Reflections in Black Marble
Proof of Heaven
Okay, the thing is, it’s here on Earth and it’s just for some lucky guy down in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA. But there it is. And we can all experience heaven vicariously through him, right?
Actually, I’m pretty much in heaven shooting this Leica 90mm Elmarit 2.8. Oh yes I am. This image above is actually a crop of the one below.
Now I could have cropped to the blonde in the thong. Yes, she is blonde and she is wearing a thong. Then many of you would probably be in heaven for a moment or two. But you’d hate yourselves later and I wouldn’t want that. 😉
Having a Moment
Bad Ass Pants
The Comforts of Home
Catedral de la Fe Los Angeles
Surf School
Gazebo: Ritz-Carlton at Laguna Niguel, CA
Leica M-E, 35mm Summicron 2.0 ASPH
This image was shot in light very much as it appears above. But, I couldn’t resist playing a little with Snapseed so that version is below.
Now Hiring
The Ritz-Carlton at Laguna Niguel, CA
Leica M-E Feasts on Color
Still Listening
Y Tu Mamá También
Reflective Focus
Loaded
Motoring
Concentration
The City of Santa Monica
Three People in Reflected Light
What’s a girl gotta do?
Down Western Avenue
By the Light of the Silvery Liquor Store
iPhoning it in… OOPS!
I repeated this post this morning… for the second time. Sorry. That wasn’t my intention!
REPOSTING!!!
Throwing a bunch of pics up that have been given the Instagram process. Even though none of them were taken with my iPhone.
In the Shadows
The Shaft of Light
More Rodeo Drive Windows
Santa Monica Bay on a Thursday Afternoon
Gestalt Moment
Diving In
Poochie
Feed the Meter
The Street Don’t Lie
Windows on Rodeo Drive
Nikon at the Playboy Mansion
Reblogging this one from June of last year.
To mark the passing of Hugh Hefner I’m reposting this from years gone by. RIP Hef. Lord knows you’d need some rest by now. 😉
So let me tell you the story.
I get a call from a BET producer on a Friday night asking if I can go shoot an event for her at the Playboy Mansion the next night. It might come as a surprise to most people but the Playboy Mansion is the site of innumerable charity functions. I’d been up there before. Swam in the grotto pool. Blah blah blah.
But never, slow my rapidly beating heart, had I ever been there with a camera and a press credential.
So of course, I say yes! The problem, however, is that at that time in my life my health was absolutely miserable. So when the next day dawned blisteringly hot, I was both sick and apprehensive.
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Untitled: Western Ave
Dear Mickey…
Under My Parasol
How to Wait
Consternation
The Sheltering Sky
For Maurizio: A Few From the Perfectly Ridiculous Leica 90mm 2.8 Elmarit
Actually, SO many of the images shown on this website this year were taken with this lens. Just click on the categories or tags under the name,
Okay. Are you ready for the kicker? Nice elderly woman in her 70s El Dorado Cadillac. I’ve shot a lot of photo gear. Pro Nikon gear all the way. I’ve never seen anything like this. Click on either of the images below and be amazed.
Greetings From Last April
Sometimes you’re just not sure about a shot. I take many like that. Sometimes I wonder if those aren’t the actual good shots. Anyway. These three are from last Spring and I’m sure about them now. I’d just acquired my 90 Elmarit and although I’d seen incredible results already, I was still trying to figure out how to focus that lens on the fly. Now I realize I never will and have resigned myself to that reality. 😉 Please enjoy responsibly.
Riding on Air With the 50’Lux – Part Two
More images from this past Sunday with the incredible Leica 50mm Summilux 1.4 ASPH. Again, whatever virtues these image have are most likely to reveal themselves if you click on them and view the much larger, processed for that size, resolution versions. And thank you for visiting!
Riding on Air With the 50’Lux – Part One
Sometimes I don’t use a particular Leica lens for a while, maybe just to see if I could live without it. Well, of course I could live without any or all of them. But I’m not sure you could call that living. (winking!)
Anyway. I hadn’t shot this website’s namesake lens for a couple of months. I was just loving my 50mm Summicron (Canada) that much, along with the incredible 90mm Elmarit 2.8.
Every time I go back to a lens I’ve been neglecting, it always seems to let me know what kind of fool I really am. The 50’Lux came down hard and lovely on my conscience. Color is different from every other lens. I’ve called it ‘comic book’ color and I stand by that, although these images which are processed might not show that aspect as well as the RAW files.
It may not be quite as sharp as either of my ‘Crons, or quite have that classic Leica sizzle. But the Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH is the Scarlet Johansson of camera lenses. Overwhelmingly smooth and delicious. You really have to click on the images here to see a larger version to see how amazing this lens is.
These were all shot yesterday, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, on a relatively short ride around certain parts of Los Angeles. Happy to be able to take you all along with us. Me and Scarlet that is. (winking, again!)
Under the Golden Dome
The September of Our Years
Too Slick to Ride
Exit the Light
An Open Book
Profile, Beauty… again
50'Lux 
