At the end of the world
I drove out to World’s End in Hingham last month, and while most of the leaves had fallen from the trees, a few still remained and produced some nice fall colors.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Nik Color Efex Pro
Mount Misery, Miss Misery
After hiking Mount Misery, I was walking through Linden Tree Farm and snapped a couple images of these dying sunflowers. They weren’t good at all, but then I decided to throw them through HDR Efex Pro, which produced this.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Nik HDR Efex Pro
Flying the flag
This man was sporting two flags on 9/11 next to ground zero.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Ilford XP2
Somebody wants cake
In SoHo, a woman chats on her cell phone, worried that the children passing by may suddenly rush past her for the best chocolate cake in the world. Meanwhile, Spiderman waits to make his move.
Zip Zap Zap
Zip Zap may well be the best hair salon in San Francisco. Despite that, somehow, Lori, Boone, and I were able to get back-to-back-to-back appointments on a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago. Here’s a shot of Boone getting his hair styled.
Dave Eggers Gallery Opening at Electric Works
Here’s a shot from Dave’s opening at Electric Works in San Francisco on July 16, 2010. It appears that the couple in the shot read Dave’s drawing on the wall as directed at them.
Leica M8 with 50mm Summicron-M, processed in Apple Aperture and Nik Silver Efex Pro
Ducking the kick
Here’s another shot from Boone’s Capoeira party. I used Sloppy Borders from Kubota to add the border. Is it too cheesy, too fake looking?
Leica M8 with 50mm Summicron-M, processed in Apple Aperture
He looked to the sky and waited
Here’s a photo of Anupam from Boone’s Capoeira party last weekend. He had just launched a soccer ball into the air and was watching it, waiting for it to descend.
Leica M8 with 50mm Summicron-M, processed in Apple Aperture
Waiting for the Bus
I had the opportunity to shoot a few rolls with a Leica M7 last week, and absolutely loved the experience of shooting film. At the risk of sounding trite, it made me more considerate of the images I was taking and more patient in the process of taking them. The time and cost of getting from film to prints or digital images was another story. However, once I saw the prints, I was bowled over. The texture, contrast, and color of Kodak’s Portra line of film is just outstanding. There’s something very cinematic about the prints, that I don’t recognize in digital images.
What’s he looking at?
It appears that Landon is crossing his eyes, but he’s really not. Apparently, babies often have a facial structure that covers more of the white of their eyeballs, so they can appear cross-eyed, while actually focusing on a single point.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Apple Aperture
Father’s Day
Vincent and Adam celebrated their first Father’s Day as actual fathers. Here are a few photos of Adam and his daughter and Vince with his son. Continue Reading →
Like film
I’ve been playing around with Nik’s Color Efex Pro recently and am really enjoying its color film presets, which emulate the tonality, curves, and grain of real color films. As I’ve mentioned before I’m a fan of Nik’s Silver Efex Pro software, and I think it’s the best way to perform digital black and white conversions. Here’s a photo of Lori processed in Aperture and Color Efex.
Leica M8 with 40mm Leica Summicron-C, processed in Apple Aperture and Nik Color Efex Pro
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