We all have moods. sometimes they swing up and sometimes they swing down, its just a way of life, and still other times we just wake up that way. Yesterday, one of the greatest visionaries of modern day history passed on – Steve Jobs. As a lover of all things “apple” I must say I was deeply saddened. I never met him, never even saw him in person anywhere, but I remember catching his live product announcements with a childish enthusiasm, they were just that powerful.
I had a huge realization today. What could that be you may ask yourselves? Well, I must say or more like a confession that I enjoy shooting manual lenses. I would never have thought this to be the case, but so far this has been my experience.
I’ve tried several manual focus lenses including the Hexanons and the Olympus OM series and I must say I enjoy the latter more. So much, that I recently added the OM Zuiko 28mm f/3.5(purchased at KEH). Still, some of you may remember I also have the 28mm f/3.5 Hexanon as well. Talk about an obsession with this focal length ah, but after having what I consider to be decent results with with OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8, I decided to give this lens a go so I ordered it yesterday.
“I’m out” Lumix G1 + Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF (click to enlarge)
“A good Cuban cigar closes the door to the vulgarities of the world.”
– Franz Liszt, Composer
Here’s a sample of what’s coming in the next episode of The Fortnightly Review.
★ As featured at Steve Huff Photo Daily Inspiration.
Note: edited in Lightroom 3 and Silver Efex Pro 2
“Soy Cubano” Olympus EPL2 + Olympus 50mm MF (click to enlarge)
Portraits can be powerful images. They can have as much emotion as any other type of photography but with this medium by definition its a more intimate experience. Whether the photographer gets into that intimate is not synonymous with intimacy. Intimacy is something private and people tend to hold on it as much as they can or until they themselves invite you in. That’s how I see portraits An example of a great photographer right here in the community is Viewminder, someone I respect and I invite to follow him and really study his stream, he’s a class act full of love.
Well here’s my attempt at practicing Portrait style photography and feeling the love as they say.
“Feeling the Love” Lumix G1 + Hexanon 40mm f/1.8 MF (click to enlarge)
Charm is a product of the unexpected.
- Jose Marti
Continuing my foray into the world of m4/3, here’s another candid as I warm up to this new platform. So far folks, I’m loving, I feel like I’ve rekindled my old film days.
“Soy Cubano” Lumix G1 + Hexanon 28mm MF (click to enlarge)
Note: image processed with Lightroom 3 & Silver Efex Pro 2
Recently, I decided to leave my Nikon D80 kit aside, well actually, its gone, gone with the wind. A couple of weeks ago, I had gone to Metro Zoo and I generally had a great time shooting alonside my 18-105mm lens except for one fact. After 3.5 hours of straight shooting my hand literally felt like I had axed down a redwood.
I remember voicing my concerns to my brother, a diehard Nikonian, who could not really relate. Nonetheless, at that time I knew I had to shoot with something else. Plus, I have to say that ever since acquiring the Ricoh GRD III, the Nikon kit had not seen much action, again not because of the IQ but because its a bulky setup and quite honestly, very tedious to carry and spend time with me, again, at least for yours truly.
“Little Havana” Lumix G1 + Hexanon 28mm
So the question, now is, what do I switch to. I don’t really like the term “switching” as it implies a certain level of jumping around things haphazardly, and that’s not the case whatsoever.
Strive to photograph the truth.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
After reading this great essay on Cartier-Bresson, it motivated me to choose my next image exactly with the sentiment of the quote. Again, another example of the Daido style I’ve been blogging about recently.
“Truth” Ricoh GRD III (click to enlarge)
So with that said, I invite you to click here to view it large and after please feel free to comment what exactly did you feel when you saw the image. It doesn’t matter if its a one liner ie. raw or grunge, just whatever the image evokes within you please.
Thanks,
Jorge
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
- Roger Caras
I don’t have much to say today but I wanted to share one of my favorite images. I think its filled with imagery and really lends itself to just about anything. I love dogs, especially Jack Russell Terriers, and I look forward to owning some again(that’s another story).
“Man’s Best Friend” Nikon D80 (click to enlarge)
Cheers everyone and thanks for your love, we’re all in this together. Is it just me or does this image have a Leica glow to it?
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