Leica M240P
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: I love orange and blue together. This sweet 1971 Ford Bronco was parked outside of a repair shop in the town where I work. I was more than delighted when I saw it during my lunch time walk.
Driving home from the grocery store this evening, I was glad as ever to have my camera with me. Which made me realize that I’ve learned a couple of valuable lessons over the years.
One is that taking my camera with me everywhere I go has given me huge rewards. It’s not that I get “banger” photos every time I use it- because that is definitely not the case. It’s more that I am so happy that I get to use it when I want to. I sometimes have a hard time enjoying a scene when I don’t have my camera with me to capture it. Not always. But sometimes. Like I learned in the Boy Scouts: Be prepared.
The other is that if I want to make great photos, I need to seek the light. Not the subject. So many times I’ve gone to a known subject (truck, building, scene etc) but the light was not cooperating and I left frustrated. Instead, I’m now realizing that I need to go where the light is. Only then, are the possibilities of making a photo available. No duh right?
Sometimes it’s the colors that compel me stop and make a photo. Driving through Warminster, PA this afternoon, the blues of this Catholic High School caught my eye. The uniform symmetry and pattern of shapes & color are so pleasing to me.
Last week’s business trip took me down to Jacksonville, FL and then over to Chicago, IL before returning to Philly. I took my Leica MP and my 23mm & 40mm prime lenses with me. I’m still getting a handle on how to best operate this digital rangefinder but thoroughly enjoyed using it to make the below travel photos.
Using the last 30 minutes of light, this evening, I was able to get out and test my new Leica MP(240). I am absolutely loving it. Below are just some test images I took, of interesting patterns, while figuring out the best settings and how to manually focus for proper exposure. These are a little dark. Though the evening light was quickly fading. These were shot using a TTArtisan 21mm, f/1.5 lens.
1/1500 sec at f/3.4, ISO 1000, 21mm, Leica M240P
1/1500 sec at f/3.4, ISO 1000, 21mm, Leica M240P
1/500 sec at f/4.0, ISO 1000, 21mm, Leica M240P
