Chris + camera

August 23, 2010

SF Zen Center weekend …

Filed under: CA, Cities, SF, Travel — Tags: , , , , , , — Chris @ 4:15 PM

Spent the weekend in SF visiting friends, stayed at the Zen Center …

Leica M3, 35 Summaron f/2.8

top: f/2.8 @ 1/30

bottom: f8 @ 1/250 or so

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July 28, 2010

Point Montara lighthouse …

Filed under: Art, CA, Coast, Lens Tests, Lenses, Travel — Tags: , , , , , , , — Chris @ 11:01 AM

I managed to pry the 50 Sonnar off the M3 and give the 35 Summaron a chance when we went to Point Montara on the coast

Leica M3, 35 Summaron f/2.8 w/goggles, Arista Premium 400

1/250 @ F8 or F11, stopped down quite a bit to handle the sun

And one more

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July 7, 2010

Beach girl …

Filed under: Lenses, Naomi, Portrait — Tags: , , , , , , , — Chris @ 1:38 PM

Six years old and fearless

Leica M3, Canon 50 Sonnar f/1.5, Tri-X 400

1/500 @ f/11

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May 19, 2010

The journey of twenty feet …

Filed under: Ava, Family, Friends, Lenses — Tags: , , , , , , — Chris @ 9:14 AM

… begins with a single step

M3, Leitz 35 Summaron f/2.8, LegacyPro 400

1/1000 @ f/5.6

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May 9, 2010

Searching for the lost chord …

Filed under: Friends, Lenses, Portrait — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Chris @ 7:25 PM

Isaac with his guitar in the park

Leica M3, KM 5cm f/2 Hexanon-M, Kodak Portra400NC

f/4 @ 1/250

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Brown haired girls …

Filed under: Ava, Family, Lenses, Naomi — Tags: , , , , , , , — Chris @ 6:57 PM

Playing in the backyard in swimsuits, waiting for summer to come …

#1 – Flower crusher

Leica M3, KM 5cm f/2 Hexanon-M, Kodak Portra400NC

f/4 @ 1/250

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May 8, 2010

Odds and sods …

Filed under: Art, Travel — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Chris @ 10:22 AM

A few shots that don’t fit but I like anyway …

#1 – Summaron in color – A raw/vegan restaurant and junk shoppe in Nevada City, CA

Leica M3, Leitz Summaron 35 f/2.8, Kodak Gold 400

f/2.8 @ 1/50

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May 6, 2010

Family updates …

Filed under: Ava, Family, Friends, Lenses — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Chris @ 6:49 PM

A good hug is worth it’s weight in gold …

Leica M3, KM 5cm Hexanon-M, Kodak Portra400NC

f/5.6 @ 1/250, intentionally exposed +1 stop – slightly high key and desaturated.  Not sure if it’s a look that works everywhere, but I wanted to try it out.  As usual, a good subject renders the details meaningless.

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May 1, 2010

Backyard babies …

Filed under: Ava, Family, Lenses — Tags: , , , , , , — Chris @ 7:00 PM

And now for something completely different …

Leica M3, KM 5cm Hexanon-M, Kodak Portra400NC

Probably f/4 @ 1/250

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April 29, 2010

Session finished …

Filed under: Art, Friends, Lenses, Portrait — Tags: , , , , , , , — Chris @ 11:05 AM

Leica M3, Canon 5cm Sonnar f/1.5,  Kodak BW400CN

f/4, 1/100

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