I used my Leica to capture the mood of a windowsill gallery downstairs, occupied now by Maria’s succulents. With Maria, everything is art, the windows, the floors, the walls, the woodshed, the animals.
I took the photo at noon, wondering how the Leica would handle that strong light coming through the window. I kept the ISO low, I didn’t want a lot of brightness in the room, although I might try that next time.
At the top is an original Gees Bend quilt. At the bottom are the plants Maria now calls her “neighbors.”
Beautiful. night and day difference from the other camera.
What an awesome picture! I love monochrome photography and I’m looking forward to following your journey with your new camera!
Thanks Josie, I’m loving the camera, a whole new dimension of photography…
Jon…
I’m ticked that your Leica is such a friend. Back in the day, my Miranda and its lens case went on every ride: “never know what you might run across.” Nothing in the Miranda was built-in or automatic, not even a light meter. But that situation forced me to learn the basics. Later a burglary, competing interests, and the digital transformation crowded out photography.
I liked your use of the Leica to explore how color looks like in B&W. It’s possible to gauge such a change when a known reference exists.
And with the picture in this post, picking an appropriate “ISO” lowers the outside light to tolerable levels, and darkens the indoor background allowing the inner room to become a frame while the windowsill area remains dominant.
Btw, from my background with film cameras, I’m assuming that raising a digital camera’s “ISO” is similar to changing to a “faster” film with a higher ISO rating.