65-year-old daughter to film a short promotional video.
She fell in love with the drummer
Okay, he’s not a drummer and she didn’t fall in love with him, but the girl in front of the stage is clearly enjoying Rhett Miller’s show with Starling Crush at le Poisson Rouge in New York a couple years ago as the light hits her face.
Canon EOS 20D processed in Nik Silver Efex Pro
After Thanksgiving
While we sat around watching the Jets game after Thanksgiving dinner was over, my friend’s niece decided that there was more fun to be had on the floor with Duke, the dog.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Nik Color Efex Pro
What Leica users look like: Anthony Suau
I was in lower Manhattan on 9/11 taking photos as people protested against the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. I noticed someone else shooting with a Leica and took his photograph. It turned out to be Anthony Suau, one of the best photojournalists in the world. You can see Suau’s photos from the same scene here. Here’s a short promotional video he did for Leica.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Ilford XP2
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