Where am I heading next

I’ve been shooting the Leica M Monochrom for over a month now and absolutely love it.  I read a lot of reviews on it and most think it is difficult to shoot with.  Honestly, I’m unsure if it’s much different from the M9 other than post processing is a necessity and it has a high learning curve.  I think in the past few weeks I’ve started grasping what needs to be done and have tried to make the pictures a little more “contrasty”.  Here is an example.

 ISO 320 1/1500 sec f.95 50mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 50mm noctilux, Lr 4, Aperture 3)

Cheese…

Recently, our little girl has learned the word “cheese”.  Anytime I get the camera out, that’s the first words from her mouth.  I only wish she would sit still when she was saying it.

This picture captures one of those very first moments she started saying “cheese”.

ISO 1250 1/125 sec f2 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4.3, Aperture 3.3)

Bedtime with the cousins

We went home this past weekend to visit with family and celebrate my sister-in-laws 30th birthday. One evening we stayed late at her house and our little girl climbed in to bed with her cousins.  She has not learned that the bed is for resting, she is still very much interested in playing.

ISO 320 1/90 sec f1.4 35mm summilux (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4, Silver Efex Pro 2)

Her first purse – part 1

I’m pretty sure she is going to be a girly girl.  She carries her mom’s old purse around all the time.  Often times when small things are missing throughout the house, this is one of the best places to look.

ISO 320 1/250 sec f1.4 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4.3, Silver Efex Pro 2)

ISO 320 1/250 sec f1.4 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4.3, Silver Efex Pro 2)

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