2. "night delivery" Shanghai
Leica M6, 50 lux ASPH, Tri-X 400 @ISO 3200 and pushed further in Lightroom
3. "mobile ride" Shanghai
Leica M6, 50 lux ASPH, Tri-X 400 @ISO 3200 and pushed in Lightroom to ISO 6400 (!!!)
The last one really had me stumped, as I usually use a D3 for low light city shots. I shoot more film since a few weeks and was quite surprised, how much information film holds, even under such difficult lighting. My DSLRs collect dust, since I bought a used Leica and just one lens.
I like these last two. I have often wanted to go back and get a simple camera with a great, fast normal lens, no autowind, fully manual... and do what you're doing. I used to push tri-x and hp5 to 3200 fairly regularly using T-max developer - worked quite well. I'd also push develop t-max 3200 another stop or two when needed - grainy and fairly contrasty... but combined with a fast lens one could literally shoot in the dark...handheld. Anyway, I envy you the M6. Nice little piece of mechanical technology.
Just love her expression...! Kids are such naturals, if you can capture it.
Something for those who are considering photographing a wedding...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8292164.stm
I have a couple of friends who make a good living doing weddings, but... you really have to consider a lot of things. So, in that spirit, I'll also provide a few links which might be useful for anyone here considering trying their hand in this 'genre.'
http://www.wppionline.com/newsletter/October2009/IN-STUDIO-ON-SCREEN.aspx
http://www.markgardnerphotography.com/blog/facts-about-photographers/
(fairly informative photographer's blog site for comparative purposes)
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/2251
(fairly brief article by a young photographer, Craig Mitchelldyer. Interestingly, on a personal note, I hired Craig to work for me when he was a high school senior in 1998. He was interested in photojournalism, and I needed a stringer to help cover high school sports and some features for the two newspapers we published, so I brought him on board. With a little mentoring and lots of critiquing, he took the bull by the horns and 5 years later added weddings to his repertoire of freelance editorial work. Now he's 29, and has figured it out, and in addition to the work he does for his clients, he puts on free photo workshops which bring in top local professional photographers, as well as pros from around the country as presenters and are always filled to capacity. At a recent Mitchelldyer workshop, David Bergman, a New York top freelancer who shoots for Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone, as well as being the tour photographer for Bare Naked Ladies rock band, was the keynote presenter, finishing the day with an outdoor remote lighting hands-on workshop, complete with a rock band as subjects. Canon and several other companies, including Pro Photo Supply usually sponsor Mitchelldyer's events, which underwrites the expenses, thus: free to attendees!
)
Okay... mine for today... ;-)
Edge of clearcut
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 6.7
Focal Length: 80mm