Thirty-Five 'Lux

Photographs of the Human Condition ... mostly.

Ask me anything

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  Palm Springs, Calif.:  May, 2013.   Contemplation.  Leica M (Type 240).  50 Noctilux .95.     Aperture. 

  • #Street Photography
  • #social documentary realism
  • #palm springs
  • #leica M
  • #type 240
  • #Ralph Gibson
  • #models
  • #hotel
  • #pool
  6 May 2013 / 36 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  April, 2013.   Late night cut.   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 18/2.0 R.     Aperture. Silver Efex Pro 2.

  • #social documentary realism
  • #Street Photography
  • #Black and White
  • #barber
  • #cut
  • #los angeles
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  1 May 2013 / 40 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  April, 2013.   They seemed awkward … until they kissed … then they photographed their food.   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 18/2.0 R.     Aperture. Silver Efex Pro 2.

  • #social documentary realism
  • #Street Photography
  • #couple
  • #kiss
  • #intelligentsia
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  30 Apr 2013 / 54 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  April, 2013.   Girl admiring vintage Man Ray prints at Paris Photo LA.   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 35/1.4 R. Aperture.
  

  • #paris photo
  • #social documentary realism
  • #Street Photography
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  • #los angeles
  • #man ray
  • #girl
  • #skirt
  29 Apr 2013 / 30 notes
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  Pasadena, Calif.:  April, 2013.   Listening.  Leica M (Type 240).  50 ‘lux.     Aperture. Silver Efex Pro 2.  I’m still happy with the Fuji X-Pro 1:  The M is a nice camera but not worth the money.

  • #social documentary realism
  • #Street Photography
  • #leica m
  • #old man
  • #lunch
  • #restaurant
  • #listening
  • #blank stare
  • #type 240
  27 Apr 2013 / 49 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  February, 2013.   A much needed drink. Leica M6 TTL. 35/2.0 Summicron.   Tri-X 400 at 1600 »> Diafine »> Nikon Coolscan V »> Aperture.  

  • #social documentary realism
  • #Street Photography
  • #leica m6
  • #Summicron
  • #downtown los angeles
  • #dtla
  • #bar
  • #alone
  • #drink
  24 Apr 2013 / 50 notes
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  Pasadena, Calif.:  December, 2012.   Still. Leica M6 TTL. 35/2.0 Summicron.   Neopan 400 »> X-Tol 9.75 mins »> Nikon Coolscan V »> Aperture.  Footnote:  I actually ran into this guy again and asked him if he ever ate at the restaurant where this was shot.  Turns out not only is he a top IP/Copyright attorney but he’s also a nice guy AND we have a mutual friend.  Small world.
  

  • #Street Photography
  • #social documentary realism
  • #man
  • #restaurant
  • #alone
  • #lunch
  • #leica
  22 Apr 2013 / 61 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  April, 2013.   Street-dancing pug.   First export through Aperture with the Fuji RAW files.  Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 18/2.0 R.     Aperture. Silver Efex Pro 2.

  • #Street Photography
  • #social documentary realism
  • #pug
  • #dog
  • #dtla
  • #los angeles
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  18 Apr 2013 / 70 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  February, 2013.   Sweating the small stuff.   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 35mm/F1.4 R.     Lightroom 4. Silver Efex Pro 2.

  • #street photography
  • #social documentary realism
  • #Black and White
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  • #human condition
  • #watchmaker
  • #downtown los angeles
  • #dtla
  6 Feb 2013 / 39 notes
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  San Marino, Calif.:  December, 2012.   An afternoon trim.  Wish, though, I would have used a film camera for this. :(   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 18mm/F2 R.     Lightroom 4.

  • #Street Photography
  • #human condition
  • #old man
  • #barber shop
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  • #Black and White
  2 Jan 2013 / 59 notes
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  San Francisco, Calif.:  December, 2012.   Made some frames while shooting our project.  Tiny little human face.   And I thought it’d be a fun neg to print.  Leica M6. 35 ‘cron.   (Fuji Neopan 400/X-Tol/Scanned Glossy Fibre Print)

  • #Street Photography
  • #san francisco
  • #Black and White
  • #leica m6
  • #Summicron
  • #human condition
  19 Dec 2012 / 32 notes
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  Hollywood, Calif.:  March, 2010.   A couple people saw what I did but I think I was the only one with a camera.   Leica MP. 35 ‘lux.     Aperture. (Ilford Delta 400/Lab Scan)

  • #Street Photography
  • #leica mp
  • #summilux
  • #Hollywood Boulevard
  • #human condition
  • #Black and White
  • #Leica MP
  • #marilyn monroe
  21 Nov 2012 / 45 notes

• Digital Kool-Aid ... My thoughts on the X-Pro 1.

  After using this camera for street photography for 6 months … the M9 is all but a distant memory…

  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  • #street photography
  • #leica m9
  • #digital rangefinder
  22 Oct 2012 / 23 notes
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  Los Angeles, Calif.:  September, 2012.   Solitary noodles in K-Town.   Fuji X-Pro 1.  XF 18mm/F2 R.     Lightroom 4.

  • #Street Photography
  • #korea town
  • #Fuji X-Pro1
  • #human condition
  • #noodles
  20 Oct 2012 / 24 notes
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  Beverly Hills, Calif.:  October, 2012.   After all those years … a rose.  Leica MP.  35 ‘lux.    Fuji Neopan 400 (Xtol - 9.5 mins) > > Epson V700 > > Photoshop CS5.

  • #Street Photography
  • #beverly hills
  • #couple
  • #old
  • #human condition
  • #Leica MP
  • #summilux
  • #Black and White
  12 Oct 2012 / 24 notes

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