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05-24-17

Thank you. I like the tendril-like branches jabbing at the sky, the defiant stance, the way it seems to merge with the grey clouds. There were little PP; it needed little.

05-23-17

Thank you. The butterfly was about 10 feet away, separated by a railing. Lucky, the Sony 7R has focus-assist.

05-20-17

Still it renders the colours well, naturally.

05-20-17

Sorry but it is NOT ASPH is a normal tri-elmar

05-19-17

Thank you. I am intrigued to see them, many, having a genuine, not light-hearted, chat over breakfast in a coffee shop. Almost always in 2s, well-dressed ladies.

05-19-17

Thank you. The M9 colours are quite natural. The 50 Cron shot at 1.4 has a narrow depth-of-field, around where the water bottles are - may be 2 feet.

05-19-17

Nice colour.

05-18-17

Thank you. I was looking down a valley, when I noticed this small tree standing apart from the others. Shot at f1.4 or f2, to create a kind-of dreamy background. The lighting is natural.

05-18-17

Thank you. I am Glad that you saw some worth in the pic. I do. Grimy now, the ledge had once been considered pleasing. Shot at 1.4 to isolate one part of the grime.

05-18-17

Thanks. Very helpful comment. I agree with your comment.

05-18-17

Bit better here -- the RED trousers catch the eye.

05-18-17

Wow !! A COMMENT at last !! I never get any 'comments' on this site -- I was thinking it was a waste of time posting ! In reply : the LENS used is WRONG somehow in the details -- it was my 180mm f4 CFi Sonnar T* NOT the 80mm so I was further away than 3 meters. Regarding COLOUR -- it was on E6 transparency film which I do NOT process myself so take it to a lab. I DO process a lot of my C41 to 'Exhibition Size' 16x12 inches but for small 6x4" I take films to a lab on our town main street where they do an excellent job with colour balance and C41 negative quality. In Philippines, Cebu Images Camera Club friends use labs in Cebu City -- I had some E6 done once many years ago but their C41 quality is not so good !

05-17-17

Italo, Thank you for your 'Like' of this photo, and for viewing my images! Best regards, Robert

05-16-17

Ron, I sincerely appreciate your 'Like' of this photo! Best regards, Robert

05-16-17

Terry, Thank you for taking time to view my photos and your 'Like' of this particular image! Best regards, Robert

05-16-17

Terry, Thanks for taking time to view my photos and your 'Like' of this image! Best regards, Robert

05-16-17

Terry, Thank you for taking time to view my photos and your 'Like' of this image! Best regards, Robert

05-15-17

Thank you. I noticed the cloudy sky first. Then the trees at different heights, Shot at f1.4, the far tree is slightly out-of-focus.

05-14-17

Dorothy, in Wizard of Oz, said "It is going to get darker before it gets brighter."

05-14-17

Excellent Gip, Wish I could hit "Like" a hundred times!

05-14-17

Thank you. I tried B&W; it wasn't good. With colour, it was necessary to separate the tonality.The M9 sensor seems to have kept the colour information well.

05-14-17

Nice tones and structures.

05-14-17

Very nice !

05-14-17

Nice tonal range. Quite a combo - MM + 50 Noct

05-12-17

The best value ride and vistas in the world!

05-12-17

Thank you. At f1.4, ISO 1600 I was nearly maxing the M9. It was enough though, and little PP was needed.

05-12-17

Thank you. Like "riding a tiger" - it is hard to stay up, but harder to come down. Does the little girl in the pic seem pleased?

05-12-17

Thank you. The M9 and the 50 Lux makes a good pair, captured the tonal range well. I only had to adjust the 2 ends of the histogram.

05-11-17

Thank you so much for your nice comment :-)

05-11-17

Wonderful!

05-11-17

very nice composition!

05-10-17

Reflections and shadows nicely captured.

05-10-17

Nice colours, as I remember them. The venerable Star Ferry.

05-10-17

Thank you. I like to do selective focus. A bit of trial and error. Pardon the clumsiness sometimes.

05-09-17

However you see it, she is quite memorable - as this pic shows.

05-09-17

Hi mitresg, It's about 1m/3ft or so. The most difficult thing to get used to are the long minimum focus distances of Leica-M lenses.

05-09-17

Thank you for looking - glad you like it.

05-09-17

Must be very close to the tree.

05-09-17

I have been looking at it for a while. Still scratching my head. Very nicely done : to maintain interest in a repetitive pattern. You know. The middle column, slightly out-of-focus, seems to help emphasize the others. Talking nonsense?

05-09-17

Thanks for the kind words, n.w and mitresg. N.W., this structure was build in 1894, I guess the Germans would not consider this a particularly old building.

05-09-17

Thank you. It was a make-shift shop, I liked those pictures on the wall. So, I lowered the camera to shoot upwards,

05-09-17

The Leica lens is good, but Sony ILCE-6000 did a good job too.

05-09-17

Sad to see fine old structures abused like this.

05-09-17

Nice rich colors.

05-09-17

Nice colours.

05-08-17

Thank you. My carpark, though grimy, offers many photo opps.

05-08-17

Thank you. I have done what I can to the bottom of the staircase.

05-08-17

Hehe. Thank you. 9pm. The regular shapes and the tonality made, even washing machines, quite a nice pic. I thought so, anyway.

05-08-17

Thank you. The evening sun lights up these back-alley walls well to reveal their texture.

05-07-17

Thank you. Shot at f2, only the centre of the front leg is focused. I prefer it less contrasty - more In repose.