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Carrying a camera

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It’s been a while, but now that I’m almost moved in to the new place, I think it’s high time I start photographing again. Mostly this means carrying around the camera, even if I haven’t gotten used to pressing the shutter button again.

Recently, “the camera” means my trusty Leica and the original lens I purchased with it.

Marie at the Food Court
Marie at the Mall Stonestown Mall, San Francisco, California Leica M8, Cosina-Voigtländer NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical 1/60sec, iso 160, 35mm (47mm)

Continue reading about shooting a digital Leica after the jump.→

Symmetrical compositions

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After this article, Kara convinced me to sign up for the Worldwide Photo Walk this year. I ended up going to the Marin one even though there were five in SF.

The big challenge of an outdoor nature photo walk—besides watching others take better photos than you—is getting your gear down to something you can live with. Especially if you haven’t been photographing in forever. Even if you see something you like, it means compromises to get there. I noticed that the lighting was too flat, but the sky had nice texture, and from the town, I could see Rat Rock Island standing off the promontory.

I really had to shoot that:

Rat Rock Island
Rat Rock Island China Camp State Park, Marin, California Nikon D3, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G, handheld 8 exposures 1/400sec @ f/10 +/-2/3 stop, iso200, 14mm View Large on Black

About composition after the jump